Kanako Ito

Kanako Ito (伊藤 香菜子, Ito Kanako, born July 20, 1983) is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Kanako Ito
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
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)
2018–2019 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 34 (4)
Total 298 (108)
National team
2002 Japan U-20 3 (0)
2001–2012 Japan 13 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Ito was born in Nerima, Tokyo on July 20, 1983. She joined NTV Beleza (later Nippon TV Beleza) in 1999. She was selected Best Eleven in 2001 and 2002. End of 2008 season, she left the club. But in 2010, she came back Nippon TV Beleza and she played until 2012. From 2013, she played for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama, INAC Kobe Leonessa and Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama. She retired end of 2019 season.[1]

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

Statistics

[2][3]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
200162
200230
200300
200400
200500
200600
200711
200800
200900
201000
201100
201230
Total133

References

  1. Chifure AS Elfen Saitama(in Japanese)
  2. Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
  3. List of match in 2012 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

Other websites

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