Sara Ito

Sara Ito
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-11-11) 11 November 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund
Number 14
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Furoku SC
–2019 Sekimae SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 NTV Beleza 3 (0)
2021–2022 FC Wacker Innsbruck 9 (1)
2022–2023 Austria Wien 17 (2)
2023–2025 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 41 (0)
2025– Borussia Dortmund 31 (1)
International career
2017 Japan U16
2018 Japan U17 3 (2)
2019 Japan U19
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 October 2026

Sara Ito (Japanese: 伊藤 沙羅, romanized: Itō Sara; born 11 November 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as midfielder and defender for German club Borussia Dortmund.

Career

Ito started her career at NTV Beleza, before joining Austrian sides FC Wacker Innsbruck and Austria Wien, followed by German club 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in 2023. In June 2025, she signed for Borussia Dortmund.

International career

Ito has represented Japan at youth level.

References

  1. ↑ "伊藤彩羅選手昇格のお知らせ | 日テレ・東京ヴェルディベレーザ / Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza". www.verdy.co.jp. Retrieved Dec 13, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "日テレ・東京ヴェルディベレーザ 伊藤 彩羅選手 | 日テレ・東京ヴェルディベレーザ / Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza". Jul 25, 2021. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved Dec 13, 2024.
  3. ↑ Schmidt, Stephan (Jun 19, 2023). "Sara Ito wechselt zum 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam". Retrieved Dec 13, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Sara Ito, Ronja Leubner und Celina Baum schließen sich den BVB-Frauen an" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 12 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "U-17日本女子代表 メンバー・スケジュール 【FIFA U-17女子ワールドカップウルグアイ2018（11/13～12/1）】（11/1更新）". JFA｜公益財団法人日本サッカー協会. Retrieved Dec 13, 2024.
  6. ↑ "FIFA U-17女子ワールドカップ ウルグアイ 2018". JFA｜公益財団法人日本サッカー協会. Retrieved Dec 13, 2024.