Sara Ito

Sara Ito
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-11-11) 11 November 2001[1]
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[2]
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 21 (1)
International career
2017 Japan U16
2018 Japan U17 3 (2)
2019 Japan U19
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[2]

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.[3] In June 2025, she signed for Borussia Dortmund.[4]

International career

Ito has represented Japan at youth level.[5][6]

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.