Hiroki Ito (伊藤 洋輝, Itō Hiroki, born 12 May 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back or a left back for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the Japan national team.
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Personal information | |||||||||||||
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Full name | Hiroki Ito[1] | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 23) | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hamamatsu, Japan | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre back, left back | ||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart | ||||||||||||
Number | 21 | ||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||
Santos Academy Japan | |||||||||||||
Hamamatsu Kaba SSS | |||||||||||||
Júbilo Iwata | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
2018–2022 | Júbilo Iwata | 58 | (4) | ||||||||||
2019 | → Nagoya Grampus (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||
2021–2022 | → VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||
2022– | VfB Stuttgart | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||
2015 | Japan U17[2] | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||
2016–2017 | Japan U18[3] | ||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Japan U19 | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||
2019 | Japan U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||
2018– | Japan U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||
2022– | Japan | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2022 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 |
After growing through Júbilo Iwata youth ranks, Hiroki Ito was promoted to the first team in 2018.[4] He debuted as a pro in March 2018 in J. League Cup, finding his first cap in J1 League in August 2018.[5]
On 20 May 2022, VfB Stuttgart exercised a purchase option which tied Ito to the club with a contract until June 2025.[6]
Ito made his debut for the senior Japan national team on 2 June 2022, during a 4–1 friendly win over Paraguay.[7]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Júbilo Iwata | 2018 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Career total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
VfB Stuttgart – current squad | |
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