Tatsuya Ito (footballer)

Tatsuya Ito (Japanese: 伊藤達哉; born 26 June 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for German club 1. FC Magdeburg on loan from Belgian side Sint-Truiden.

For other people with the same name, see Tatsuya Ito.

Tatsuya Ito
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-26) 26 June 1997
Place of birth Taitō, Japan
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Magdeburg
(on loan from Sint-Truiden)
Number 37
Youth career
2007–2015 Kashiwa Reysol
2015–2016 Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Hamburger SV II 32 (2)
2017–2019 Hamburger SV 34 (0)
2019– Sint-Truiden 18 (0)
2022– → 1. FC Magdeburg (loan) 44 (7)
International career‡
2019 Japan U22 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2019

Club career

Ito was nominated for Bundesliga's rookie of the year award 2018.[1][2]

On 22 August 2019, he joined Belgian club Sint-Truiden.[3]

On 21 January 2022, Ito was loaned to 1. FC Magdeburg in 3. Liga.[4]

International career

On 30 August 2018, Ito received his first international call-up to the Japan national team for the Kirin Challenge Cup 2018.[5]

On 24 May 2019, Ito was called up by Japan's head coach Hajime Moriyasu to feature in the Copa América, held in Brazil.[6]

References
  1. "Who was YOUR TagHeuer Bundesliga Rookie of the Season?". Bundesliga. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  2. "Morocco's Amine Harit wins Bundesliga rookie of the year with Schalke 04". Diario AS. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  3. "WELCOMETATSUYA" (Press release). Sint-Truiden. 22 August 2019.
  4. "FCM verpflichtet Kwarteng – Leihe von Tatsuya Ito" (Press release) (in German). 1. FC Magdeburg. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) Squad, Schedule - KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2018【9/7＠Hokkaido vs Chile】【9/11＠Osaka vs Costa Rica】". jfa.jp. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  6. "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) Squad, Schedule - CONMEBOL Copa America Brazil 2019 (6/14–7/7)". JFA. 24 May 2019.


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