Hiroki Ito, born on 12 May 1999 (age 27), is a Japan international central defender with Bayern Munich, where he wears squad number 21. His current market value is around £25.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
His career has been shaped above all by Stuttgart. Across three seasons there, Ito made 85 league appearances and scored two league goals, becoming a regular presence rather than just another squad option. His most productive league campaign came in 2021–22, when he played 29 times and scored once.
At Bayern, he remains involved rather than parked on the edge of things. In 2025–26, he has made 16 Bundesliga appearances, scoring once, along with four Champions League appearances. That gives him 20 matches and one goal for Bayern across all competitions this season.
Ito has also stayed in the Japan picture, with one World Cup appearance and six in Asian World Cup qualifying this season. His career to date is built mainly on the Stuttgart spell, with Bayern now testing how far that steady rise can stretch.
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