# Sho Ito

Sho Ito (伊藤 翔, Itō Shō, born 24 July 1988) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Yokohama FC. He represented Japan's under-20 team at the 2006 AFC Youth Championship.

## Career

In August 2006, Ito received a trial from English club Arsenal, where he impressed manager Arsène Wenger. However, his work permit application fell through, and in January 2007, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with French club Grenoble.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 23 October 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Grenoble | 2006–07 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Grenoble | 2007–08 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Grenoble | 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Grenoble | 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Grenoble | Total | Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2010 | J1 League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2011 | J1 League | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 2 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2012 | J1 League | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 19 | 3 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2013 | J1 League | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 6 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Total | Total | 49 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 11 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2014 | J1 League | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 9 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2015 | J1 League | 29 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 38 | 9 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2016 | J1 League | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | – | – | 42 | 8 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2017 | J1 League | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 4 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2018 | J1 League | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | – | – | 39 | 17 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Total | Total | 134 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 179 | 47 |
| Kashima Antlers | 2019 | J1 League | 26 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 16 |
| Kashima Antlers | 2020 | J1 League | 14 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Kashima Antlers | Total | Total | 40 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 60 | 19 |
| Yokohama FC | 2021 | J1 League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 20 | 1 |
| Yokohama FC | 2022 | J2 League | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 6 |
| Yokohama FC | 2023 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Yokohama FC | Total | Total | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7 |
| Matsumoto Yamaga (loan) | 2021 | J2 League | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 4 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 286 | 55 | 29 | 10 | 47 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 375 | 78 |

### International
#### Appearances in major competitions

| Team | Competition | Category | Appearances | 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 |