Junya Ito (footballer, born 1993)

Junya Ito (伊東 純也, Itō Jun'ya, born March 9, 1993) is a Japanese football player for Genk on loan from Kashiwa Reysol.

Junya Ito
伊東 純也
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-03-09) March 9, 1993
Place of birth Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Winger, Right back
Club information
Current team
 Genk
(on loan from Kashiwa Reysol)
Number 7
Youth career
2011–2014 Kanagawa University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Ventforet Kofu 30 (4)
2016– Kashiwa Reysol 101 (19)
2019– → Genk (loan) 35 (6)
National team‡
2017– Japan 14 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:57, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2019

Career

After attending Kanagawa University for four years,[1] Ito first became a Special Designated Player for Ventforet Kofu,[2] and then obtained a new contract with the J1 League side.[3]

His first season as a professional player attracted attention from Kashiwa Reysol. The Chiba club signed him in January 2016.[4]

On 31 January 2019, Junya Ito moved from Kashiwa Reysol to Genk on 1 year loan deal.[5]

Career statistics
    As of match played 1 March 2020[6][7][8]
    Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
    Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
    2015Ventforet KofuJ1 League3042060—384
    2016Kashiwa Reysol3372060—417
    20173464040—426
    2018346000062408
    2018–19Genk (loan)Belgian First Division A133000010143
    2019-20 29 5 1 0 2 1 6 0 38 6
    Total 173319018113221334

    International
    Japan national team[9]
    YearAppsGoals
    201730
    201842
    2019100
    Total172

    International goals
    Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.[10]
    No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    1.11 September 2018Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan Costa Rica3–03–02018 Kirin Challenge Cup
    2.12 October 2018Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata, Japan Panama2–03–0

    Honours

    Club

    Genk

    References
    1. "「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".
    2. 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".
    3. 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 2016-06-04.
    4. "Reysol News｜柏レイソル　Official Site". Archived from the original on 2016-01-09. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
    5. "Football: Japan winger Junya Ito reveals title ambitions with Genk". Kyodo News+.
    6. 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. 34 out of 289)
    7. 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)
    8. 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)
    9. Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)
    10. "Ito, Junya". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 September 2018.


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