Kanako Ito (footballer)

Kanako Ito
伊藤香菜子
Personal information
Full name	Kanako Ito
Date of birth	July 20, 1983
Place of birth	Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Chifure AS Elfen Saitama
Number	10
Senior career*
National team
Nippon TV Beleza
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Representing Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 31, 2018

Kanako Ito (伊藤香菜子, Itō Kanako, born July 20, 1983) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Chifure AS Elfen Saitama. She played for 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 Japan national team against China.[1] In 2002, she was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2002 U-19 World Championship.[2] She played 13 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 2012.

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