Today FC Bayern Munich announced that Hiroki Ito has completed a permanent transfer from VfB Stuttgart (Germany) to FC Bayern Munich (Germany).

https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2024/06/new-arrival-from-vfb-stuttgart-fc-bayern-sign-hiroki-ito

Hiroki Ito: “It’s a great honour for me to be able to play for one of the biggest clubs in the world. FC Bayern is also a big name in Japan. I always gave my all for VfB Stuttgart and am grateful to the club. Now I’m looking forward to the challenge in Munich and I want to play my part in FC Bayern winning lots of trophies. It was time to take a new step, and for me FC Bayern is the perfect club to do so.”

(Reference: Hiroki Ito’s Career History)

Hiroki Ito was born on May 12, 1999, in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. He was promoted to the top team of Júbilo Iwata in 2017 and was loaned to Nagoya Grampus for the 2019 season. From the 2020 season, he signed a management and agent contract with USJ and returned to Júbilo Iwata. In June 2021, he was loaned to VfB Stuttgart and made a permanent transfer the following year. In June 2022, he received his first call-up to the Japan national football team and was selected as a member of the FIFA World Cup Qatar tournament in November of the same year. On June 13, 2024, he completed his permanent transfer to FC Bayern Munich.