Koki Saito

Missed 10 of QPR's ~46 games this season through 10 injury absences (shoulder, injury, inactive). He still appeared 34 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
Championship	34	3	2	1976	6.64
FA Cup	1	0	0	18	6.6

Career

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Saito's current-season form is up 24% on last season (Season 17→21), while his Rating held around 65. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 36).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	QPR · 15th	34	3	2	6.64	65	21
2024/25	QPRLoan · 15th	39	3	2	6.83	66	17
2023/24	Sparta Rotterdam · 8th	22	3	5	7.14	71	27
2022/23	Sparta RotterdamLoan · 6th	30	7	5	6.89	74	36
2021/22	Lommel United · 6th	20	5	0	—	46	23

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	1	0
Japan U23	8	0
Japan U20	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Key starterCentre-forward

K. Saito is a 24-year-old centre-forward at QPR, rated 64.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 126th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (61% of available minutes). He brings 0.23 goal contributions per 90 (0.14 goals, 0.09 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Saito.

Judged on this season alone, Saito graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 42nd of 66 of the 66 centre-forwards in the Championship, on 3 goals and 2 assists in 34 appearances (0.228 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 17 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 65, top 25% of the 66 centre-forwards in the Championship. At 24 Saito is in his prime years, and a market index of 29.9 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Saito missed 10 games through injury (shoulder, injury, inactive) out of roughly 46 this season. The 34 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs

Current potentialTop 25% centre-forwards · Championship Current season42nd of 66 centre-forwards · Championship42nd-best centre-forward in the Championship126th in the Championship · potential16th-highest potential centre-forward in the Championship

64.8

Ratingi

16th of 66 centre-forwards

20.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

61%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.23

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · QPR finished 15th of 24 · a mid-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.09

Goals / app

3 goals in 34 appearances (0.09 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 5 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 61% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Output. 0.23 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

With a Rating of 64.8, Saito carries the 16th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Championship (top 25%). In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.23 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %61%

Available fixtures36 of 46

Goals / 900.137

Assists / 900.091

Goal contribution / 900.228

Defensive actions / 901.64

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Shot conversion %30

Shot accuracy %71.4

Pass accuracy %80

Dribble success %35.2

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 902.869

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~30), then tapers with age. At 24, Saito sits on 29.9, at or near its peak. The blue line is Saito's projected Rating — 64.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Shots on target10

Shots14

Passing

Assists2

Pass accuracy80%

Possession

Successful dribbles19

Dribble success35.2%

Fouls won40

Defending

Tackles29

Interceptions6

Blocks1

Fouls committed23

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Lommel United(back from loan)2025/26 – now

QPR2025/26 – 2025/26

QPR(on loan)2024/25 – 2025/26

Lommel United(back from loan)2024/25 – 2024/25

Sparta Rotterdam(on loan)2022/23 – 2024/25

Lommel United2019/20 – 2022/23

Yokohama FCuntil 2019/20

About K. Saito

Koki Saito is a 24-year-old centre-forward who plays for QPR, born on August 10, 2001 in Kanagawa, standing 170 cm tall. He is from Japan. QPR currently sit 15th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, K. Saito has made 34 appearances with 3 goals and 2 assists across 1,976 minutes, averaging a 6.5 match rating over his last 10 rated games. His season has spanned the Championship and the FA Cup. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When K. Saito plays, QPR's record this season is 15W-4D-16L — and his match ratings average 6.79 at home against 6.48 on the road.

Recent matches

May 2, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Ipswich (28 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 25, 2026: 2-3 loss at home vs Derby (11 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 3, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Watford (18 minutes, 6.7 rating)
March 14, 2026: 3-1 win away at Leicester (12 minutes, 6.5 rating)
March 11, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Birmingham (45 minutes, 6.5 rating)
March 8, 2026: 0-4 loss at home vs Middlesbrough (80 minutes, 6.2 rating)
February 28, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Sheffield Utd (85 minutes, 6.2 rating)
February 24, 2026: 0-5 loss away at Southampton (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
February 21, 2026: 3-1 win away at Hull City (89 minutes, 6.7 rating)
February 14, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs Blackburn (90 minutes, 1 goal, 6.6 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Saito at 64.8 with a Season form score of 20.6, ranking 126th of 493 centre-forwards in the Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: K. Saito has missed 10 matches this season through injury.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, K. Saito has totalled 217 club appearances with 30 goals and 17 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 39 appearances for QPR.

K. Saito's career has also included time at Lommel United, Sparta Rotterdam and Yokohama FC.

On the international stage, K. Saito has represented Japan, Japan U23, Japan U20 — 12 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Injury-affected season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · QPR finished 15th of 24 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points