How tall is Junya Itō?

Junya Itō's listed height is 176 cm (5'9"). He is taller than about 81% of men in Japan.

Where 176 cm sits among men in Japan

Taller than about 81% of men in Japan born in 1993 (average 171 cm).

Itō next to his teammates

Yuta Nakayama is 5 cm taller than Junya Itō (181 cm), teammate at Japan men's national football team since 2019.

Keito Nakamura is 4 cm taller than Junya Itō (180 cm), teammate at Japan men's national football team since 2023.

Kosuke Nakamura is 8 cm taller than Junya Itō (184 cm), teammate at Kashiwa Reysol from 2016 to 2020.

About Junya Itō

Junya Itō is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for the Belgian Pro League team Genk and the Japan national team. He was born on 9 March 1993 in Yokosuka. After attending Kanagawa University for four years, he first became a Special Designated Player for Ventforet Kofu and then obtained a new contract with the J1 League side.

His first professional season attracted attention from Kashiwa Reysol, which signed him in January 2016. On 31 January 2019 Itō moved to Genk on a one-year loan. He signed permanently with Genk on a three-year contract on 30 March 2020. On 29 July 2022 he joined the Ligue 1 club Reims. In August 2025, after Reims were relegated, he returned to Genk.

At a listed 176 cm (5'9"), Itō is 5 cm shorter than Yuta Nakayama, who is listed at 181 cm (5'11") and has been his teammate in the Japan men's national football team since 2019. Kosuke Nakamura, his teammate at Kashiwa Reysol from 2016 to 2020, is listed at 184 cm (6'0") and is 8 cm taller than Itō.

Frequently asked

How tall is Junya Itō in feet and inches? Junya Itō is 5'9" tall, which is 176 cm, 69.3 inches or 1.76 m.

How tall is Junya Itō compared to Yuta Nakayama? Yuta Nakayama is 5 cm taller than Junya Itō: 181 cm (5'11") vs 176 cm (5'9").

How tall is Junya Itō compared to Keito Nakamura? Keito Nakamura is 4 cm taller than Junya Itō: 180 cm (5'11") vs 176 cm (5'9").

How tall is Junya Itō compared to Kosuke Nakamura? Kosuke Nakamura is 8 cm taller than Junya Itō: 184 cm (6'0") vs 176 cm (5'9").

Is Junya Itō tall for men in Japan? At 176 cm he is taller than about 81% of men in Japan born in 1993, whose average height is 171 cm.

Sources

• Junya Itō on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Junya Itō on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 176 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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