Shuto Inaba
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shuto Inaba | ||
| Date of birth | June 29, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Machida Zelvia | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Risho Shonan High School | |||
| 2012–2015 | Fukuoka University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 45 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Kataller Toyama | 54 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Blaublitz Akita | 73 | (0) |
| 2023– | Machida Zelvia | 23 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2023 | |||
Shuto Inaba (稲葉 修土, Inaba Shūto, born June 29, 1990 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese football player. He is a midfielder currently playing for J1 League club Machida Zelvia.
Personal life[edit]
Inaba graduated with first-class honours in Sports Science from Fukuoka University.[1]
Career[edit]
Albirex Niigata Singapore[edit]
Inaba signed for Albirex Niigata Singapore in the S.League in 2016 after graduation from Fukuoka University. He was signed after Albirex Niigata (S) chairman Daisuke Korenaga had watched a few of Inaba's games in his university tournaments and called him two weeks after to offer a contract.[1] Inaba had a good season for the team as Albirex became the first team in Singapore to win all 4 trophies on offer in Singapore.[2]
He extended his contract for the 2017 season, becoming only one of six players from last season to remain at the club.[2] Inaba was handed the captaincy of the team for the 2017 season.[3] During the September international break, he was selected to participate in a week-long training stint with his parent club. He traveled to Niigata prefecture with defensive stalwart Yasutaka Yanagi and the duo trained with the first team, playing in a training match against Iwaki FC, a non-J League team.[1] He made 24 appearances in the league and scored two goals as the team retained the S.League title. He also led the team to repeat last season's feat, as the team won all 4 trophies on offer again.[4]
Kataller Toyama[edit]
Inaba stellar performances in the S.League saw Inaba secure a move back to Japan for the 2018 season, signing for J3 League side Kataller Toyama.[5] He make his club debut on 11 March 2018 in a league match against FC Ryukyu playing the full match. On 29 July 2020, he captained his side to a 3–0 league win against Fujieda MYFC.
Blaublitz Akita[edit]
On 9 January 2021, Inaba moved to J2 League club Blaublitz Akita. He make his debut for the club on 28 February 2021 in a league match against Thespa Gunma in which he assisted Keita Saito to equalise the match but unfortunately, his side suffered a 2–1 lost.
Machida Zelvia[edit]
On 9 January 2023, Inaba moved to another J2 League club Machida Zelvia. He make his club debut on 19 February 2023 in a goalless draw against Vegalta Sendai. Inaba was part of the squad that won the 2023 J2 League title thus winning promotion to the J1 League.
Club career statistics[edit]
As of 25 November 2022.[6]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Singapore | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) | S.League | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| 2017 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| Japan | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2013 | Fukuoka University | - | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | Kataller Toyama | J3 League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Blaublitz Akita | J2 League | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 41 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 32 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 172 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 201 | 3 | ||
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
Albirex Niigata (S)[edit]
- S.League: 2016, 2017
- Singapore Cup: 2016, 2017
- Singapore League Cup: 2016, 2017
- Singapore Community Shield: 2016, 2017
Machida Zelvia[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c ""I wanted to be a footballer, not a salesman": Albirex's 'De Rossi' chases childhood dream". FourFourTwo. 2017-10-03. Archived from the original on 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
- ^ a b "Albirex target another clean sweep". The New Paper. 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
- ^ "Inaba hopes for a J.League call-up". The New Paper. 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
- ^ "Albirex skipper Inaba seals move back to Japan". FourFourTwo. 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
- ^ "Inaba move back to Japan".
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 261 out of 289)
External links[edit]
- Shuto Inaba at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Kataller Toyama
- “I wanted to be a footballer, not a salesman": Albirex’s 'De Rossi' chases childhood dream
- No sitting back on Saturday: Albirex skipper Inaba
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Japanese men's footballers
- Singapore Premier League players
- Albirex Niigata Singapore FC players
- J2 League players
- J3 League players
- Kataller Toyama players
- Blaublitz Akita players
- FC Machida Zelvia players
- Men's association football forwards
- Fukuoka University alumni
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Singapore
- Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore
- Association football people from Osaka
- Japanese football forward, 1990s birth stubs