Hiroki Ito (footballer, born 1999)
Hiroki Ito (伊藤 洋輝, Ito Hiroki, born 12 May 1999) is a Japanese football player. He plays for the Japan national team.
 Ito at Stuttgart in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hiroki Ito | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1999 (aged 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Júbilo Iwata | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Júbilo Iwata | 58 | (4) |
| 2019 | → Nagoya Grampus (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | VfB Stuttgart | 59 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Japan U-17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Japan U-18 | 6 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Japan U-19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2019 | Japan U-20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | Japan U-23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Japan | 10 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 July 2023 | |||
In the summer of 2021 Ito joined VfB Stuttgart on loan with an option to buy.[1] He signed a four-year-contract with VfB Stuttgart in May 2022.[2]
References
- ↑ "Hiroki Ito to join VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 23 June 2021. https://www.vfb.de/en/vfb/latest/news/professionals/2021/transfer-hiroki-ito-kopie/. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "Itos Vertrag läuft länger als gedacht" (in de). kicker.de. 21 June 2023. https://www.kicker.de/itos-vertrag-laeuft-laenger-als-gedacht-956646/artikel. Retrieved 17 July 2023.