Position
Midfielder
Age
21
Nationality
Japan
Birthday
2005-04-26
Place of birth
Kanagawa
Country of birth
Japan
Length
173 cm
Weight
68 kg
Last match
Career statistics Shunsuke Saito
Full career · 2025 - 2026
Matches
29
21 in the starting XI
Minutes played
1,654
57 per match
Goals
4
0.22 per 90 minutes
Assists
2
0.11 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
6
276 minutes per contribution
FN rating
6.94
average
Minutes per goal
414
Cards
2 / 0
827 minutes per card
Unused substitute
2
matches
Season 2026
Matches
8
8 in the starting XI
Minutes played
563
70 per match
Goals
3
0.48 per 90 minutes
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
3
188 minutes per contribution
FN rating
7.38
average
Minutes per goal
188
Cards
0 / 0
Unused substitute
1
matches
1A Jupiler Pro League · 2026
Matches
7
7 in the starting XI
Minutes played
518
74 per match
Goals
3
0.52 per 90 minutes
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
3
173 minutes per contribution
FN rating
7.40
average
Minutes per goal
173
Cards
0 / 0
Friendlies · 2026
Matches
1
1 in the starting XI
Minutes played
45
45 per match
Goals
-
Assists
-
Goals + assists
-
FN rating
7.20
average
Cards
0 / 0
Unused substitute
1
matches
Season 2025
Matches
21
13 in the starting XI
Minutes played
1,091
52 per match
Goals
1
0.08 per 90 minutes
Assists
2
0.16 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
3
364 minutes per contribution
FN rating
6.78
average
Minutes per goal
1,091
Cards
2 / 0
546 minutes per card
Unused substitute
1
matches
1A Jupiler Pro League · 2025
Matches
17
10 in the starting XI
Minutes played
855
50 per match
Goals
1
0.11 per 90 minutes
Assists
1
0.11 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
2
428 minutes per contribution
FN rating
6.72
average
Minutes per goal
855
Cards
2 / 0
428 minutes per card
Unused substitute
1
matches
World Cup - U20 · 2025
Matches
4
3 in the starting XI
Minutes played
236
59 per match
Goals
-
Assists
1
0.38 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
1
236 minutes per contribution
FN rating
7.00
average
Cards
0 / 0
1A Jupiler Pro League · 2025 - 2026
Matches
24
17 in the starting XI
Minutes played
1,373
57 per match
Goals
4
0.26 per 90 minutes
Assists
1
0.07 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
5
275 minutes per contribution
FN rating
6.92
average
Minutes per goal
343
Cards
2 / 0
687 minutes per card
Unused substitute
1
matches
World Cup - U20 · 2025
Matches
4
3 in the starting XI
Minutes played
236
59 per match
Goals
-
Assists
1
0.38 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
1
236 minutes per contribution
FN rating
7.00
average
Cards
0 / 0
Friendlies · 2026
Matches
1
1 in the starting XI
Minutes played
45
45 per match
Goals
-
Assists
-
Goals + assists
-
FN rating
7.20
average
Cards
0 / 0
Unused substitute
1
matches
No data available
Full career · 2025 - 2026
Matches
29
21 in the starting XI
Minutes played
1,654
57 per match
Goals
4
0.22 per 90 minutes
Assists
2
0.11 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
6
276 minutes per contribution
FN rating
6.94
average
Minutes per goal
414
Cards
2 / 0
827 minutes per card
Unused substitute
2
matches
FN rating over the last matches
Success rates across the whole career
Shots on target
36.4%
Goals per shot
12.1%
Successful dribbles
47.1%
Duels won
46.3%
Starts
72.4%
Stats Shunsuke Saito
| Match | Competition | Date | FN rating | Min | Pos | G | A | Sh | SoT | Pas | KP | Pas+ | Tkl | Blk | Int | Du | Du+ | Dri | Dri+ | Foul | Foul+ | Off | Sav | GC | Pen+ | Pen- | PenSv | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ø Average | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japan - Venezuela
|
Friendlies | 2026-09-28 | 7.2 | 45 | Attacker | - | - | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 3 | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Japan - Uruguay
(sub) |
Friendlies | 2026-09-24 | - | - | Attacker | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
STVV Sint-Truiden - KVC Westerlo
|
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-09-20 | 7.9 | 71 | Midfielder | - | 0 | - | - | 25 | 3 | 21 | 2 | - | - | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
KVC Westerlo - Standard de Liège
|
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-09-12 | 7.0 | 72 | Midfielder | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | - | 12 | 3 | - | - | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
KV Mechelen - KVC Westerlo
|
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-09-05 | 9.5 | 73 | Midfielder | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
KVC Westerlo - SV Zulte Waregem
|
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-08-30 | 7.9 | 87 | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 1 | - | 8 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Lommel SK - KVC Westerlo
|
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-08-23 | 6.6 | 45 | Midfielder | - | 0 | - | - | 24 | 2 | 19 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
KRC Genk - KVC Westerlo
|
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-08-15 | 6.7 | 90 | Midfielder | - | 0 | 1 | - | 23 | 1 | 18 | 2 | - | - | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
KVC Westerlo - Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
|
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-08-08 | 6.2 | 80 | Attacker | - | 0 | - | - | 43 | 1 | 34 | 1 | - | - | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Royal Antwerp FC - KVC Westerlo
|
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-05-23 | 5.9 | 71 | Midfielder | - | 0 | 1 | - | 26 | - | 18 | - | - | - | 9 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
KVC Westerlo - Standard de Liège
(sub) |
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-05-19 | 6.6 | 28 | Attacker | - | 0 | 1 | - | 13 | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Sporting Charleroi - KVC Westerlo
|
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-05-16 | 7.2 | 83 | Midfielder | - | 0 | 2 | - | 16 | - | 13 | 4 | - | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
KRC Genk - KVC Westerlo
(sub) |
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-05-10 | 7.2 | 16 | Attacker | - | 0 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
KVC Westerlo - OH Leuven
|
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-05-02 | 7.0 | 89 | Attacker | - | 0 | - | - | 20 | 1 | 15 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
KVC Westerlo - Royal Antwerp FC
(sub) |
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-04-25 | 7.6 | 21 | Attacker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
OH Leuven - KVC Westerlo
(sub) |
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-04-21 | 6.9 | 45 | Attacker | - | 0 | - | - | 18 | - | 14 | 3 | - | - | 7 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
KVC Westerlo - KRC Genk
|
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-04-18 | 6.3 | 56 | Midfielder | - | 0 | - | - | 11 | - | 8 | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Standard de Liège - KVC Westerlo
|
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-04-11 | 6.5 | 73 | Midfielder | - | 0 | - | - | 23 | 2 | 18 | 3 | - | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
KVC Westerlo - Sporting Charleroi
|
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-04-05 | 7.2 | 62 | Midfielder | - | 0 | 1 | - | 17 | 1 | 13 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Standard de Liège - KVC Westerlo
|
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-03-22 | 6.7 | 69 | Midfielder | - | 0 | 4 | - | 18 | 1 | 16 | - | - | - | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
KVC Westerlo - Club Brugge FC
|
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-03-14 | 6.2 | 77 | Midfielder | - | 0 | 2 | - | 24 | - | 19 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
OH Leuven - KVC Westerlo
(sub) |
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-03-07 | 6.3 | 38 | Attacker | - | 0 | - | - | 8 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
KVC Westerlo - Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
(sub) |
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-03-01 | - | - | Attacker | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
KVC Westerlo - Sporting Charleroi
(sub) |
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-02-22 | 6.5 | 8 | Attacker | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
SV Zulte Waregem - KVC Westerlo
|
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-01-31 | 6.2 | 45 | Attacker | - | 0 | - | - | 14 | - | 13 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
KV Mechelen - KVC Westerlo
|
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-01-25 | 7.0 | 58 | Midfielder | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 17 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
KVC Westerlo - Cercle Brugge
(sub) |
1A Jupiler Pro League | 2026-01-17 | 7.0 | 16 | Attacker | - | 0 | - | - | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Japan U20 - France U20
|
World Cup - U20 | 2025-10-08 | 6.2 | 73 | Midfielder | - | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 17 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
New Zealand U20 - Japan U20
(sub) |
World Cup - U20 | 2025-10-03 | 6.9 | 18 | Midfielder | - | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Chile U20 - Japan U20
|
World Cup - U20 | 2025-09-30 | 7.2 | 79 | Midfielder | - | 0 | - | - | 17 | 1 | 13 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Japan U20 - Egypt U20
|
World Cup - U20 | 2025-09-27 | 7.7 | 66 | Midfielder | - | 1 | 1 | - | 15 | 2 | 13 | - | - | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Legend
Min
Minutes played
Pos
Position
G
Goals
A
Assists
Sh
Shots
SoT
Shots on target
Pas
Passes
KP
Key passes
Pas+
Accurate passes
Tkl
Tackles
Blk
Blocked shots
Int
Interceptions
Du
Duels
Du+
Duels won
Dri
Dribbles
Dri+
Successful dribbles
Foul
Fouls committed
Foul+
Fouls drawn
Yellow cards
Red cards
Off
Offside
Sav
Saves
GC
Goals conceded
Pen+
Penalties scored
Pen-
Penalties missed
PenSv
Penalties saved
sub
Substitute
Stats per match and per 90 minutes
| Statistic | Season 2026 | Full career | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | per match | per 90 | Total | per match | per 90 | |
| Matches | 8 | - | - | 29 | - | - |
| Minutes played | 563 | 70.4 | - | 1,654 | 57.0 | - |
| Attacking | ||||||
| Goals | 3 | 0.38 | 0.48 | 4 | 0.14 | 0.22 |
| Assists | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.07 | 0.11 |
| Goals + assists | 3 | 0.38 | 0.48 | 6 | 0.21 | 0.33 |
| Shots | 11 | 1.38 | 1.76 | 33 | 1.14 | 1.80 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 0.75 | 0.96 | 12 | 0.41 | 0.65 |
| Dribbles | 23 | 2.88 | 3.68 | 51 | 1.76 | 2.78 |
| Successful dribbles | 10 | 1.25 | 1.60 | 24 | 0.83 | 1.31 |
| Offside | - | - | - | 1 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| Passing | ||||||
| Passes | 195 | 24.38 | 31.17 | 506 | 17.45 | 27.53 |
| Key passes | 13 | 1.63 | 2.08 | 29 | 1.00 | 1.58 |
| Accurate passes | 158 | 19.75 | 25.26 | 395 | 13.62 | 21.49 |
| Defending | ||||||
| Tackles | 16 | 2.00 | 2.56 | 35 | 1.21 | 1.90 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 8 | 0.28 | 0.44 |
| Blocked shots | 1 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 1 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| Duels | 63 | 7.88 | 10.07 | 177 | 6.10 | 9.63 |
| Duels won | 32 | 4.00 | 5.12 | 82 | 2.83 | 4.46 |
| Dribbled past | 4 | 0.50 | 0.64 | 13 | 0.45 | 0.71 |
| Discipline | ||||||
| Fouls committed | 5 | 0.63 | 0.80 | 16 | 0.55 | 0.87 |
| Fouls drawn | 6 | 0.75 | 0.96 | 19 | 0.66 | 1.03 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.07 | 0.11 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Penalties | ||||||
| Penalties scored | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Penalties missed | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Penalty won | - | - | - | 3 | 0.10 | 0.16 |
Season by season
| Competition | M | St | Min | G | A | G+A | Min/G | Ø | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 2026 | ||||||||||
|
1A Jupiler Pro League
|
7 | 7 | 518 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 7.40 |
|
Friendlies
|
1 | 1 | 45 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 7.20 |
| Total 2026 | 8 | 8 | 563 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 7.38 |
| Season 2025 | ||||||||||
|
1A Jupiler Pro League
|
17 | 10 | 855 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 855 | 2 | 0 | 6.72 |
|
World Cup - U20
|
4 | 3 | 236 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Total 2025 | 21 | 13 | 1,091 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1,091 | 2 | 0 | 6.78 |
| Full career | 29 | 21 | 1,654 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 414 | 2 | 0 | 6.94 |
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Bio
Shunsuke Saito is a 21 year old football player from Japan who mostly plays as a midfielder. The last game Shunsuke played was Japan - Venezuela on 2026-09-28.