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Shunsuke Saito

Midfielder · KVC Westerlo · 21 · Japan

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Season score
46.7
Pro League 26/27, 8 matches
Last 5 weeks
49.2
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€4.0M
+€2.7M (+208%) since 4 Jun 2026
Transfermarkt, 8 Oct 2026
Born
26 Apr 2005
Height
174 cm
Foot
R
Contract until
30 Jun 2029
Wikipedia views
898 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

15 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 41.6 (minutes-weighted); 0 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
6–12 Oct 202618545.047.245.8
15–21 Sep 202617155.646.556.1
8–14 Sep 202617240.546.840.7
1–7 Sep 202617358.745.843.7
25–31 Aug 202618747.445.540.9
18–24 Aug 202614556.444.856.6
11–17 Aug 202619041.544.842.3
4–10 Aug 202618034.845.434.8
19–25 May 202629929.946.430.7
12–18 May 202618349.746.351.1
5–11 May 2026116100.045.1100.0
28 Apr – 4 May 202618935.345.934.8
21–27 Apr 202626646.745.340.7
14–20 Apr 202615646.245.050.1
7–13 Apr 202617333.645.833.0
31 Mar – 6 Apr 202616229.347.029.1
17–23 Mar 202616941.647.343.2
10–16 Mar 202617737.448.337.3
3–9 Mar 202613829.849.429.1
17–23 Feb 20261829.349.628.5
27 Jan – 2 Feb 202614535.750.735.1
20–26 Jan 202615847.851.148.5
13–19 Jan 202611688.350.089.7

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: −2.8 a week below expectation.

20.030.040.050.060.010 Mar31 Mar21 Apr12 May4 Aug25 Aug8 Sep6 OctExpected 47.2Score 45.0

Market value

Where these come from
Transfermarkt €4.0M +€2.7M (+208%) since 4 Jun 2026 8 Oct 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €4.1M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €3.6M–€7.0M +14% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age +28% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Alejo Véliz at 21 (€4.0M, scoring 45.8) −13%; Félix Lemaréchal at 21 (€5.0M, scoring 45.7) +60%; Yassine Titraoui at 22 (€5.0M, scoring 45.6) +80%.
0€2.0M€4.0M€6.0M20252026€4.0M€4.1M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
22 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€4.1M
8 Oct 2026Transfermarkt€4.0M
4 Jun 2026Transfermarkt€1.3M
15 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€1.0M
26 Jun 2025Transfermarkt€275k
12 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€150k
12 Jun 2024Transfermarkt€25k

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers
DateMoveFee
14 Jan 2026Mito HollyHock KVC Westerlo€450k
1 Feb 2024Toko Gakuen HS Mito HollyHockFree or loan

What the score is made of

Pro League 26/27: each part per 90 minutes against the average midfielder in the top five leagues (0), in standard deviations.

  • Shooting +0.02
  • Creating +0.43
  • Progressing +0.00
  • Keeping the ball −1.39
  • Defending −0.38
  • Aerial −0.69
  • Finishing +0.85

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 41 weeks.

020040060080013 Jan24 Feb7 Apr19 May30 Jun11 Aug22 Sep

Plays most like

same position, last 12 months: the shape of their play, not its level
PlayerRecent scoreValue nowLikeness
Diego Luna Real Salt Lake · 2344.7€8.0M99%Compare
Saba Lobzhanidze Real Salt Lake · 3140.2€3.0M95%Compare
Paxten Aaronson Colorado Rapids · 2340.7€6.0M94%Compare
Aurelio Oehlers FC Luzern · 22––93%Compare
Cristian Espinoza Nashville SC · 3139.2€4.5M92%Compare
Leo Scienza Southampton · 2838.4€14.0M92%Compare

Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Shunsuke Saito.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
Pro League 26/27Pro LeagueKVC Westerlo860346.744.3
Pro League 25/26Pro LeagueKVC Westerlo1785540.640.6

Latest matches

25 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
11 Oct 2026Pro LeagueRoyal Antwerp FCW 5–185010.100.7145.0
20 Sep 2026Pro Leagueat Sint-Truidense VVW 2–071000.030.5555.6
12 Sep 2026Pro LeagueStandard LiègeW 4–272000.050.1940.5
5 Sep 2026Pro Leagueat KV MechelenW 4–073200.570.2658.7
30 Aug 2026Pro LeagueSV Zulte WaregemD 2–287100.290.2647.4
23 Aug 2026Pro Leagueat Lommel SKL 0–44500–0.2656.4
15 Aug 2026Pro Leagueat KRC GenkL 2–390000.120.0341.5
8 Aug 2026Pro LeagueRoyale Union Saint-GilloiseL 1–580000.060.1634.8
23 May 2026Pro Leagueat Royal Antwerp FCL 0–271000.040.0232.0
19 May 2026Pro LeagueStandard LiègeL 1–228000.150.0324.6
All 25 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
11 Oct 2026Pro LeagueRoyal Antwerp FCW 5–185010.100.7145.0
20 Sep 2026Pro Leagueat Sint-Truidense VVW 2–071000.030.5555.6
12 Sep 2026Pro LeagueStandard LiègeW 4–272000.050.1940.5
5 Sep 2026Pro Leagueat KV MechelenW 4–073200.570.2658.7
30 Aug 2026Pro LeagueSV Zulte WaregemD 2–287100.290.2647.4
23 Aug 2026Pro Leagueat Lommel SKL 0–44500–0.2656.4
15 Aug 2026Pro Leagueat KRC GenkL 2–390000.120.0341.5
8 Aug 2026Pro LeagueRoyale Union Saint-GilloiseL 1–580000.060.1634.8
23 May 2026Pro Leagueat Royal Antwerp FCL 0–271000.040.0232.0
19 May 2026Pro LeagueStandard LiègeL 1–228000.150.0324.6
16 May 2026Pro Leagueat RC Sporting CharleroiW 1–083000.150.2549.7
10 May 2026Pro Leagueat KRC GenkL 0–31600–0.60100.0
2 May 2026Pro LeagueOud-Heverlee LeuvenD 3–38900–0.0635.3
25 Apr 2026Pro LeagueRoyal Antwerp FCL 2–421100.460.0072.5
21 Apr 2026Pro Leagueat Oud-Heverlee LeuvenW 2–045000.050.0334.6
18 Apr 2026Pro LeagueKRC GenkL 1–256000.290.0046.2
11 Apr 2026Pro Leagueat Standard LiègeW 2–17300–0.0233.6
5 Apr 2026Pro LeagueRC Sporting CharleroiW 2–062000.040.0429.3
22 Mar 2026Pro Leagueat Standard LiègeD 0–069000.160.1241.6
14 Mar 2026Pro LeagueClub Brugge KVL 1–277000.030.0537.4
7 Mar 2026Pro Leagueat Oud-Heverlee LeuvenW 1–03800–0.0129.8
22 Feb 2026Pro LeagueRC Sporting CharleroiW 2–1800––29.3
31 Jan 2026Pro Leagueat SV Zulte WaregemW 1–04500–0.0035.7
25 Jan 2026Pro Leagueat KV MechelenD 1–158010.060.3547.8
17 Jan 2026Pro LeagueCercle BruggeL 0–21600–0.6288.3