Junya Ito
Japan · Attack · Koninklijke Racing Club Genk
Born 9 March 1993 (age 33). Height 177 cm. Preferred foot: right. Position: Attack. Nationality: Japan. Market value €3M.
Current club: Koninklijke Racing Club Genk — 28 appearances, 6 goals and 5 assists this season.
Career totals: 48 goals and 71 assists in 275 appearances (20,590 minutes played).
Season by season
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jupiler Pro League | 28 | 6 | 5 | 1,785 | 7.1 |
| UEFA Europa League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 420 | 6.83 |
| Friendlies | 4 | 0 | 3 | 169 | 7.35 |
Statistics
Per-90 and totals across 231 matches with recorded data.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Goals per 90 | 0.21 |
| Assists per 90 | 0.31 |
| Goals + assists per 90 | 0.52 |
| Shots | 215 |
| Shots on target | 118 |
| Shot conversion, % | 22 |
| Key passes per 90 | 2.6 |
| Passes per 90 | 33.55 |
| Dribbles per 90 | 3.24 |
| Dribble success, % | 48 |
| Duels won, % | 47 |
| Tackles per 90 | 1.46 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 0.48 |
| Yellow cards | 19 |
| Red cards | 1 |
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Score | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-18 | at KVC Westerlo | 1–2 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 |
| 2026-04-21 | Royal Charleroi Sporting Club | 1–1 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-04-25 | Royal Standard Club de Liège | 1–1 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 |
| 2026-05-02 | at Royal Charleroi Sporting Club | 2–0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 2026-05-10 | KVC Westerlo | 3–0 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 8.9 |
| 2026-05-16 | at Royal Standard Club de Liège | 0–0 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2026-05-19 | Royal Antwerp Football Club | 0–0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 2026-05-31 | Iceland | 1–0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-06-14 | at Netherlands | 2–2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-06-21 | at Tunisia | 0–4 | 95 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-06-25 | Sweden | 1–1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-06-29 | at Brazil | 2–1 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-08-09 | at Zulte Waregem | 2–1 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 2026-08-22 | at Royal Antwerp Football Club | 4–4 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-08-28 | SK Beveren | 4–0 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| 2026-09-06 | at Anderlecht | 0–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.37 |
| 2026-09-13 | Gent | 1–1 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 6.98 |
| 2026-09-20 | at Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging | 3–0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 5.98 |
| 2026-09-28 | Venezuela | 2–1 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 |
| 2026-10-10 | KV Kortrijk | 3–0 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
FIFA World Cup 2026
1 goal and 0 assists in 4 matches (220 minutes). See the full World Cup 2026 hub.
- Brazil 2–1 Japan · Round of 32 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Japan 1–1 Sweden · Group Stage - 3 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Tunisia 0–4 Japan · Group Stage - 2 — 1 goal, 0 assists
- Netherlands 2–2 Japan · Group Stage - 1 — 0 goals, 0 assists
Honours
6 trophies won out of 18 finals and podium finishes.
- Coupe de France · 2024/2025 · 2nd Place
- Kirin Cup · 2022 · 2nd Place
- Super Cup · 2021 · 2nd Place
- First Division A · 2020/2021 · 2nd Place
- Cup · 2020/2021 · Winner
- Super Cup · 2019 · Winner
- AFC Asian Cup · 2019 · 2nd Place
- First Division A · 2018/2019 · Winner
- EAFF E-1 Football Championship · 2016/2017 · 2nd Place
- First Division A · Winner
- First Division A · 2nd Place
- Super Cup · Winner
- Super Cup · 2nd Place
- Cup · Winner
- Coupe de France · 2nd Place
- EAFF E-1 Football Championship · 2nd Place
- AFC Asian Cup · 2nd Place
- Kirin Cup · 2nd Place
Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-09 | Stade Reims | Koninklijke Racing Club Genk | €2.8M |
| 2022-07-29 | Koninklijke Racing Club Genk | Stade Reims | €10M |
| 2020-07-01 | Kashiwa Reysol | Koninklijke Racing Club Genk | N/A |
| 2020-06-30 | Koninklijke Racing Club Genk | Kashiwa Reysol | N/A |
| 2019-01-31 | Kashiwa Reysol | Koninklijke Racing Club Genk | Loan |
| 2016-01-08 | — | Kashiwa Reysol | — |
| 2015-02-01 | — | — | — |
| 2011-04-01 | — | — | — |
Clubs and national teams
- Japan · national team
- Koninklijke Racing Club Genk
- Stade Reims