Sho Ito

Sho Ito
伊藤翔
	Ito in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	24 July 1988 (age 33)
Place of birth	Kasugai, Aichi, Japan
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Matsumoto Yamaga FC; (on loan from Yokohama FC)
Number	15
Youth career
2004–2006	Chukyo University; Chukyo High School
Senior career*
National team‡
Shimizu S-Pulse
Yokohama F. Marinos
Representing Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2020; ‡ 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 Matsumoto Yamaga 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 29 November 2020^[4]^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Grenoble	2006–07	Ligue 2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2007–08	Ligue 2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2008–09	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2009–10	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Shimizu S-Pulse	2010	J1	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	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	26	7	5	3	4	1	8	5	43	16
	2020	J1	14	1	–		2	2	1	0	17	3
	Total		40	8	5	3	6	3	9	5	60	19
Career total			228	45	28	10	43	16	13	6	312	77

International[]

Appearances in major competitions[]

Team	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
Team	Competition	Category	Start	Sub	Goals	Team Record
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[]

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

[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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