is a Japanese professional

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who plays as a winger for club

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and the Japan national team.

Club career

After attending

Kanagawa University , abbreviated to is a private university in Japan. The main campus is located in Rokkakubashi, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. History The university was founded in 1928 by as . It was an evening school for the working youth. In ...

for four years, Ito first became a Special Designated Player for

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, and then obtained a new contract with the

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side. His first season as a professional player attracted attention from

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. The Chiba club signed him in January 2016. On 31 January 2019, Junya Ito moved from

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on a one-year loan deal. On 30 March 2020, Ito signed permanently with Genk on a three-year contract. On 29 July 2022, Ito joined

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club

Career statistics

Club

International

Japan National Football Team Database
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Honours

Genk *

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: 2018–19 *

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: 2020–21 Belgian Cup, 2020–21 *

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Individual *Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards: Best XI (2022) Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards

References

External links

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at Kashiwa Reysol * 1993 births Living people Kanagawa University alumni Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese footballers Japanese expatriate footballers J1 League players Belgian Pro League players Ligue 1 players Ventforet Kofu players Kashiwa Reysol players K.R.C. Genk players Stade de Reims players Association football forwards Japan international footballers 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Japanese expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in France 2022 FIFA World Cup players {{Japan-footy-forward-1990s-stub