Ryu Saito

Ryu Saito
齋藤竜
Personal information
Full name	Ryu Saito
Date of birth	September 18, 1979 (age 41)
Place of birth	Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1995–1997
1998–2001	Kokushikan University
Senior career*
Cerezo Osaka
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ryu Saito (齋藤竜, Saitō Ryū, born September 18, 1979) is a former Japanese football player.^[1]

Playing career[]

Saito was born in Muroran on September 18, 1979. After graduating from Kokushikan University, he joined J2 League club Cerezo Osaka in 2002. Although he could not play at all in the match, Cerezo was promoted to J1 League end of 2002 season. He debuted as center back in 2003 and played many matches until 2004. In April 2005, he moved to newly was promoted to J2 club Thespa Kusatsu. He became a regular center back and played many matches in 2 seasons. In 2007, he moved to Japan Football League club FC Gifu. He retired end of 2007 season.

Club statistics[]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
2002	Cerezo Osaka	J2 League	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
2003		J1 League	10	1	0	0	2	0	12	1
2004			8	0	1	0	3	0	12	0
2005			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	Thespa Kusatsu	J2 League	26	0	2	0	-		28	0
2006	Thespa Kusatsu	J2 League	42	1	2	1	-		44	2
2007	FC Gifu	Football League	10	0	1	0	-		11	0
Career total			96	2	6	1	5	0	107	3

References[]

^ Ryu Saito at J.League (in Japanese)

External links[]

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[1] Ryu Saito at J.League (in Japanese)

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