Akane Saito (齊藤 あかね, Saitō Akane, born January 12, 1993) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder. She plays for AC Nagano Parceiro and has previously played for the Japan national team.
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| Full name | Akane Saito | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | January 12, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editSaito 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
editIn 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
edit| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ Urawa Reds(in Japanese)
- ^ FIFA
- ^ Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
- ^ List of match in 2011 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
External links
edit- Akane Saito – FIFA competition record (archived)
- AC Nagano Parceiro(in Japanese)
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