Akane Saito

Akane Saito
Personal information
Full name	Akane Saito
Date of birth	January 12, 1993
Place of birth	Saitama, Japan
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
Youth career
	Tokiwagi Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
????–2011	TEPCO Mareeze
2011–2014	Urawa Reds
2015–2018	AC Nagano Parceiro
2019–	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
International career
2008	Japan U-17
2010	Japan U-20
2011	Japan
Medal record
Urawa Reds
Representing Japan
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Akane Saito (齊藤あかね, Saito Akane; born January 12, 1993) is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Saito was born in Saitama Prefecture on January 12, 1993. She played for TEPCO Mareeze. However, the club was disbanded for Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. In April 2011, she moved to her local club Urawa Reds. She moved to AC Nagano Parceiro in 2015.^[1] In 2019, she moved to her local another club, Chifure AS Elfen Saitama.

In October 2008, Saito was selected the Japan U-17 national team for 2008 U-17 Women's World Cup. In July 2010, she was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2010 U-20 World Cup. In March 2011, she was selected the Japan national team for 2011 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on March 9, she debuted against Sweden.