Hiroki Ito (footballer, born 1999)
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.
 Ito with VfB Stuttgart in 2021 | |||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 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 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||
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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, finding his first cap 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]
International career
Ito made his debut for the senior Japan national team on 2 June 2022, during a 4–1 friendly win over Paraguay.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 November 2022[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||
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| Division | 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 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Career total | 102 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 108 | 5 | ||
Honours
Japan
- AFC U-19 Championship third place: 2018
Individual
- Bundesliga Rookie of the Month: November 2021[9]
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.
- "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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