Junya Ito
Junya Ito (伊東 純也, Ito Junya, born March 9, 1993) is a Japanese football player. He plays for the Japan national team.
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Junya Ito | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | March 9, 1993 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Genk | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Zuyo High School | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Kanagawa University | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2015 | Ventforet Kofu | 30 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Kashiwa Reysol | 101 | (19) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Genk | 120 | (27) | |||||||||||
| 2022- | Stade Reims | |||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Japan | 20 | (2) | |||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
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Biography
Ito was born in Yokosuka on March 9, 1993. After graduating from Kanagawa University, he joined J1 League club Ventforet Kofu in 2015. He played many matches as forward from first season. In 2016, he moved to Kashiwa Reysol. He played many matches as right midfielder in 3 seasons. However Kashiwa was relegated to J2 League end of the 2018 season. In February 2019, he moved to Belgian First Division A club Genk.
In November 2017, Ito was selected the Japan national team for 2017 E-1 Football Championship. At this tournament, he debuted against North Korea on December 9. In 2019, he participated 2019 Asian Cup. He played 5 matches and Japan won the 2nd place.
Statistics
| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2015 | Ventforet Kofu | J1 League | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 38 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Ventforet Kofu | J1 League | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 41 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 42 | 6 | |||
| 2018 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 8 | ||
| Belgium | League | Belgian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2018/19 | Genk | First Division A | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
| 2019/20 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 6 | 0 | 37 | 6 | |||
| 2020/21 | ||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | 131 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 161 | 25 | |
| Belgium | 42 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | 7 | 0 | 51 | 9 | |||
| Total | 173 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 212 | 34 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 2 |
References
- Junya Ito at National-Football-Teams.com
- Junya Ito at J.League (in Japanese)
- Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)
Other websites
- Junya Ito at UEFA
- Junya Ito at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Junya Ito at National Football Teams.com
- Junya Ito at Soccerway.com
- Junya Ito at Soccerbase.com (player)
- Junya Ito at FootballDatabase.eu
- Junya Ito at WorldFootball.net
- Junya Ito at Transfermarkt (player)
- Junya Ito at ESPN FC
- Junya Ito at L'Équipe (in French)