Sho Ito
伊藤 翔
Ito in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-07-24) 24 July 1988 (age 35)
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 University
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
Shimizu S-Pulse
Runner-up J.League Cup 2012
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2010
Yokohama F. Marinos
Runner-up J.League Cup 2018
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2017
Representing  Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2006 India
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2009

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.

Career

In 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

Club

As of 23 October 2022[4][5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
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

Appearances in major competitions

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

  1. ^ Scurr, Andrew (31 August 2006). "Japan starlet set for Gunners". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.
  2. ^ "Japan's Ito signs for Grenoble". Agence France-Presse. 11 January 2007.[dead link]
  3. ^ Hernon, Matthew (9 January 2007). "Feature: Japanese Trio Head To Europe". Goal.com.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ 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)

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