Sae Itoshi is a prodigy football player, who is known as the best player in Japan. Sae is also a member of the New Generation World XI, as well as the Royale (Real Madrid) Youth team. He is the older brother of Rin Itoshi. Sae is an average-sized but lean built young man with reddish brown hair and slim green eyes that are framed by an array of long lower lashes just like his brother, Rin. Since a young age, Sae has been cold, blunt, and very serious.