Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Gent.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jupiler Pro League | 30 | 4 | 3 | 2184 | 6.89 |
Scout report
A. Ito is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at Gent, rated 45.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 216th of 311 on scout potential in the Jupiler Pro League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (59.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.76 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ito.
Judged on this season alone, Ito graded 34 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 58 of the 58 defensive midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League, on 4 goals, 3 assists and 2.761 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 32 → 34). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 46, 43rd of 58 of the 58 defensive midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League. At 27 Ito is in his prime years, and a market index of 17.8 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Gent finished 5th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side
2.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (5th of 6) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.29 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 59.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 45.5, Ito carries the 43rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Jupiler Pro League of 58, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Gent finished 5th of 6) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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