Tatsuya Itō (footballer)
Japanese footballer (born 1997)
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Tatsuya Itō (Japanese: 伊藤 達哉; born 26 June 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward and currently play for J1 League club, Kawasaki Frontale.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Taitō-ku, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kawasaki Frontale | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2015 | Kashiwa Reysol | ||
| 2015–2016 | Hamburger SV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Hamburger II | 32 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Hamburger SV | 34 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Sint-Truiden | 21 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Magdeburg (loan) | 49 | (8) |
| 2023–2025 | Magdeburg | 41 | (2) |
| 2025– | Kawasaki Frontale | 54 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Japan U22 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 June 2019 | |||
Club career
Hamburger SV
Itō made his Hamburger SV II league debut against Havelse on 31 July 2016.[2] He scored his first league goal against SV Meppen on 30 April 2017, scoring in the 62nd minute.[3]
Itō made his Hamburger SV league debut against Bayer Leverkusen on 24 September 2017.[4]
Itō was nominated for Bundesliga's rookie of the year award 2018.[5][6]
Sint-Truiden
On 22 August 2019, he joined Belgian club Sint-Truiden.[7] Itō made his league debut against Genk on 28 September 2019.[8]
Loan to FC Magdeburg
On 21 January 2022, Itō was loaned to 1. FC Magdeburg in 3. Liga.[9] He scored on his league debut against MSV Duisburg on 26 January 2022, scoring in the 9th minute.[10]
FC Magdeburg
On 21 June 2023, Itō moved to 1. FC Magdeburg on a permanent contract.[11] He made his league debut against Wehen Wiesbaden on 29 July 2023.[12] Itō scored his first league goal against Wehen Wiesbaden on 21 January 2024, scoring in the 80th minute.[13]
Kawasaki Frontale
On 10 January 2025, Itō move to Japan and announcement official permanent transfer to J1 club, Kawasaki Frontale for 2025 season.[14] This will be the first season in J.League.
International career
On 30 August 2018, Itō received his first international call-up to the Japan national team for the Kirin Challenge Cup 2018.[15]
On 24 May 2019, Itō was called up by Japan's head coach Hajime Moriyasu to feature in the Copa América, held in Brazil.[16]
Honours
Individual