Sae Itoshi

Gender: Male Age: 18 Birthday: October 10 Height: 1.80 cm Blood type: A Hair color: Magenta Eye color: Blue-green Country: Japan Family: Rin Itoshi (Younger brother)

ki Blue Lock

Advertisement Wiki Blue Lock Sae Itoshi

Football profile Occupation: Soccer player Affiliation: Spain Real Madrid (Youth) Japan U-20 National Team Back: 10 Position: Attacking midfielder Weapon: Perfect Shot Counter-dribble Highlights Metavision

Appearance Sae is a tall but slender young man with auburn hair and thin green eyes that are framed by a set of long lower eyelashes like his brother, Rin. During the National Representative match, he dons the white number 10 jersey of the Japan U-20 National Team with a black undershirt and black gloves.

From a young age, Sae has been cold, outspoken, and very serious. He has only cared about becoming the best striker in the world and has only had time for things that bring him closer to his goal. Sae can also be arrogant and condescending, looking down on others, even those older than him and with more authority in the organization. He is selfish in his football game, but has proven capable of restraining himself and playing his position without trying to overshadow others unnecessarily.

Sae takes great pride in his football role and belittles Japanese football and everyone involved. He claims he'd rather die or play in Europe with a group of college students than play in the J-League or for the Japanese national team. He's very confident in his abilities and wholeheartedly believes that no one in the Japan U-20 team is worthy of his skills as a teammate. He dislikes the fact that he was born in Japan, saying things as if he were simply born in the wrong country.

Sae seems to easily gain the respect of most people in a room due to his reputation and ability, even with his bad attitude and blunt way of speaking, and is able to manipulate and attract loud and harsh people to listen to him or do things his way. Although Sae is a difficult person, he is not impossible to work with, especially if he is getting something out of it. He, out of pure self-interest, decides to stay in Japan on a whim after learning about the Blue Lock Project and even joins the Japanese U-20 National Team for the match against the Blue Lock 11. But when his interest is satisfied, he has no problem abandoning those he deems unworthy of his time.

Although Sae displays arrogance, he doesn't mind remaining in his role as a key midfielder and passer. During the match for the right to Japan's national team, Sae gave the Japan U-20 forwards a

Archetype Playmaker: A player who controls the flow of a team's offensive play and is often involved in passing moves that lead to goals, through his vision, technique, ball control, creativity, and passing ability. Sae has been described as having a cold and calculating playing style. He constantly creates ideal plays for his team using his passing and dribbling, essentially controlling the offense, and fills any gaps in the defense by going to the most critical spot using his vision. With every play he makes, Sae aims to crush his opponent quickly and efficiently, destroying them "beautifully." Professional Soccer Technique: Sae is considered a genius player in the world of professional soccer. He plays soccer in Europe and is considered professional level, but hasn't fully turned professional due to the age requirements in Spain at the beginning of the series. He is considered the best player in Japan and can easily fill a stadium with his name alone due to his immense reputation. Even top-level players like Rin Itoshi and Ryusei Shidou are a league below him. His skills are some of the most impressive among U-20 players in the world, placing him in the Next Generation World's Best XI. Perfect Hitting Technique: Sae possesses the ability to control the intensity, angle, speed, and accuracy of his strikes to an extreme degree at any given moment. Not only is he capable of consistently executing complex passes using his superior technique and footwork, but with his skill level, he is also able to perfectly manipulate the ball to the point where his passes are easy to receive but difficult to intercept or block. Long pass: A long pass, usually 40 to 50 meters long, that gives the ball enough height and power to avoid interception.

Vaseline: This is a shot in which the ball is kicked from below with precision but less force than maximum, to launch it high into the air and over the heads of the opponents. Olympic Shot: Sae is capable of scoring with a powerful Olympic shot, taken from the baseline and directed to the other side of the goal. It's a shot that defies the expectations of anyone in the box anticipating a pass and can catch the goalkeeper off guard. Trivela: A technique in which the ball is applied spin using the outside of the foot. Sae is able to execute a precise pass using the outside of his left foot in an instantaneous movement with his reflex. Sae can also use this pass with his weaker right foot, still executing a precise pass. Ultra-fast pass: From a set piece, Sae is capable of delivering an incredibly fast pass that's close to shooting. Using his reflexes, he takes into account all the conditions to pass to a place the opponent can't reach, as if threading a needle. Counter-Dribbling: Sae's dribbling is "passive" compared to the more proactive dribbling of Bachira and Yukimiya. Rather than actively passing defenders, Sae will observe the defender's pace and movements before passing them on a counterattack. Sae's dribbling is the best shown so far, being able to effortlessly outplay players like Isagi and Bachira with one fluid movement. He is also shown to be able to outplay his brother Rin with relative ease, dribbling past him in each of their duels. Rin noted that the pace of each of his touches when dribbling is incredibly fast, bolstered by his experience in Europe. Sae often prioritizes passing to progress the ball up the field, but when he wishes to play seriously, he changes his style and carves his way through the ball himself, drastically increasing his options. When Sae gets serious, he

Croquette: Sae kicks the ball from one foot to the other before using her second foot to pass the ball past her opponent and through them. She performed this move at an incredibly fast pace, leaving Rin little time to react. Roulette: Sae stops the ball with the outside of her foot, protecting it from her opponent, before performing a roulette to pass it. Caño: Sae dribbles the ball through a defender's legs and manages to overcome his defense with little effort. Hocus Pocus Nut: Sae performs a springy nutmeg, crossing the ball behind her dominant leg before passing it between her opponent's legs with her non-dominant foot. She first performed this move with her brother Rin when he returned from Spain, but she also performed it with Rin during the Japanese National Representative Match. Elastic Nutcracker: Sae performs a regular elastic nutcracker to nutmeg a defender and beat him. He did this to Isagi when he crossed the midfield during the Japan National Representative Match. Rabona Pipe: A technique in which a player kicks the ball with the kicking leg crossed behind the supporting leg. Sae can use this technique to play the ball between an opponent's legs before passing it, as he demonstrated against Yukimiya. Shoulder Block: By using his shoulder to block his opponent, Sae inverts his center of gravity to avoid the tackle Reflexes: With his incredible reflexes, Sae is able to take into account all the conditions on the field and make decisive plays to get the ball upfield and to the forwards' feet in the best possible way. Sae will determine who has the most "heat" towards goal and pass the ball to them, meaning he has no bias toward particular forwards. This incredible reflex makes Sae difficult to read and stop, as he makes split-second decisions to constantly move the ball and change positions.

-He originally returned to Japan to renew his passport. -His zodiac sign is Libra. -Your foot size is 26.5 cm. -His hometown is Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture. -His hobby is analyzing data on soccer players and teams. -He doesn't like Japanese football and everyone involved in it. -His favorite soccer player is Álvaro Recoba. -He started playing soccer when he was one year old. -He believes that the best complement to food is salty seaweed. -He turned 18 after the Second Selection. -His dominant leg is the left one. -He believes his strength is that he can remain neutral in any situation. He believes his weakness is that he knows nothing but football. -Her favorite TV show is "Chibi Maruko-chan." She says it reminds her of home. -His favorite food is seaweed tea. His least favorite food is French fries. -His favorite music is Tofubeats - Suisei (feat. Seira Kariya). -His favorite manga is GeGeGe no Kitarō. -Sleep 8 hours a day (7 hours + 1 hour nap). -He has a fetish for glutes (he believes that an athlete's ability can be determined by looking at them). -When asked what he would do with 100 million yen, he replied that he was "not interested in such a small amount of money." -Her morning routine consists of: opening the window to let in fresh air, taking deep breaths, doing morning yoga, meditation, drinking salty kombucha, and starting the day. -He spends his holidays looking at the sea. -His favorite animal is the seagull. -He doesn't know what his favorite subject is because he never paid attention to the lessons. -Your favorite brands are all your sponsors. -His favorite season is the end of summer. -His favorite movie is Taxi Driver. -If it were his last day on Earth, he would make the best pass in the world to the best striker in the world. -When asked what he does for luck before a match, he says, "Think about things like, 'What do I want to eat if I win?'"