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.

Junichi Inamoto
Inamoto playing for Kawasaki Frontale in 2010
Personal information
Full name Junichi Inamoto[1]
Date of birth (1979-09-18) 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)
Honours
Representing  Japan
FIFA Confederations Cup
Silver medal – second place2001 Korea-Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place2000 Lebanon
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Silver medal – second place1999 Nigeria
AFC U-19 Championship
Silver medal – second place1998 Thailand
AFC U-16 Championship
Gold medal – first place1994 Qatar
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 January 2022

Biography

Inamoto 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

[4][5]

Club statistics League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AsiaTotal
1997Gamba OsakaJ1 League2733060-363
19982861040-336
19992212000-241
20002842041-345
20011320030-162
EnglandLeague FA Cup Football League Cup EuropeTotal
2001/02ArsenalPremier League0000202040
2002/03FulhamPremier League192202060292
2003/042222110-253
2004/05West Bromwich AlbionPremier League300000-30
2004/05Cardiff CityChampionship1402000-160
2005/06West Bromwich AlbionPremier League2202021-261
2006/07Championship300000-30
TurkeyLeague Fortis Turkey Cup League Cup EuropeTotal
2006/07GalatasaraySüper Lig25030-51331
GermanyLeague DFB-Pokal Premiere Ligapokal EuropeTotal
2007/08Eintracht FrankfurtBundesliga24020--260
2008/0919010--200
FranceLeague Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue EuropeTotal
2009/10Stade RennaisLigue 1500000-50
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AsiaTotal
2010Kawasaki FrontaleJ1 League280204050390
20111221010-142
20122001030-240
201325030100-380
2014141101030191
2015Consadole SapporoJ2 League31010--320
2016Hokkaido Consadole SapporoJ2 League8100--81
2017J1 League600000-60
2018201050-80
2019SC SagamiharaJ3 League91---91
202010---10
2021J2 League
CountryJapan 274211804118034122
England 8348171801066
Turkey 25030-51331
Germany 43030-51511
France 500000-50
Total 4302532148226253630

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Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
2000140
2001111
2002112
2003101
200460
2005100
200640
200730
200820
200941
201080
Total825

References
  1. "Juni̇chi̇ İnamoto". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. "Junichi Inamoto: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. "Junichi Inamoto". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  4. Junichi Inamoto at J.League (in Japanese)
  5. Junichi Inamoto at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. Japan National Football Team Database

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