Junya Ito (footballer, born 1993)

Junya Ito (伊東 純也, Itō Jun'ya, born 9 March 1993) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Reims and the Japan national team.

Junya Ito
Ito playing for Genk in 2019
Personal information
Full name Junya Ito[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993
Place of birth Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Reims
Number 39
Youth career
Kamoi SC
0000–2007 Yokosuka Seagulls
2008–2010 Kanagawa Zuyo High School
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)
2020–2022 Genk 78 (19)
2022– Reims 22 (5)
International career‡
2017– Japan 44 (9)
Honours
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place2019 United Arab Emirates
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:13, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

After attending Kanagawa University for four years,[2] Ito first became a Special Designated Player for Ventforet Kofu,[3] and then obtained a new contract with the J1 League side.[4]

His first season as a professional player attracted attention from Kashiwa Reysol. The Chiba club signed him in January 2016.[5]

On 31 January 2019, Junya Ito moved from Kashiwa Reysol to Genk on a one-year loan deal.[6] On 30 March 2020, Ito signed permanently with Genk on a three-year contract.[7]

On 29 July 2022, Ito joined Ligue 1 club Reims.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 06 May 2023[9][10][11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ventforet Kofu 2015 J1 League 3042060——384
Kashiwa Reysol 2016 J1 League 3372060——417
2017 J1 League 3464040——426
2018 J1 League 34611006[lower-alpha 1]2—419
Total 101197110062—12422
Genk (loan) 2018–19 Belgian Pro League 13300—1[lower-alpha 2]0—143
2019–20 Belgian Pro League 29521—6[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 4]0386
Total 42821—6010529
Genk 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 381141———4212
2021–22 Belgian Pro League 39810—8[lower-alpha 5]01[lower-alpha 4]0498
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 10————10
Total 781951—80109220
Reims 2022–23 Ligue 1 30500———305
Career total 281541631602122033660
  1. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  5. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 5 December 2022[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 201730
201842
2019100
202030
202195
2022132
Total429
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ito goal.
List of international goals scored by Junya Ito[14]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
111 September 2018Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan Costa Rica3–03–02018 Kirin Challenge Cup
212 October 2018Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata, Japan Panama2–03–02018 Kirin Challenge Cup
330 March 2021Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan Mongolia8–014–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
410–0
511 June 2021Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan Serbia1–01–0Friendly
611 November 2021Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Vietnam1–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
716 November 2021Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Oman1–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
827 January 2022Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan China2–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
91 February 2022Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan Saudi Arabia2–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Genk

Individual

  • Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards: Best XI (2022)[16]

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Japan (JPN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 16. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. "「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". Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  3. 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".
  4. 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.
  5. "Reysol News｜柏レイソル Official Site". Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  6. "Football: Japan winger Junya Ito reveals title ambitions with Genk". Kyodo News+. 12 February 2019.
  7. "Japanner Ito blijft definitief bij Genk: "Hij is een publiekslieveling"". sporza.be (in Dutch). 30 March 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  8. Projects, Sanmax. "Junya Ito onderweg naar Stade Reims | KRC Genk". www.krcgenk.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  9. 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)
  10. 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)
  11. 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)
  12. Junya Ito at Soccerway
  13. Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)
  14. "Ito, Junya". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  15. "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  16. Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards


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