Junichi Inamoto
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Junichi Inamoto[1] | ||
Date of birth | 18 September 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Yusui, Kagoshima, Japan | ||
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Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Consadole Sapporo | ||
Youth career | |||
1985–1992 | Seiei Gakuen SC | ||
1992–1997 | Gamba Osaka | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2004 | Gamba Osaka | 105 | (14) |
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 | Rennes | 5 | (0) |
2010–2014 | Kawasaki Frontale | 88 | (3) |
2015– | Consadole Sapporo | 10 | (0) |
International career | |||
1995 | Japan U-17 | 3 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Japan U-20 | 11 | (4) |
1998–2000 | Japan U-23 | 15 | (5) |
2000–2010 | Japan | 83 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2015 |
Junichi Inamoto (稲本 潤一 Inamoto Jun'ichi?, born 18 September 1979) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Consadole Sapporo.
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Playing career
Inamoto played for Japanese club Gamba Osaka during his last year of high school, signing with the club in 1997. He was then one of many high profile transfers of Asian players to Europe, signing with Arsenal of the Premier League. Inamoto scored two goals for the Japanese national team at the 2002 World Cup, but had already been released by Arsenal shortly before the tournament began.[2] He was then signed by Fulham on a long-term loan deal from Gamba Osaka.[3] Initially he settled well at the London club,[4] garnering good notices as a tough-tackling midfielder with an eye for a spectacular goal. He became a cult favourite quickly, scoring four goals over the two legs of Fulham's Intertoto Cup final against Bologna, scoring once in the first leg[5] and a hat trick in the second.[6] Other notable goals he scored in his time for Fulham include goals against Tottenham Hotspur,[7] Sunderland,[8] Middlesbrough[9] and also in the 3–1 win against Manchester United at Old Trafford in October 2003.[10] He also scored in the FA Cup against Everton[11] which commentator Barry Davies described as "a Japanese peach".[citation needed] Inamoto was also described as "bigger than Beckham" by the Japanese media.[12] However, he sustained a fractured tibia in an international friendly against England, and returned to Gamba Osaka to do promotional work. Fulham were interested in signing him once more, but concerns remained over his recovery from injury.[13][14]
Inamoto signed with West Bromwich Albion for a decidedly small £200,000 transfer fee, which was only to be paid once he had made an appearance for the Midlands club.[15] However, Gary Megson departed as West Bromwich Albion manager shortly afterwards, and successor Bryan Robson was unsure of the player. Inamoto was loaned to Cardiff City for the latter part of the 2004–05 season,[16] and impressed, being recalled to play a role in West Brom's survival campaign in the Premiership. In 2005–06 he was a regular in the West Brom side, and was called up to the Japan squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the first Albion player to play in the tournament for 20 years.[citation needed] Whilst at West Brom Inamoto scored once, an extra time winner in a League Cup tie against former club Fulham on 25 October 2005.[17]
On 31 August 2006, he signed for Galatasaray.[18] On 29 May 2007, it was revealed that he signed a two-year contract with German club Eintracht Frankfurt, joining on a free transfer.[19] Inamoto was presented in a press conference joining fellow Japanese striker Naohiro Takahara in Frankfurt and was released on 30 May 2009. On 19 June 2009, French Ligue 1 side Rennes announced that Inamoto had signed a contract with them.[20] He then signed for Kawasaki Frontale on 11 January 2010. He signed for Consadole Sapporo in 2015.
National team
- 2000 Asian Cup (Champions)
- 2001 Confederations Cup (Runners-Up)
- 2002 FIFA World Cup
- 2003 Confederations Cup
- 2005 Confederations Cup
- 2006 FIFA World Cup
- 2010 FIFA World Cup
Career statistics
(correct as of 16 July 2014)
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
1997 | Gamba Osaka | J. League Division 1 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 36 | 3 | |
1998 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 33 | 6 | |||
1999 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 1 | ||||
2000 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | 34 | 5 | |||
2001 | 13 | 2 | - | 3 | 0 | - | 16 | 2 | ||||
England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
2001–02 | Arsenal | Premier League | - | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
2002–03 | Fulham | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | *10 | 4 | 33 | 6 | |
2003–04 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 25 | 3 | |||
2004–05 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||||
2004–05 | Cardiff City | Championship | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 0 | ||
2005–06 | West Bromwich Albion | Premier League | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 26 | 1 | |
2006–07 | Championship | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||||
Turkey | League | Türkiye Kupası | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
2006–07 | Galatasaray S.K. | Süper Lig | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | 33 | 1 | |
Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | 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 | - | - | - | 5 | 0 | |||
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
2010 | Kawasaki Frontale | J. League Division 1 | 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 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 36 | 0 | |||
2014 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
Total | Japan | 206 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 286 | 20 | |
England | 83 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 110 | 10 | ||
Turkey | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | 33 | 1 | |||
Germany | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 46 | 0 | ||||
France | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | 5 | 0 | |||||
Career total | 362 | 23 | 36 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 456 | 31 |
* Includes Intertoto Cup
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 4 July 2001 | Ōita, Japan | Yugoslavia | 1–0 | Won | Friendly Match |
2. | 4 June 2002 | Saitama, Japan | Belgium | 2–2 | Drew | 2002 FIFA World Cup Group Stage |
3. | 9 June 2002 | Yokohama, Japan | Russia | 1–0 | Won | 2002 FIFA World Cup Group Stage |
4. | 28 March 2003 | Tokyo, Japan | Uruguay | 2–2 | Drew | Friendly Match |
5. | 9 September 2009 | Utrecht, Netherlands | Ghana | 4–3 | Won | Friendly Match |
National team statistics
Japan national team | ||
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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 |
Honours
- Fulham
- UEFA Intertoto Cup Champions: 2002
- Japan
- AFC U-16 Championship Champions: 1994
- Asian Cup Champions: 2000
- FIFA World Youth Championship Runners-up: 1999
- FIFA Confederations Cup Runners-up: 2001
- FIFA World Cup: Round of 16 2002, 2010
- Individual
- J. League Best XI: 2000
- Top Goal Scorer for Japan at the 2002 World Cup
- Nominated for Ballon d'Or: 2002
References
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External links
- Junichi Inamoto – FIFA competition record
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- Junichi Inamoto career statistics at Soccerbase
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- People from Kagoshima Prefecture
- Association football midfielders
- Japanese footballers
- Japan youth international footballers
- Japan international footballers
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- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Eintracht Frankfurt players
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- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
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- 2000 AFC Asian Cup players
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- 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- AFC Asian Cup-winning players
- Kawasaki Frontale players
- Consadole Sapporo players
- Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games