Sho Ito (伊藤 翔, Itō Shō, born 24 July 1988) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Yokohama FC. He represented Japan's under-20 team at the 2006 AFC Youth Championship.
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| Date of birth | 24 July 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kasugai, Aichi, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Yokohama FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Chukyo Univ. Chukyo High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Grenoble | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 49 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 134 | (29) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Kashima Antlers | 40 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Yokohama FC | 76 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Matsumoto Yamaga (loan) | 18 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Japan U20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editIn August 2006, Ito received a trial from English club Arsenal, where he impressed manager Arsène Wenger.[1] However, his work permit application fell through, and in January 2007, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with French club Grenoble.[2][3]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grenoble | 2006–07 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2010 | J1 League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2012 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2013 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 29 | 6 | |||
| Total | 49 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 11 | ||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2014 | J1 League | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 9 |
| 2015 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | 38 | 9 | |||
| 2016 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | – | 42 | 8 | |||
| 2017 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 21 | 4 | |||
| 2018 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | – | 39 | 17 | |||
| Total | 134 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 179 | 47 | ||
| Kashima Antlers | 2019 | J1 League | 26 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 16 |
| 2020 | 14 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |||
| Total | 40 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 60 | 19 | ||
| Yokohama FC | 2021 | J1 League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 20 | 1 | |
| 2022 | J2 League | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 6 | |||
| 2023 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7 | ||
| Matsumoto Yamaga (loan) | 2021 | J2 League | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 4 | |
| Career total | 286 | 55 | 29 | 10 | 47 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 375 | 78 | ||
International
editAppearances in major competitions
edit| Team | Competition | Category | Appearances | Goals | Team Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Sub | |||||
 Japan |
AFC Youth Championship 2006 qualification | U-18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Qualified |
| Japan |
AFC Youth Championship 2006 | U-19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Runners-Up |
References
edit- ^ Scurr, Andrew (31 August 2006). "Japan starlet set for Gunners". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.
- ^ "Japan's Ito signs for Grenoble". Agence France-Presse. 11 January 2007.[dead link]
- ^ Hernon, Matthew (9 January 2007). "Feature: Japanese Trio Head To Europe". Goal.com.
- ^ 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. 42 out of 289)
- ^ 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. 82 out of 289)
External links
edit- Profile at Yokohama F. Marinos Archived 27 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- Grenoble Foot 38 official site (French)
- Grenoble Foot 38 official site Archived 11 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Japan)
- Sho Ito at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- FrenchFootball.com player statistics
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