Ryōtarō Itō

Ryōtarō Itō
伊藤 涼太郎
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-06) 6 February 1998
Place of birth Osaka, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sint-Truiden
Number 13
Youth career
Avanti Kansai FC
2010–2012 Cerezo Osaka
2013–2015 Sakuyo High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Urawa Red Diamonds 7 (0)
2017–2018 → Mito HollyHock (loan) 40 (9)
2019 → Oita Trinita (loan) 4 (0)
2021 → Mito HollyHock (loan) 20 (4)
2022–2023 Albirex Niigata 58 (16)
2023– Sint-Truiden 95 (16)
International career‡
2024– Japan 1 (0)
Medal record
Urawa Reds
Winner AFC Champions League 2017
Runner-up J1 League 2016
Winner J.League Cup 2016
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:42, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 July 2024

Ryōtarō Itō (伊藤 涼太郎, Itō Ryōtarō; born 6 February 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian First Division A club Sint-Truiden.

Club career

Ryōtarō made his league debut for Urawa against Nagoya Grampus on 29 April 2016.[2]

Ryōtarō made his league debut for Mito against Thespa Gunma on 24 September 2017.[3] He scored his first league goal for the club against Kamatamare Sanuki on 11 March 2018, scoring in the 83rd minute.[4]

Ryōtarō made his league debut for Oita against Kashima Antlers on 23 February 2019.[5]

During his second spell at the club, Ryōtarō made his league debut for Mito against Machida Zelvia on 11 July 2021.[6] He scored his first league goal for the club against Zweigen Kanazawa on 26 September 2021, scoring a penalty in the 40th minute.[7]

Ryōtarō made his league debut for Albirex against Vegalta Sendai on 20 February 2022.[8] He scored his first league goal for the club against Ventforet Kofu on 19 March 2022, scoring in the 31st minute.[9]

Ryōtarō made his league debut for Sint-Truiden vs Standard Liège on 30 July 2023.[10] He scored his first league goal for the club against KV Mechelen on 17 September 2023, scoring in the 63rd minute.[11]

International career

Ryōtarō made his debut for Japan against Thailand on 1 January 2024.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 March 2026[13][14][15][16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Urawa Red Diamonds 2016 J1 League 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
2017 J1 League 0 0 0 0 1 0 – 1 0
2020 J1 League 5 0 0 0 1 0 – 6 0
2021 J1 League 1 0 0 0 4 0 – 5 0
Total 7 0 0 0 6 0 – 13 0
Mito Hollyhock (loan) 2017 J2 League 6 0 0 0 – – 6 0
2018 J2 League 34 9 1 0 – – 35 9
2021 J2 League 20 4 0 0 – – 20 4
Total 60 13 1 0 0 0 – 61 13
Oita Trinita (loan) 2019 J1 League 4 0 3 2 4 1 – 11 3
Albirex Niigata 2022 J2 League 42 9 0 0 – – 42 9
2023 J1 League 16 7 0 0 2 0 – 18 7
Total 62 16 3 2 6 1 – 71 19
Sint-Truiden 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 36 7 1 0 – – 37 7
2024–25 Belgian Pro League 33 2 3 0 – – 36 2
2025–26 Belgian Pro League 26 7 2 0 – – 28 7
Total 95 16 6 0 0 0 – 101 16
Career total 228 45 13 4 16 2 0 0 257 51
  1. ^ Includes the Emperor's Cup and Belgian Cup
  2. ^ Includes the J.League Cup

International

As of match played 1 January 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2024 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Urawa Red Diamonds
Albirex Niigata

Individual

References

  1. ^ "トップチーム（伊藤 涼太郎） - アルビレックス新潟 公式サイト". アルビレックス新潟 公式サイト｜ALBIREX NIIGATA OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Urawa Reds vs Nagoya Grampus - 29 April 2016". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "Mito Hollyhock vs Thespa Gunma - 24 September 2017". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "Kamatamare Sanuki vs Mito Hollyhock - 11 March 2018". Soccerway.
  5. ^ "Kashima Antlers vs Oita Trinita - 23 February 2019". Soccerway.
  6. ^ "Machida Zelvia vs Mito Hollyhock - 11 July 2021". Soccerway.
  7. ^ "Mito Hollyhock vs Zweigen Kanazawa - 26 September 2021". Soccerway.
  8. ^ "Vegalta Sendai vs Albirex Niigata - 20 February 2022". Soccerway.
  9. ^ "Albirex Niigata vs Ventforet Kofu - 19 March 2022". Soccerway.
  10. ^ "Sint-Truiden vs Standard Liège - 30 July 2023". Soccerway.
  11. ^ "Sint-Truiden vs Mechelen - 17 September 2023". Soccerway.
  12. ^ "Japan vs Thailand - 1 January 2024". Soccerway.
  13. ^ 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. 209 out of 289)
  14. ^ 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. 20 out of 289)
  15. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 30 out of 289)
  16. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Ryotaro Ito Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Ryotaro Ito Stats | Soccerway". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  18. ^ "Ryōtarō Ito". Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  19. ^ "最優秀選手賞（Ｊ２）は小川 航基選手（横浜ＦＣ）が初受賞！得点王（Ｊ２）とのＷ受賞に！！～優勝クラブのアルビレックス新潟からは6名がベストイレブン（Ｊ２）に選出～【Ｊ２リーグアウォーズ】：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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