- Sho Ito
Football player infobox| playername= Sho Ito
fullname = Sho Ito
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|7|24
cityofbirth =Kasugai, Aichi
countryofbirth =Japan
height = height|m=1.84
currentclub =Grenoble Foot 38
clubnumber = 20
position = Forward
youthyears = 2004-2006
youthclubs = Chukyo University Chukyo High School
years = 2007-
clubs = Grenoble
caps(goals) = 004 00(0)
pcupdate =29 May 2008 Sho Ito (伊藤 翔 "Ito Sho"; born
July 24 ,1988 in Kasugai,Aichi Prefecture ,Japan ) is a Japanese football player who plays forGrenoble Foot 38 inFrance and represented Japan's Under-20 team at the 2006AFC Youth Championship . Ito is dubbed the "JapaneseThierry Henry " for his size, technical abilities and pace, and is the first Japanese footballer to go straight from high school to a European club. [cite news
url=http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200702120086.html
title=http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200702120086.html
first=Yo
last=Takayuki
publisher=Asahi Shinbun
date=February 12 ,2007 ]In August 2006, Ito received a trial from English club Arsenal, where he impressed manager
Arsene Wenger . [cite news
url=http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=413256
title=Japan starlet set for Gunners
first=Andrew
last=Scurr
publisher=Sky Sports
date=August 31 ,2006 ] However, his work permit application fell through, and in January 2007, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Grenoble, a club owned by Index Corp, a Japanese mobile content provider. [cite news
url=http://www.fifa.com/en/WorldLeagues/index/0,4643,129343,00.html?articleid=129343
title=Japan's Ito signs for Grenoble
publisher=Agence France-Presse
date=January 11 ,2007 ] [cite news
url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=205792
title=Feature: Japanese Trio Head To Europe
first=Matthew
last=Hernon
publisher=Goal.com
date=January 9 ,2007 ]Club Career Stats
Last update: 17 August 2008
References
External links
* [http://www.gf38.fr/fr/ Grenoble Foot 38 official site] (French)
* [http://www.gf38.fr/jp/ Grenoble Foot 38 official site] (Japan)
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