Junya Itō
Itō playing for Genk in 2019
Personal information
Full name Junya Itō[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, forward
Team information
Current team
 Reims
Number 7
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 44 (8)
International career‡
2017– Japan 51 (13)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place2019 United Arab Emirates
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2024 (UTC)

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

Club career

After attending Kanagawa University for four years,[2] Itō 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 Itō moved from Kashiwa Reysol to Genk on a one-year loan deal.[6] On 18 September, he made his Champions League debut as a starter in the group stage match against Red Bull Salzburg. On 30 March 2020, Ito signed permanently with Genk on a three-year contract.[7]

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

On 23 October 2022, he scored the winner in a 2-1 victory against Auxerre.[9] In the 2023–24 Ligue 1 opening game on 12 August, Ito scored a stunning goal against Ligue 1 powerhouse Marseille to open the scoring, but his team eventually lost 2-1.

International career

Ito made his Japan national team debut in 2017.

He was part of the Japan team that finished runner-up in the 2019 Asian Cup.

In the 2022 WC qualifiers, he scored four goals in four consecutive games, the last two being winning goals against Vietnam and Oman respectively.

He was selected for Hajime Moriyasu's final World Cup squad in October 2022.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 November 2023[11][12][13][14]
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 33600———336
2023–24 Ligue 1 11200———112
Total 44800———448
Career total 295571631602122035063
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. 1 2 Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  5. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 17 October 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 201730
201842
2019100
202030
202195
2022132
202374
Total4913
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Itō goal.
List of international goals scored by Junya Itō[16]
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
1020 June 2023Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan Peru3–04–12023 Kirin Challenge Cup
119 September 2023Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany Germany1–04–1Friendly
1212 September 2023Cegeka Arena, Genk, Belgium Turkey4–24–22023 Kirin Challenge Cup
1317 October 2023Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan Tunisia2–02–02023 Kirin Challenge Cup

Honours

Genk

Individual

  • Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards: Best XI (2022, 2023)[18]

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Japan (JPN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 November 2022. 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". Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  4. ↑ FromOne co., Ltd. "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. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "Japanner Ito blijft definitief bij Genk: "Hij is een publiekslieveling"". sporza.be (in Dutch). 30 March 2020. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  8. ↑ Projects, Sanmax. "Junya Ito onderweg naar Stade Reims | KRC Genk". www.krcgenk.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Reims vs. Auxerre 2-1". Soccerway.com. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Moriyasu names Japan squad for Qatar 2022". FIFA.com. 31 October 2022.
  11. ↑ 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)" Archived 13 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine, 6 January 2021, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 34 out of 289)
  12. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑" Archived 15 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine, 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 84 out of 289)
  13. ↑ 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)" Archived 15 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine, 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 66 out of 289)
  14. ↑ Junya Itō at Soccerway
  15. ↑ Japan National Football Team Database Archived 12 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
  16. ↑ "Ito, Junya". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  17. ↑ "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  18. ↑ Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards


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