 Ito with VfB Stuttgart in 2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hiroki Ito[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 | 33 | (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 | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
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Hiroki Ito (伊藤 洋輝, Itō Hiroki, born 12 May 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back or a left back for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the Japan national team.
Club career
After growing through Júbilo Iwata youth ranks, Hiroki Ito 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 Ito 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
Ito 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
Club
- As of match played 2 September 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 122 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 6 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Bundesliga promotion play-offs
International
- As of match played 9 September 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 June 2023 | Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peru | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup |
Honours
Japan U19
- AFC U-19 Championship third place: 2018
Individual
- Bundesliga Rookie of the Month: November 2021[10]
References
- ↑ "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. 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. 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)
- ↑ "Bundesliga Rookie Award". Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
External links
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 Ito at Soccerway
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