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.
_12_(cropped).jpg) Itō playing for Genk in 2019 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Junya Itō[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 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 | ||||||||||||||
| –2007 | Yokosuka Seagulls | |||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Zuyo High School | |||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 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 | 77 | (12) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Japan | 58 | (14) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||
Club career
editAfter 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
editIto 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]
Controversy
editAdultery and sexual assault allegations
editOn 31 January 2024, the Daily Shincho reported that police had launched an investigation into Ito following a criminal complaint filed by two women alleging that he had engaged in sexual misconduct with them while they were intoxicated at a hotel in Osaka without their consent after a match for Japan against Peru in June 2023.[11]
In response to this report, the Japan Football Association decided on February 1 to withdraw Ito from the ongoing 2023 AFC Asian Cup after considering Ito's physical and mental condition.[12]
On February 1, Ito filed a criminal complaint against the two women with the Osaka Prefectural Police for filing false complaints. On February 19, Ito filed a lawsuit against the two women at the Osaka District Court, claiming that their sponsorship contracts were terminated due to false complaints and demanding 200 million yen in damages.[13]
The case was transferred to the Tokyo District Court in May and both Ito and the women were referred to prosecutors in July.[14][15] On August 9, prosecutors dropped both charges against Ito and Ito's countersuit on his accusers, citing lack of evidence.[16]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ventforet Kofu | 2015 | J1 League | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 4 | ||
| Kashiwa Reysol | 2016 | J1 League | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 7 | ||
| 2017 | J1 League | 34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 6 | |||
| 2018 | J1 League | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 2 | — | 41 | 9 | ||
| Total | 101 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 124 | 22 | |||
| Genk (loan) | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 38 | 6 | ||
| Total | 42 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 9 | |||
| Genk | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 38 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 42 | 12 | |||
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 39 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[e] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 49 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 78 | 19 | 5 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 20 | |||
| Reims | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 77 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 77 | 12 | |||||
| Career total | 328 | 61 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 384 | 67 | ||
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of match played 15 October 2024[21]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 58 | 14 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Itō goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 September 2018 | Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan |  Costa Rica |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup |
| 2 | 12 October 2018 | Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata, Japan |  Panama |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup |
| 3 | 30 March 2021 | Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan |  Mongolia |
8–0 | 14–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 10–0 | |||||
| 5 | 11 June 2021 | Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan |  Serbia |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 11 November 2021 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam |  Vietnam |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 16 November 2021 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |  Oman |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 27 January 2022 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan |  China |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 1 February 2022 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan |  Saudi Arabia |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 20 June 2023 | Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan |  Peru |
3–0 | 4–1 | 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup |
| 11 | 9 September 2023 | Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany |  Germany |
1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 12 | 12 September 2023 | Cegeka Arena, Genk, Belgium |  Turkey |
4–2 | 4–2 | 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup |
| 13 | 17 October 2023 | Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan |  Tunisia |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup |
| 14 | 5 September 2024 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan | China |
5–0 | 7–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editGenk
Individual
- Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards: Best XI (2022, 2023)[24][circular reference]
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Reysol News｜柏レイソル Official Site". Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Reims vs. Auxerre 2–1". Soccerway.com. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Moriyasu names Japan squad for Qatar 2022". FIFA.com. 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Football: Japan player Junya Ito probed over sexual assault allegation". Kyodo News. 31 January 2024.
- ^ 伊東純也、虚偽告訴容疑の告訴状を大阪府警に提出 女性２人への性加害報道を受けて (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 1 February 2024. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ 【速報】伊東純也選手が性被害訴える女性側に「２億円」の損害賠償求め民事で提訴 (in Japanese). Yahoo Japan News. 19 February 2024. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Japan footballer Junya Ito referred to prosecutors over sex assault claims". Kyodo News. 2 July 2024.
- ^ "性被害問題、伊東純也選手と女性２人の双方を書類送検…大阪地検が刑事処分を判断" (in Japanese). Yomiuri. 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Sex assault case against Japanese footballer Junya Ito dropped". Kyodo News. 9 August 2024.
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- ^ Junya Itō at Soccerway
- ^ Japan National Football Team Database Archived 12 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
- ^ "Ito, Junya". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards