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.

Kanako Ito (footballer)

National team career

On August 5, 2001, when Ito was 18 years old, she debuted for the Japan national team against China. In 2002, she was selected by the Japan U-20 national team for the 2002 U-19 World Championship. She played 13 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 2012.

Kanako Ito (footballer)

National team statistics

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1983 births

Living people

Asia University (Japan) alumni

Association football people from Tokyo

Japanese women's footballers

Japan women's international footballers

Nadeshiko League players

Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza players

Chifure AS Elfen Saitama players

INAC Kobe Leonessa players

Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama players

Women's association football midfielders

Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games

Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan

Asian Games medalists in football

Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games

People from Nerima

Kanako Ito (footballer)