Ryoya Ito

Ryoya Ito (伊藤 遼哉, Itō Ryōya, born May 2, 1998) is a Japanese football player who plays for Sportfreunde Lotte.[1]

Ryoya Ito
伊藤 遼哉
Personal information
Full name Ryoya Ito
Date of birth (1998-05-02) May 2, 1998
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sportfreunde Lotte
Number 7
Youth career
2010–2011 FC Zürich
2011–2012 Grasshopper Club Zürich
2012–2014 FC Bayern Munich
2014–2016 FC Schalke 04
2016–2017 Fortuna Düsseldorf
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Sagan Tosu 0 (0)
2019 SSV Jeddeloh 8 (2)
2020 TSV 1880 Wasserburg 0 (0)
2020– Sportfreunde Lotte 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2020

Playing career

Ito was born in Tokyo on May 2, 1998. He joined J1 League club Sagan Tosu in 2018.

Ito joined J.League club after developing in the youth academies of famous clubs like Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, Fortuna Düsseldorf and Grasshopper Club Zürich across his teenage years.

He was noted for being pursued by three countries who he was eligible to represent at under-age level, Australia, Japan and Germany.[2]

In 2018, he joined J.League side Sagan Tosu on a two-year contract. In June 2019, he decided to leave the club in favour of returning to Europe. “This decision was not easy, but I would like to try the overseas challenge one more time. I want to apply what I have learned at Tosu and do my very best from here on,” he said.[3]

He was signed by German club SSV Jeddeloh, where he scored two goals in his first six games, playing a key role as the club avoided relegation from the Regionalliga.

Career statistics

Last update: 27 February 2019[4]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Total
2018Sagan TosuJ1 League00001010
Career total 00001010

References
  1. Ryoya Ito at J.League (in Japanese)
  2. https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/football/socceroos/tokyoborn-ryoya-rio-ito-at-centre-of-threecountry-tugofwar/news-story/4cc08bfa1ba229df96a18f6323f6292d
  3. https://cooljapansoccer.wordpress.com/2019/06/09/tosu-release-ito/
  4. "Ryoya Ito Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 February 2019.


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