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Kosuke Saito

Tokyo Verdy
Height
8
Shirt
28 years
Jun 12, 1997
Right
Preferred foot
Japan
Country
€519.6K
Market value
Jan 31, 2026
Contract end
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder
DM
CM
AM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches46%Shot attempts50%Goals26%
Chances created61%Aerial duels won56%Defensive contributions28%

J. League 2025

1
Goals
3
Assists
33
Started
37
Matches
2,705
Minutes played
6.82
Rating
4
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Dec 6

Gamba Osaka
L4-1
58
0
0
0
0
6.2

Nov 30

Kashima Antlers
L0-1
72
0
0
0
0
6.3

Oct 25

Shimizu S-Pulse
L1-0
72
0
0
1
0
6.8

Oct 18

Albirex Niigata
W1-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.3

Oct 3

Shonan Bellmare
W0-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.5

Sep 27

Urawa Red Diamonds
D0-0
83
0
0
0
0
6.9

Sep 23

Vissel Kobe
L4-0
33
0
0
0
0
6.2

Sep 20

Fagiano Okayama FC
W4-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.3

Sep 15

FC Tokyo
L1-0
64
0
0
0
0
7.2

Aug 30

Yokohama FC
D0-0
63
0
0
0
0
6.3
Tokyo Verdy

Dec 6

J. League
Gamba Osaka
4-1
58‎’‎
6.2

Nov 30

J. League
Kashima Antlers
0-1
72‎’‎
6.3

Oct 25

J. League
Shimizu S-Pulse
1-0
72‎’‎
6.8

Oct 18

J. League
Albirex Niigata
1-0
90‎’‎
7.3

Oct 3

J. League
Shonan Bellmare
0-1
90‎’‎
7.5
2025

Season shot map

On target: 23%
  • 30Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 1.53xG
0 - 1
Shot typeRight footSituationFast breakResultGoal
0.22xG0.78xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 2,705

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
1.53
xG on target (xGOT)
2.17
Non-penalty xG
1.53
Shots
30
Shots on target
7

Passing

Assists
3
Expected assists (xA)
2.51
Successful passes
1,023
Successful passes %
78.5%
Accurate long balls
36
Accurate long balls %
31.0%
Chances created
33
Successful crosses
12
Successful crosses %
20.7%

Possession

Successful dribbles
18
Successful dribbles %
50.0%
Touches
1,785
Touches in opposition box
45
Dispossessed
23
Fouls won
43

Defending

Tackles
37
Duels won
122
Duels won %
44.4%
Aerial duels won
28
Aerial duels won %
32.6%
Interceptions
43
Blocked shots
2
Fouls committed
26
Recoveries
143
Possession won final 3rd
12
Dribbled past
33

Discipline

Yellow cards
4
Red cards
0

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Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches46%Shot attempts50%Goals26%
Chances created61%Aerial duels won56%Defensive contributions28%

Career

Senior career

Tokyo VerdyJan 2023 - now
119
6
Yokohama FCJan 2016 - Dec 2022
100
12
  • Matches
  • Goals

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