Hiroki Itō (footballer, born 1999)
![]() 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, Shizuoka, Japan | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | ||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Bayern Munich | |||||||||||||
Number | 21 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
Santos FC Academy Japan | ||||||||||||||
Hamamatsu Kaba SSS | ||||||||||||||
2012–2017 | 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) | |||||||||||
2022–2024 | VfB Stuttgart | 56 | (1) | |||||||||||
2024– | Bayern Munich | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2015 | Japan U17[2] | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
2016–2017 | Japan U18[3] | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||
2017–2018 | Japan U19 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||
2019 | Japan U20 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
2018 | Japan U23 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
2022– | Japan | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 (UTC) |
Hiroki Itō (伊藤 洋輝, Itō Hiroki, born 12 May 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and left-back for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Japan national team.
Club career
[edit]Júbilo Iwata
[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] In 2019, he was loaned out to Nagoya Grampus, where he made nine appearances in all competitions.[6]
VfB Stuttgart
[edit]In June 2021, Itō joined Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart on loan, and was assigned to play for the second team in the Regionalliga Südwest.[7] However, he was instantly promoted to the first team by coach Pellegrino Matarazzo, and started his first match in a 6–0 away win against BFC Dynamo in the DFB-Pokal.[6] Afterwards that year, on 26 November, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 2–1 win over Mainz.[8] On 20 May 2022, VfB Stuttgart exercised a purchase option which tied Itō to the club with a contract until June 2025.[9]
In August 2023, he extended his contract with Stuttgart until June 2027.[10] In the 2023–24 season, he played a crucial role in his club's runner-up finish and qualification to the Champions League.[11]
Bayern Munich
[edit]On 13 June 2024, Itō signed for fellow Bundesliga club Bayern Munich until 2028,[12] after they had triggered his release clause of an estimated €30 million.[13]
International career
[edit]Itō played for the youth teams of Japan, including the U23 team during the 2018 AFC Championship,[14] the U19 team in the 2018 AFC Championship,[15] and the U20 team in the 2019 FIFA World Cup.[16]
Itō made his debut for the senior Japan national team on 2 June 2022, during a 4–1 friendly win over Paraguay.[17] Later that year, on 1 November, he was selected in 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[18]
He scored his first goal for Japan against Peru on 20 June 2023 during the Kirin Challenge Cup.[19] On 1 January 2024, he was called up for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[20]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 18 May 2024[21]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 4 | ||||
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[c] | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
2023–24 | Bundesliga | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
Total | 85 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 97 | 2 | ||||
Bayern Munich | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 145 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 169 | 6 |
- ^ Includes Emperor's Cup, DFB-Pokal
- ^ Includes J.League Cup
- ^ Appearances in Bundesliga promotion play-offs
International
[edit]- As of match played 11 June 2024[22]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Japan | 2022 | 7 | 0 |
2023 | 6 | 1 | |
2024 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 19 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.[22]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 20 June 2023 | Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan | ![]() |
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[23]
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.
- ^ a b "Hiroki Ito: Who is the VfB Stuttgart and Japan defender?". Bundesliga. 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Hiroki Ito wechselt zum VfB" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Zwei Premierentore bringen den Sieg" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 26 November 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Ubina, Carlos (9 May 2024). "Das macht Hiroki Ito auch für den FC Bayern und Borussia Dortmund interessant" (in German). Stuttgarter Zeitung.
- ^ "FC Bayern verpflichtet Hiroki Ito" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Offiziell! Bayern verpflichtet VfB-Star" (in German). Sky Sport. 13 June 2024.
- ^ "U-21 Japan National Team squad, schedule – AFC U-23 Championship China 2018". 26 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "U-19 Japan National Team squad, schedule – AFC U-19 Championship Indonesia 2018 (10/18–11/4)". JFA. 2 October 2018.
- ^ "FIFA U-20ワールドカップポーランド2019(5/23~6/15) U-20日本代表 メンバー・スケジュール". jfa.jp (in Japanese). JFA. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Ito debuts, Mavropanos goes the distance". vfb.de. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Samurai Blue (Japan National Team) squad – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". Japan Football Association. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Japan 4–1 Peru". Japan Football Association. 20 June 2023.
- ^ "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad – AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023". Japan Football Association. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ 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]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Profile at the FC Bayern Munich website
- 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
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Hamamatsu
- Japanese men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Japan men's international footballers
- Japan men's under-20 international footballers
- Japan men's youth international footballers
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players
- 2023 AFC Asian Cup players
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Bundesliga players
- Júbilo Iwata players
- Nagoya Grampus players
- VfB Stuttgart players
- FC Bayern Munich footballers
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany