Akane Saito
齊藤 あかね
Personal information
Full name Akane Saito
Date of birth (1993-01-12) January 12, 1993
Place of birth Saitama, Japan
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
AC Nagano Parceiro
Number 11
Youth career
Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
????–2011 TEPCO Mareeze
2011–2014 Urawa Reds 42 (4)
2015– AC Nagano Parceiro 0 (0)
International career
2008 Japan U-17 3 (0)
2010 Japan U-20 1 (0)
2011 Japan 1 (0)
Medal record
Urawa Reds
WinnerNadeshiko League2014
Runner-upEmpress's Cup2014
Representing  Japan
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place2009 China
Gold medal – first place2011 Vietnam
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place2007 Malaysia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Akane Saito (齊藤 あかね, Saitō Akane, born January 12, 1993) is a Japanese football player. She plays for AC Nagano Parceiro. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Saito was born in Saitama Prefecture on January 12, 1993. She played for TEPCO Mareeze. However, the club was disbanded for Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011. In April 2011, she moved to her local club Urawa Reds. She moved to AC Nagano Parceiro in 2015.[1]

National team career

In October 2008, Saito was selected Japan U-17 national team for 2008 U-17 Women's World Cup. In July 2010, she was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2010 U-20 World Cup.[2] In March 2011, she was selected Japan national team for 2011 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on March 9, she debuted against Sweden.[3]

National team statistics

[4]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201110
Total10

References

  1. Urawa Reds(in Japanese)
  2. FIFA
  3. Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
  4. List of match in 2011 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
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