Kanako Ito (footballer)

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Kanako Ito (伊藤 香菜子, Itō Kanako, born July 20, 1983) is a Japanese footballer who has played as a midfielder. She plays for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama. She has also played for the Japan national team.

Kanako Ito
伊藤 香菜子
Personal information
Full name Kanako Ito
Date of birth (1983-07-20) July 20, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2008 Nippon TV Beleza 113 (46)
2010–2012 Nippon TV Beleza 50 (13)
2013–2014 AS Elfen Saitama 46 (30)
2015 INAC Kobe Leonessa 20 (0)
2016 Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 17 (5)
2017 Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama 18 (10)
2018– Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 18 (3)
Total 282 (107)
International career
2002 Japan U-20 3 (0)
2001–2012 Japan 13 (3)
Medal record
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 31, 2018

Club career

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Ito was born in Nerima, Tokyo on July 20, 1983. She joined NTV Beleza (later Nippon TV Beleza) in 1999. She was selected Best Eleven in 2001 and 2002. End of 2008 season, she left the club, but in 2010, she came back and she played until 2012. From 2013, she played for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama (2013-2014, 2016), INAC Kobe Leonessa (2015) and Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama (2017). She is currently playing for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama from 2018.

National team career

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On August 5, 2001, when Ito was 18 years old, she debuted for the Japan national team against China.[1] In 2002, she was selected by the Japan U-20 national team for the 2002 U-19 World Championship.[2] She played 13 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 2012.

National team statistics

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[1][3]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2001 6 2
2002 3 0
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 1 1
2008 0 0
2009 0 0
2010 0 0
2011 0 0
2012 3 0
Total 13 3

References

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  1. ^ a b Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
  2. ^ FIFA
  3. ^ List of match in 2012 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
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