Junya Itō (footballer, born 1993)
Junya Itō (伊東 純也, Itō Jun'ya, born 9 March 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Ligue 1 club Reims and the Japan national team.
_12_(cropped).jpg.webp) Itō playing for Genk in 2019 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Junya Itō[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1993 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Reims | |||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Kamoi SC | ||||||||||||||
| –2007 | Yokosuka Seagulls | |||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Kanagawa Zuyo High School | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Kanagawa University | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2015 | Ventforet Kofu | 30 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Kashiwa Reysol | 101 | (19) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Genk (loan) | 42 | (8) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Genk | 78 | (19) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | Reims | 37 | (7) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Japan | 49 | (13) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
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Club career
After attending Kanagawa University for four years,[2] Itō first became a Special Designated Player for Ventforet Kofu,[3] and then obtained a new contract with the J1 League side.[4]
His first season as a professional player attracted attention from Kashiwa Reysol. The Chiba club signed him in January 2016.[5]
On 31 January 2019, Junya Itō moved from Kashiwa Reysol to Genk on a one-year loan deal.[6] On 18 September, he made his CL debut as a starter in the UEFA Champions League group stage match against Red Bull Salzburg. On 30 March 2020, Ito signed permanently with Genk on a three-year contract.[7]
On 29 July 2022, Itō joined Ligue 1 club Reims.[8] In the 2023–24 Ligue 1 opening game, he made a stunning shot against Ligue 1 powerhouse Marseille.
International career
He has been a part of the starting lineup for the Japanese national team since the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC). He has scored goals in four consecutive games since the game against Vietnam.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ventforet Kofu | 2015 | J1 League | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 4 | ||
| Kashiwa Reysol | 2016 | J1 League | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 7 | ||
| 2017 | J1 League | 34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 6 | |||
| 2018 | J1 League | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | — | 41 | 9 | ||
| Total | 101 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 124 | 22 | |||
| Genk (loan) | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 38 | 6 | ||
| Total | 42 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 9 | |||
| Genk | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 38 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 42 | 12 | |||
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 39 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 49 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 78 | 19 | 5 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 20 | |||
| Reims | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 7 | |||||
| Career total | 288 | 56 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 343 | 62 | ||
- Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 17 October 2023[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Japan | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 4 | |
| Total | 49 | 13 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Itō goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 11 September 2018 | Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan |  Costa Rica | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup |
| 2 | 12 October 2018 | Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata, Japan |  Panama | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup |
| 3 | 30 March 2021 | Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan |  Mongolia | 8–0 | 14–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 10–0 | |||||
| 5 | 11 June 2021 | Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan |  Serbia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 11 November 2021 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam |  Vietnam | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 16 November 2021 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |  Oman | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 27 January 2022 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan |  China | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 1 February 2022 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan |  Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 20 June 2023 | Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peru | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup |
| 11 | 9 September 2023 | Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany |  Germany | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 12 | 12 September 2023 | Cegeka Arena, Genk, Belgium |  Turkey | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup |
| 13 | 17 October 2023 | Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan |  Tunisia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup |
References
- "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Japan (JPN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 16. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- "「ガンバは強いっていうイメージはありますけど、やれないことはないと思います」ガンバ大阪 × ヴァンフォーレ甲府". Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ヴァンフォーレ山梨スポーツクラブ. "神奈川大学 伊東純也選手 来季新加入内定のお知らせ".
- co.,Ltd, FromOne. "手倉森ジャパンの切り札となるか…「やたらと速い」柏の"IJ"こと伊東純也とは - サッカーキング". Archived from the original on 4 June 2016.
- "Reysol News｜柏レイソル Official Site". Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- "Football: Japan winger Junya Ito reveals title ambitions with Genk". Kyodo News+. 12 February 2019.
- "Japanner Ito blijft definitief bij Genk: "Hij is een publiekslieveling"". sporza.be (in Dutch). 30 March 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- Projects, Sanmax. "Junya Ito onderweg naar Stade Reims | KRC Genk". www.krcgenk.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 6 January 2021, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 34 out of 289)
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 84 out of 289)
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 66 out of 289)
- Junya Itō at Soccerway
- Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)
- "Ito, Junya". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards
External links
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