{{short description|Japanese footballer}} {{Infobox football biography |name=Akane Saito<br/>齊藤 あかね |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname=Akane Saito |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1993|1|12}} |birth_place=Saitama, Japan |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.67}} |position=Midfielder |currentclub= AC Nagano Parceiro |clubnumber= 11 |youthyears1=|youthclubs1=Tokiwagi Gakuen High School LSC |years1=????–2011|clubs1=TEPCO Mareeze|caps1=|goals1= |years2=2011–2014|clubs2=Urawa Reds|caps2=42|goals2=4 |years3=2015–|clubs3=AC Nagano Parceiro|caps3=0|goals3=0 |totalcaps=|totalgoals= |nationalyears1=2008|nationalteam1=Japan U-17|nationalcaps1=3|nationalgoals1=0 |nationalyears2=2010|nationalteam2=Japan U-20|nationalcaps2=1|nationalgoals2=0 |nationalyears3=2011|nationalteam3=Japan|nationalcaps3=1|nationalgoals3=0 |manageryears1=|managerclubs1= |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Team|Urawa Reds}} {{Medal|W|Nadeshiko League|2014}} {{Medal|RU|Empress's Cup|2014}} {{Medal|Country|{{Fbw|JPN}}}} {{Medal|Competition|AFC U-19 Women's Championship}} {{Medal|G|2009 China|}} {{Medal|G|2011 Vietnam|}} {{Medal|Competition|AFC U-16 Women's Championship}} {{Medal|S|2007 Malaysia|}} |club-update= |nationalteam-update= }} {{Portal|Women's association football}} {{Nihongo|'''Akane Saito'''|齊藤 あかね|Saitō Akane|born January 12, 1993}} is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder. She plays for AC Nagano Parceiro and has previously played for the Japan national team.
==Club career== Saito was born in Saitama Prefecture on January 12, 1993. She played for TEPCO Mareeze. However, the club was disbanded for Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011. In April 2011, she moved to her local club Urawa Reds. She moved to AC Nagano Parceiro in 2015.<ref>[http://www.urawa-reds.co.jp/ladies/ladies_news/%E9%BD%8A%E8%97%A4%E3%81%82%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AD-ac%E9%95%B7%E9%87%8E%E3%83%91%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%81%B8%E7%A7%BB%E7%B1%8D/ Urawa Reds]{{in lang|ja}}</ref>
==National team career== In October 2008, Saito was selected Japan U-17 national team for 2008 U-17 Women's World Cup. In July 2010, she was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2010 U-20 World Cup.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151120031657/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=300698/index.html FIFA]</ref> In March 2011, she was selected Japan national team for 2011 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on March 9, she debuted against Sweden.<ref>[http://www.jfa.or.jp/national_team/topics/2011/64.html Japan Football Association]{{in lang|ja}}</ref>
==National team statistics== <ref>List of match in [http://www.jfa.jp/nadeshikojapan/schedule_result/2011.html 2011] at Japan Football Association {{in lang|ja}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !colspan=3|Japan national team |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2011||1||0 |- !Total||1||0 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{FIFA player|300698}} *[https://parceiro.co.jp/club/ladies/2401.html AC Nagano Parceiro]{{in lang|ja}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saito, Akane}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Football people from Saitama Prefecture Category:Japanese women's footballers Category:Japan women's international footballers Category:Nadeshiko League players Category:TEPCO Mareeze players Category:Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies players Category:AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies players Category:Women's association football midfielders Category:21st-century Japanese sportswomen Category:Medalists at the 2013 East Asian Games
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