Juri Ito (; born 2 October 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara and the Japan women's national football team.
Club career Ito began her senior career with Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara in 2021. She has played in Japan's top-level women's football competition, the WE League.
International career Ito was selected for the Japan women's national team squad for the 2026 Asian Games, held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
She appeared in several matches during the tournament, playing in defence and midfield. In Japan's 8–0 group-stage victory over Vietnam on 17 September, she started the match and delivered the corner that led to Yuzuho Shiokoshi's goal. Ito also started in Japan's semi-final victory over South Korea and the final against North Korea.
Japan won the gold medal after defeating North Korea in a penalty shoot-out in the final on 2 October 2026, following a 2–2 draw after extra time. Ito was part of the gold-medal-winning squad.
References
External links Juri Ito at dメニュースポーツ (in Japanese) Juri Ito at Soccer King (in Japanese)