Kosuke Saito (footballer)

Kosuke Saito
齋藤功佑
Personal information
Full name	Kosuke Saito
Date of birth	June 16, 1997
Place of birth	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Tokyo Verdy
Number	8
Youth career
2010–2015	Yokohama FC
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2023	Yokohama FC
2023–	Tokyo Verdy
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:49, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

Kosuke Saito (齋藤功佑, Saitō Kōsuke; born June 16, 1997) is a Japanese football player who plays as a forward for Tokyo Verdy.^[1]

Career

On 9 September 2015, Kosuke Saito was promoted to the first team of J2 League club Yokohama FC.^[2]

On 5 January 2023, Saito was announced at Tokyo Verdy.^[3]

Updated to 1 March 2019.^[4]

Club performance			League		Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		Total
2016	J3 League	J2 League	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017			6	0	1	0	7	0
2018			18	3	2	0	20	3
Total			24	3	3	0	27	3

^ Kosuke Saito at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
^ "横浜FCユースMF前嶋洋太選手・FW齋藤功佑選手トップチーム昇格内定お知らせ" [Yokohama FC Youth MF Yota Maejima and FW Kosuke Saito to be promoted to the top team] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2025-06-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "齋藤功佑選手が横浜FCより完全移籍加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of permanent transfer of Saito Kosuke from Yokohama FC]. www.verdy.co.jp (in Japanese).
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 193 out of 289)