Kanako Ito (footballer)

Kanako Ito
伊藤 香菜子

Personal information
Full name	Kanako Ito
Date of birth	(1983-07-20) July 20, 1983
Place of birth	Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
Number	18
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2008	Nippon TV Beleza	113	(46)
2010–2012	Nippon TV Beleza	50	(13)
2013–2014	AS Elfen Saitama	46	(30)
2015	INAC Kobe Leonessa	20	(0)
2016	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama	17	(5)
2017	Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama	18	(10)
2018–	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
Total		264	(104)
International career
2002	Japan U-20	3	(0)
2001–2012	Japan	13	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 31, 2017

Kanako Ito (伊藤 香菜子, Itō Kanako, born July 20, 1983) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Ito was born in Nerima, Tokyo on July 20, 1983. She joined NTV Beleza (later Nippon TV Beleza) in 1999. She was elected Best Eleven in 2001 and 2002. End of 2008 season, she left the club, but in 2010, she cameback and she played until 2012. From 2013, she played for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama (2013-2014, 2016), INAC Kobe Leonessa (2015) and Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama (2017). She is currently playing for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama from 2018.

National team career

On August 5, 2001, when Ito was 18 years old, she debuted for Japan national team against China. In 2002, she was elected Japan U-20 national team for 2002 U-19 World Championship. She played 13 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 2012.

National team statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2001	6	2
2002	3	0
2003	0	0
2004	0	0
2005	0	0
2006	0	0
2007	1	1
2008	0	0
2009	0	0
2010	0	0
2011	0	0
2012	3	0
Total	13	3

External links

• Kanako Ito – FIFA competition record (archived)