Tatsuya Ito (footballer)

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Tatsuya Ito
伊藤 達哉

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-06-26) 26 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Taitō, Japan
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Kawasaki Frontale
Youth career
2007–2015	Kashiwa Reysol
2015–2016	Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Hamburger SV II	32	(2)
2017–2019	Hamburger SV	34	(0)
2019–2023	Sint-Truiden	21	(0)
2022–2023	→ 1. FC Magdeburg (loan)	49	(8)
2023–2025	1. FC Magdeburg	41	(2)
2025–	Kawasaki Frontale	0	(0)
International career^‡
2019	Japan U22	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2025, 9:33 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2019

Tatsuya Ito (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]

Club career

Hamburger SV

Ito 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]

Ito made his Hamburger SV league debut against Bayer Leverkusen on 24 September 2017.[4]

Ito 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] Ito made his league debut against Genk on 28 September 2019.[8]

Loan to FC Magdeburg

On 21 January 2022, Ito 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, Ito moved to 1. FC Magdeburg on a permanent contract.[11] He made his league debut against Wehen Wiesbaden on 29 July 2023.[12] Ito scored his first league goal against Wehen Wiesbaden on 21 January 2024, scoring in the 80th minute.[13]

Kawasaki Frontale

On 10 January 2025, Ito 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, Ito received his first international call-up to the Japan national team for the Kirin Challenge Cup 2018.[15]

On 24 May 2019, Ito was called up by Japan's head coach Hajime Moriyasu to feature in the Copa América, held in Brazil.[16]

References

1. Tatsuya Ito at Soccerway
2. "Havelse vs Hamburger SV II - 31 July 2016". int.soccerway.com.
3. "Meppen vs Hamburger SV - 30 April 2017". int.soccerway.com.
4. "Bayer Leverkusen vs Hamburg - 24 September 2017". int.soccerway.com.
5. "Who was YOUR TagHeuer Bundesliga Rookie of the Season?". Bundesliga. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
6. "Morocco's Amine Harit wins Bundesliga rookie of the year with Schalke 04". Diario AS. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
7. "WELCOMETATSUYA" (Press release). Sint-Truiden. 22 August 2019.
8. "Sint-Truiden vs Genk - 28 September 2019". int.soccerway.com.
9. "FCM verpflichtet Kwarteng – Leihe von Tatsuya Ito" (Press release) (in German). 1. FC Magdeburg. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
10. "MSV Duisberg vs Magdeburg - 26 January 2022". int.soccerway.com.
11. "FCM verpflichtet Tatsuya Ito fest" (Press release) (in German). 1. FC Magdeburg. 5 July 2023.
12. "Wehen Wiesbaden vs Magdeburg - 29 July 2023". int.soccerway.com.
13. "Magdeburg vs Wehen Wiesbaden - 21 January 2024". int.soccerway.com.
14. "川崎フロンターレ：伊藤達哉選手 加入のお知らせ". 川崎フロンターレ オフィシャルWEBサイト. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
15. "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) Squad, Schedule - KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2018【9/7＠Hokkaido vs Chile】【9/11＠Osaka vs Costa Rica】". jfa.jp. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
16. "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) Squad, Schedule - CONMEBOL Copa America Brazil 2019 (6/14–7/7)". JFA. 24 May 2019.

External links

• Tatsuya Ito at Soccerway
• Tatsuya Ito at WorldFootball.net