Skip to content
Junya Itō

File:Ito_asse_sr_2425.png · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons

EntityQ21913126· pop 50· linked from 210 articles

Junya Itō

Sign in to save

Japanese association football player (born 1993)

OverviewAI-generated

Junya Itō (born March 9, 1993, in Yokosuka) is a Japanese male association football player. He plays as a forward or winger and has represented Kashiwa Reysol, Ventforet Kofu, K.R.C. Genk, and the Japan men's national football team. Itō began his professional work period in 2015 and is a citizen of Japan.

He was educated at Kanagawa University. Standing 176 cm tall with a mass of 68 kg, Itō speaks Japanese. His sport number is 7, and he has been associated with the right winger position.

Synthesized by Vinony from 33 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Thesportsdb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Key facts

2015
Ventforet Kofu
2017
Japan
2025
Genk
Full name
Junya Itō
Date of birth
( 1993-03-09 ) 9 March 1993 (age 33)
Place of birth
Yokosuka , Kanagawa , Japan
Height
1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Positions
Winger forward
Current team
Genk
1999 2004
Kamoi SC
2005 2007
Yokosuka Seagulls
2008 2010
Zuyo High School
Years
Team
2011 2014
Kanagawa University
2016 2020
Kashiwa Reysol
2019 2020
→ Genk (loan)
2020 2022
Genk
2022 2025
Reims

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
Genk
Position
Right Winger
Nationality
Japan

via TheSportsDB

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Itō
Gender
male
Citizenship
Japan
Place of birth
Yokosuka
Languages spoken
Japanese
Member of team
Stade de Reims
Position played
winger
Country for sport
Japan
Mass
68
Image
FC Salzburg gegen KRC Genk (UEFA Championsleague 17. September 2019) 12.jpg
Height
176
Show 7 more facts
name in kana
いとう じゅんや
date of birth
1993-03-09
name in native language
伊東純也
start of work period
2015-00-00
sport number
7
social media followers
103502
Commons category
Junya Ito
Sources (4)

via Wikidata · CC0

~3 min read

Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 May 2026

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 Belgian Pro League club Genk and the Japan national team.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Junya Itō” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Gallery (2)