Domestic-league season · Tokyo Verdy.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 37 | 1 | 3 | 2706 | 6.84 |
 J-League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 146 | — |
Saito's current-season form is level with last season (Season 33→32), while his Rating eased 45→34. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 33).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Tokyo Verdy · 17th | 37 | 1 | 3 | 6.84 | 34 | 32 |
| 2024/25 | Tokyo Verdy · 6th | 38 | 1 | 5 | 6.99 | 45 | 33 |
| 2021/22 | Yokohama FC · 20th | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6.67 | 42 | 7 |
| 2020/21 | Yokohama FC · 15th | 21 | 2 | 0 | 6.8 | 47 | 19 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
K. Saito is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Tokyo Verdy, rated 34.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 463rd of 874 in the J3 League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (79.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.79 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Saito.
Judged on this season alone, Saito graded 32 — a standout campaign that ranks top 4% of the 241 central midfielders in the J3 League, on 1 goal, 3 assists and 2.794 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 33 → 32). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, 133rd of 241 of the 241 central midfielders in the J3 League. At 29 Saito is in his prime years, and a market index of 14.4 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Saito is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
2.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 13 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 34.4, Saito carries the 133rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the J3 League of 241, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Tokyo Verdy finished 17th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~26), then tapers with age. At 29, Saito sits on 14.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Saito's projected Rating — 34.4 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
