Takashi Inui
Inui with Japan at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 June 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Ōmihachiman, Japan | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
Playing position | Winger / Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Betis | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–2004 | Saison Football Club | ||
2004–2006 | Yasu High School | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 7 | (0) |
2008 | → Cerezo Osaka (loan) | 20 | (6) |
2009–2011 | Cerezo Osaka | 94 | (29) |
2011–2012 | VfL Bochum | 30 | (7) |
2012–2015 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 75 | (7) |
2015–2018 | Eibar | 89 | (11) |
2018– | Betis | 5 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2006 | Japan U21 | 2 | (0) |
2009– | Japan | 31 | (6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:33, 26 September 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 July 2018 |
Takashi Inui (乾 貴士 Inui Takashi, born 2 June 1988) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Betis and the Japan national football team as a winger or attacking midfielder.
Club career
Inui was the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament Letterwinner in 2006 when his High School, Shiga Yasu HS, won the tournament.[2]
In 2007, Inui joined Yokohama F. Marinos of the J. League Division 1 and made his debut as a professional against Yokohama F.C. in a league match on 10 March. However, he failed to find a regular spot at Marinos and was loaned to then J. League Division 2 Cerezo Osaka in June 2008, earning himself a permanent move at the end of the season.[3]
In July 2011, Inui made the jump to Europe, joining Germany's VfL Bochum.[4] He made his debut in the 2. Bundesliga, when he started in a 1–2 home defeat versus FC St. Pauli on 13 August 2011.
In July 2012, Inui signed a three-year contract with newly promoted Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt after impressive performance in the German second tier.[5]
Eibar
On 26 August 2015, Inui was transferred to La Liga side SD Eibar, after agreeing to a three-year contract.[6] In April 2017, as the club was chasing a UEFA Europa League place, he was controversially called back to his homeland by Japan's prime minister to serve as a delegate for the visit of King Felipe VI of Spain to Japan.[7]
On 21 May 2017, Inui became the first Japanese footballer to score against FC Barcelona, sniping the ball via cross-bar behind Ter Stegen, twice.[8]
Real Betis
On 1 June 2018, upon expiration of his Eibar contract, Inui joined Real Betis on a free transfer for a three-year deal.[9]
International career
Inui made his full international debut for Japan on 20 January 2009 in a 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Yemen.[10] In May 2018 he was named in Japan’s preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[11] On 24 June, Inui scored his first World Cup goal in a 2–2 draw over Senegal during their second group stage match of the tournament.[12]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | League | Cup1 | League Cup2 | Continental3 | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Yokohama F. Marinos | 2007 | J1 League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
2008 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
Cerezo Osaka | 2008 | J2 League | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 6 | ||
2009 | 47 | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 48 | 21 | ||||
2010 | J1 League | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 41 | 5 | ||
2011 | 14 | 5 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 21 | 9 | ||||
Total | 114 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 132 | 41 | ||
VfL Bochum | 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 7 | ||
Eintracht Frankfurt | 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 6 | ||
2013–14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 22 | 2 | |||
2014–15 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |||
2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 75 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 87 | 9 | |||
SD Eibar | 2015–16 | La Liga | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||
2016–17 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||||
2017–18 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 5 | ||||
Total | 89 | 11 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 94 | 11 | ||||
Real Betis | 2018–19 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Career total | 317 | 60 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 360 | 68 |
1Includes Emperor's Cup and DFB-Pokal and Copa del Rey.
2Includes J. League Cup.
3Includes AFC Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
International
- As of 2 July 2018[16]
Japan | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2009 | 1 | 0 |
2010 | 2 | 0 |
2011 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | 3 | 0 |
2013 | 6 | 0 |
2014 | 2 | 2 |
2015 | 5 | 0 |
2016 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 6 | 0 |
2018 | 6 | 4 |
Total | 31 | 6 |
International goals
- Score and Result columns list Japan's goals first.
International goals | ||||||
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# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
1. | 14 November 2014 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan | 4–0 | 6–0 | Friendly | |
2. | 5–0 | |||||
3. | 12 June 2018 | Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria | 1–1 | 4–2 | ||
4. | 2–1 | |||||
5. | 24 June 2018 | Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg, Russia | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup | |
6. | 2 July 2018 | Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia | 2–0 | 2–3 |
References
- ↑ "National Team Squad". jfa.or.jp. Japan Football Association. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ↑ 前回覇者の鹿児島実を破り、野洲が滋賀県勢初の優勝. Sportsnavi (in Japanese). 9 January 2006. Archived from the original on 14 January 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ↑ 乾貴士がC大阪に完全移籍. Supportista (in Japanese). 17 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ↑ "Bochum holt einen Japaner" [Bochum sign a Japanese player] (in German). DFL. 28 July 2011. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ↑ "Inui signs for Frankfurt". Sky Sports. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ↑ "El japonés Takashi Inui, nuevo jugador de la SD Eibar para las tres próximas temporadas" [Japanese Takashi Inui, new player of SD Eibar for the following three seasons] (in Spanish). Eibar's official website. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ "Inui missing Eibar matches to attend Spanish royal trip to Japan". Marca. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ↑ "Japan International Inui Makes history". FourFourTwo. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ↑ "Real Betis announce Takashi Inui signing from Eibar". AS English. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ↑ "AFC ASIAN CUP – QATAR 2011 MATCH SUMMARY". Asian Football Confederation. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ↑ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".
- ↑ "Japan rallies for draw against Senegal to remain on track for knockout stage at World Cup.He then later scored Japan's second goal against Belgium in the round of 16 from 35 yards out .Japan then later loss the match 3-2". The Japan Times. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ↑ "Japan – Takashi Inui – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Takashi Inui > Club matches". Worldfootball.net.
- ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 284 out of 289)
- ↑ "Takashi Inui". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
External links
- Takashi Inui – FIFA competition record (archive)
- Takashi Inui at National-Football-Teams.com
- Takashi Inui at the Japan National Football Team
- Takashi Inui at J.League (in Japanese)
- Takashi Inui at Soccerway
- Takashi Inui at BDFutbol