Junichi Inamoto
Junichi Inamoto (稲本 潤一, Inamoto Junichi, born September 18, 1979) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
 Inamoto playing for Kawasaki Frontale in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Junichi Inamoto[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1979[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[3] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nankatsu SC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1997 | Gamba Osaka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2004 | Gamba Osaka | 118 | (16) |
| 2001–2002 | → Arsenal (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | → Fulham (loan) | 41 | (4) |
| 2004–2006 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Galatasaray | 25 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 43 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Stade Rennes | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Kawasaki Frontale | 99 | (3) |
| 2015–2018 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 47 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | SC Sagamihara | 19 | (1) |
| 2022– | Nankatsu SC | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1995 | Japan U-17 | 3 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Japan U-20 | 11 | (4) |
| 1998–2000 | Japan U-23 | 15 | (5) |
| 2000–2010 | Japan | 82 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 January 2022 | |||
Biography
changeInamoto was born in Osaka Prefecture on September 18, 1979.[4] He joined J1 League club Gamba Osaka from their youth team in 1997. In April when at the age of 17, he debuted opening match in 1997 season, which made him the youngest player who played J1 League at that time. He played for Gamba until summer 2001 and played 118 matches in J1 League. In summer 2001, he moved to English Premier League club Arsenal FC. After that, he played many European club, Fulham, West Bromwich Albion, Cardiff City, Galatasaray, Eintracht Frankfurt and Stade Rennais. In 2010, he returned to Japan and joined Kawasaki Frontale. He played for the club in 5 season. In 2015, he moved to J2 League club Consadole Sapporo (later Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo). Although the club won the champions in 2016 and was promoted to J1, he could not play many matches from the 2016 season. In 2019, he moved to J3 League club SC Sagamihara. The club won the 2nd place in 2020 and was promoted to J2.
In August 1995, Inamoto was selected the Japan U-17 national team for 1995 U-17 World Championship and played all 3 matches. In April 1999, he was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 1999 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played three matches and Japan came second place.
On February 5, 2000, Inamoto debuted for the Japan national team under manager Philippe Troussier against Mexico. After the debuted, Inamoto played 10 matches or more every year. In September 2000, Inamoto was selected Japan U-23 national team for 2000 Summer Olympics. He played full-time in all 4 matches and scored a goal against Slovakia. In 2000, Inamoto played at 2000 Asian Cup. He played four matches while Japan won the championship. In 2001, he also played at 2001 Confederations Cup. He played four matches and Japan came second place. In 2002, he was selected Japan for 2002 World Cup. He played all four matches and scored two goals against Belgium at first match and Russia at second match. Japan qualified to the knockout stage first time in Japan's history. After 2002 World Cup, Inamoto played at 2003 and 2005 Confederations Cup. In 2006, he was selected Japan for 2006 World Cup. He played two matches while Japan was eliminated in the group stages. After 2006 World Cup, Inamoto was not selected Japan 1 year for generational change. In June 2007, he played for Japan for the first time in a year. After that, he played several matches every year. In 2010, he was selected Japan for 2010 World Cup. He played two matches and Japan qualified to the knockout stage. This World Cup is his last game for Japan. He played 82 games and scored 5 goals for Japan.
Statistics
change| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 1997 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 36 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 33 | 6 | |||
| 1999 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2000 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | 34 | 5 | |||
| 2001 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 16 | 2 | |||
| England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2001/02 | Arsenal | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002/03 | Fulham | Premier League | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 2003/04 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2004/05 | West Bromwich Albion | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | |
| 2004/05 | Cardiff City | Championship | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 16 | 0 | |
| 2005/06 | West Bromwich Albion | Premier League | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 26 | 1 | |
| 2006/07 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | ||
| Turkey | League | Fortis Turkey Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2006/07 | Galatasaray | Süper Lig | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | 33 | 1 | |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Premiere Ligapokal | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2007/08 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2008/09 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 0 | ||||
| France | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2009/10 | Stade Rennais | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2010 | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 League | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 2011 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2012 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | - | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | Consadole Sapporo | J2 League | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | J2 League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | J1 League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | SC Sagamihara | J3 League | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | J2 League | |||||||||||
| Country | Japan | 274 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 341 | 22 | |
| England | 83 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 106 | 6 | ||
| Turkey | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | 33 | 1 | |||
| Germany | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | 51 | 1 | |||
| France | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 430 | 25 | 32 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 536 | 30 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 1 |
| 2002 | 11 | 2 |
| 2003 | 10 | 1 |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 82 | 5 |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Juni̇chi̇ İnamoto". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ↑ "Junichi Inamoto: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ↑ "Junichi Inamoto". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Junichi Inamoto at J.League (in Japanese)
- ↑ Junichi Inamoto at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Japan National Football Team Database
Other websites
change- Junichi Inamoto at Soccerway.com
- Junichi Inamoto at WorldFootball.net
- Junichi Inamoto at Soccerbase.com
- Junichi Inamoto at National-Football-Teams.com
- Junichi Inamoto at 11v11.com
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