Sho Ito

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Sho Ito
Personal information

Date of birth	(1988-07-24) July 24, 1988
Place of birth	Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Shimizu S-Pulse
Number	14
Youth career
2004–2006	Chukyo University Chukyo High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2007–2010	Grenoble	6	(0)
2010–	Shimizu S-Pulse	64	(11)
National team^‡
2005–2006	Japan U-20	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 17, 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2009

Sho Ito (伊藤翔, Itō Shō, born July 24, 1988 in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese football player who plays for Japanese team Shimizu S-Pulse and represented Japan's Under-20 team at the 2006 AFC Youth Championship. Ito is dubbed the "Japanese Thierry Henry" for his size, technical abilities and pace, and is the first Japanese footballer to go straight from high school to a European club.^[1]

In August 2006, Ito received a trial from English club Arsenal, where he impressed manager Arsène Wenger.^[2] However, his work permit application fell through, and in January 2007, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Grenoble, a club owned by Index Corp, a Japanese mobile content provider.^[3]^[4]

Club career stats

As of February 04, 2011

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Total
2006–07	Grenoble	Ligue 2	1	0	-		-		1	0
2007–08		Ligue 2	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
2008–09		Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009–10		Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		League Cup		Total
2010	Shimizu S-Pulse	J. League 1	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
2011			11	1	3	1	1	0	15	2
2012			11	1	3	1	5	1	19	3
2013			25	6	1	0	0	0	26	6
Total	France		5	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
Total	Japan		49	8	9	2	6	1	64	11
Career total			54	8	12	2	2	0	70	11

National team career statistics

Appearances in major competitions

Team	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
Team	Competition	Category	Start	Sub	Goals	Team Record
Japan	AFC Youth Championship 2006 qualification	U-18	0	1	0	Qualified
Japan	AFC Youth Championship 2006	U-19	0	2	0	Runners-Up

References

↑ Takayuki, Yo (February 12, 2007). "http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200702120086.html". Asahi Shinbun.
↑ Scurr, Andrew (August 31, 2006). "Japan starlet set for Gunners". Sky Sports.
↑ "Japan's Ito signs for Grenoble". Agence France-Presse. January 11, 2007.
↑ Hernon, Matthew (January 9, 2007). "Feature: Japanese Trio Head To Europe". Goal.com.

External links

v t e Shimizu S-Pulse – current squad

2 Lee Ki-Je 3 Hiraoka 4 Jong-a-Pin 5 Muramatsu 6 Sugiyama 8 Ishige 10 Kawai 11 Senuma 13 Takagi 14 Ito 15 Higuchi 16 Musaka 17 Fujita 18 Lee Min-Soo 19 Tachibana 20 Takeuchi 21 Kushibiki 22 Uchida 27 Hiroi 28 Yoshida 29 Miura 30 Okane 31 Takahara 32 Nabeta 33 Kagami 34 Takaki 35 Murata 38 Honda 39 Radončić 50 Omae Manager: Ghotbi

Persondata
Name	Ito, Sho
Alternative names	伊藤翔 (Japanese)
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	July 24, 1988
Place of birth	Kasugai, Aichi, Japan
Date of death
Place of death

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