Junya Ito (footballer, born 1993)
Junya Ito (伊東 純也, Itō Jun'ya, born March 9, 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Genk and the Japan national team.
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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 in) | ||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger, Right back | ||||||||||||
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Current team | Genk | ||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| 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– | Genk | 65 | (16) | ||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||
| 2017– | Japan | 33 | (9) | ||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:53, 16 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022 | |||||||||||||
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Career
After attending Kanagawa University for four years,[1] Ito first became a Special Designated Player for Ventforet Kofu,[2] and then obtained a new contract with the J1 League side.[3]
His first season as a professional player attracted attention from Kashiwa Reysol. The Chiba club signed him in January 2016.[4]
On 31 January 2019, Junya Ito moved from Kashiwa Reysol to Genk on a one year loan deal.[5]
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 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 6 | ||||
| 2018 | 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 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 38 | 6 | |||
| Genk | 2020–21 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 42 | 12 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | 8[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 44 | 8 | |||
| Total | 115 | 27 | 7 | 2 | – | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 138 | 29 | |||
| Career total | 245 | 50 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 300 | 55 | ||
- 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 1 February 2022[9]
| Japan | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 31 | 9 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.[10]
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 8. | 27 January 2022 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan |  China PR | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 9. | 1 February 2022 |  Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | 2–0 |
References
- "「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".
- 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.
- 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)
- 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.
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