Juri Ito
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| Full name | Juri Ito | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 October 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mie Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Japan | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Juri Ito (Japanese: 伊東珠梨; born 2 October 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara and the Japan women's national football team.[1]
Club career
[edit]Ito began her senior career with Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara in 2021. She has played in Japan's top-level women's football competition, the WE League.
International career
[edit]Ito was selected for the Japan women's national team squad for the 2026 Asian Games, held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.[2][3]
She appeared in several matches during the tournament, playing in defence and midfield. In Japan's 8–0 group-stage victory over Vietnam on 17 September, she started the match and delivered the corner that led to Yuzuho Shiokoshi's goal.[4] Ito also started in Japan's semi-final victory over South Korea and the final against North Korea.[5]
Japan won the gold medal after defeating North Korea in a penalty shoot-out in the final on 2 October 2026, following a 2–2 draw after extra time. Ito was part of the gold-medal-winning squad.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Nadeshiko Japan | National Teams｜JFA｜Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
- ↑ "Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) squad & schedule - 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026". Japan Football Association. 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "Asian Games: Japan edge N. Korea for 3rd straight women's football title". Japan Wire by Kyodo News. 2026-10-02. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
- ↑ "Match Report: Nadeshiko Japan Secure Place in Knockout Stage with 8-0 Win over Vietnam". Japan Football Association. 18 September 2026.
- ↑ "Match Report: Nadeshiko Japan defeat Korea Republic to reach sixth consecutive Asian Games final". Japan Football Association. 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Match Report: Nadeshiko Japan win third consecutive Asian Games gold medal". Japan Football Association. 3 October 2026.
- ↑ "Asian Games: Japan edge N. Korea for 3rd straight women's football title". Japan Wire by Kyodo News. 2026-10-02. Retrieved 2026-10-04.
External links
[edit]- 2002 births
- Living people
- Japanese women's footballers
- Japan women's international footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- WE League players
- Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara players
- Footballers at the 2026 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Medalists at the 2026 Asian Games
- Sportspeople from Mie Prefecture
- 21st-century Japanese sportswomen