Kanako Ito (footballer)

Kanako Ito
伊藤香菜子
Personal information
Full name	Kanako Ito
Date of birth	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
1999–2008	Nippon TV Beleza
2010–2012	Nippon TV Beleza
2013–2014	AS Elfen Saitama
2015	INAC Kobe Leonessa
2016	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
2017	Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama
2018–	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
Total
International career
2002	Japan U-20
2001–2012	Japan
Medal record
Nippon TV Beleza
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Representing Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 31, 2018

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.

Club career

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.

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.

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