M. Saitō

Following his move to Azul Claro Numazu, Saitō's current-season form is down 90% on last season (Season 10→1), while his Rating eased 16→5. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 10).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Azul Claro Numazu · 20th	17	0	0	6.52	5	1
2024/25	Azul Claro Numazu	34	2	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Vegalta Sendai	12	0	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Newcastle Jets	8	1	1	6.64	—	—
2022/23	Suwon Bluewings · 3rd	18	1	3	6.69	16	10
2022/23	Nagoya Grampus · 8th	3	0	0	6.45	13	0
2021/22	Nagoya Grampus · 5th	24	0	1	6.55	20	4

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	6	1
Japan U23	5	0
Japan U20	3	1

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

M. Saitō is a 36-year-old central midfielder at Azul Claro Numazu, rated 4.6 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (13.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.13 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Saitō.

On the season, Saitō graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 1.134 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 10 → 1). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 5. At 36 Saitō is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistent4 clubs

4.6

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

1.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

13.2%

Minutes

limited game time

1.13

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Azul Claro Numazu finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

1.13

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 17 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Watch points

Game time. Only 13.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 4.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %13.2%

Available fixtures40 of 40

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 901.134

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %20

Pass accuracy %67

Cards / 900

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 21–27 (~0), then tapers with age. At 36, Saitō sits on 0.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Saitō's projected Rating — 4.6 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.