Manabu Saitō

Manabu Saitō (齋藤 学) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Azul Claro Numazu. He spent the majority of his career with Yokohama F. Marinos.

International career
Saito was born in Kanagawa. In August 2007, he was elected Japan U17 national team for 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He played two matches. In July 2012, he was selected for the Japan U23 national team squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics. He played four matches and Japan won the 4th place.

In July 2013, Saito was elected Japan national team for 2013 East Asian Cup. At this tournament, on 21 July, he debuted against China. He was also called-up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but he did not play. He played six games and scored one goal for Japan until 2016.

International

 * Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Saitō goal.

Honours
Yokohama F. Marinos
 * Emperor's Cup: 2013

Kawasaki Frontale
 * J1 League: 2018, 2020
 * Japanese Super Cup: 2019

Nagoya Grampus
 * J.League Cup: 2021

Japan
 * AFC U-17 Championship: 2006
 * EAFF East Asian Cup: 2013

Individual
 * J. League Best Eleven : 2016