Junya Itō

Japan · MF

2026 World Cup squad profile

Team
Japan
Position
MF
Squad role
Projected starter · #14
Position rank
#2
Intl caps
68
Intl goals
15
Intl assists
27
0.63(model rating, 0–1)
3.3%

See Junya Itō on the full Japan scoring list →

Recent form

Cooling

2024/25 club form vs the player's multi-season baseline (0.19 vs 0.24).

Major tournament stats

TournamentMPMinGAxGShKPPrgPPrgCTklInt
World Cup 20224349010.12372835
Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.
▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained
MP
Matches played in the tournament.
Min
Total minutes on the pitch.
G
Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A
Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG
Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh
Shots taken.
KP
Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP
Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC
Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl
Tackles won.
Int
Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Defending

Tackles won / 90
0.77
32
Interceptions / 90
1.29
82
Ball recoveries / 90
3.87
33
Blocks / 90
2.32
88
Clearances / 90
1.55
80
Pressures / 90
11.86
13

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90
1.81
2
Key passes / 90
0.77
50
Prog. carries / 90
7.22
47
Pass completion %
64.3%
2

Possession

Carries / 90
20.11
2
Dribbles / 90
0.77
64

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 102 midfielders with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better.

International profile

Junya Itō has 68 caps and 15 international goals for Japan, a MF projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: Japan →Japan squad & model →

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