Hiroki Itō (footballer, born 1999)
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Hiroki Itō (伊藤 洋輝, Itō Hiroki, born 12 May 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the Japan national team.
 Itō with VfB Stuttgart in 2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hiroki Itō[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1999 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hamamatsu, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, left-back | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart | |||||||||||||
| Number | 21 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Santos Academy Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Hamamatsu Kaba SSS | ||||||||||||||
| Júbilo Iwata | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Júbilo Iwata | 58 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | → Nagoya Grampus (loan) | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 29 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | VfB Stuttgart | 51 | (1) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Japan U17[2] | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Japan U18[3] | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Japan U19 | 8 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | Japan U20 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2018– | Japan U23 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | Japan | 17 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Club career edit
After growing through Júbilo Iwata youth ranks, Hiroki Itō was promoted to the first team in 2018.[4] He debuted as a pro in March 2018 in J. League Cup, and would soon make his first appearance in J1 League in August 2018.[5]
On 20 May 2022, VfB Stuttgart exercised a purchase option which tied Itō to the club with a contract until June 2025.[6] In August 2023, he extended his contract with Stuttgart until June 2027.[7]
International career edit
Itō made his debut for the senior Japan national team on 2 June 2022, during a 4–1 friendly win over Paraguay.[8] He scored his first goal for Japan against Peru on 20 June 2023.
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 13 April 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Júbilo Iwata | 2018 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | J2 League | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | J2 League | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| Total | 58 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 63 | 0 | |||
| Nagoya Grampus (loan) | 2019 | J1 League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Stuttgart total | 80 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 92 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 140 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 164 | 6 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Bundesliga promotion play-offs
International edit
- As of match played 21 March 2024[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 June 2023 | Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan |  Peru |
1–0 | 4–1 | 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup |
Honours edit
Japan U19
- AFC U-19 Championship third place: 2018[citation needed]
Individual
- Bundesliga Rookie of the Month: November 2021[11]
References edit
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ U-17 Japan National Team win against U-17 Niigata Selection - International Youth Football in Niigata 2015, jfa.jp, 20 July 2015
- ^ U-18 Japan National Team squad, schedule - AFC U-19 Championship 2018 Qualifiers groupI (11/4-8＠Mongolia), jfa.jp, 18 October 2017
- ^ "磐田、U-19日本代表MF伊藤洋輝とプロ契約「世界で活躍する選手に」 | ゲキサカ". web.gekisaka.jp. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "意地問われる中位対決…松本昌、大久保のW移籍後初ゴールで磐田に軍配 | ゲキサカ". web.gekisaka.jp. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "VfB take up purchase option on Hiroki Ito". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Hiroki Ito signs contract extension". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Ito debuts, Mavropanos goes the distance". vfb.de. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 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)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 53 out of 289)
- ^ a b Hiroki Itō at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Bundesliga Rookie Award". Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hiroki Ito (footballer, born 1999).
- Hiroki Ito at j-league.or.jp (in Japanese)
- Hiroki Ito at jleague.jp (archived) (in Japanese)
- Hiroki Ito at Júbilo Iwata (in Japanese)
- Hiroki Ito at JFA
- Hiroki Itō at Soccerway