Junichi Inamoto

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Junichi Inamoto
Personal information
Date of birth September 18, 1979 (age 27)
Place of birth    Yusui, Kagoshima, Japan
Height 181 cm
Nickname Ina
Playing position Midfield
Club information
Current club Galatasaray SK
Number 23
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1997-2001
2001-2002
2002-2004
2004-2005
2004-2006
2006-present		 Flag of Japan Gamba Osaka
Flag of England Arsenal
Flag of England Fulham
Flag of Wales Cardiff City loan
Flag of England West Bromwich Albion
Flag of Turkey Galatasaray		 118 (16)
0 (0)
41 (4)
14 (0)
28 (0)
15 (0)   
National team2
2000-present Flag of Japan Japan 65 (4)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 22 February 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 22 February 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Junichi Inamoto (稲本 潤一 Inamoto Jun'ichi?, born September 18, 1979) is a Japanese football player who plays in midfield for Galatasaray SK.

Inamoto played for Japanese club Gamba Osaka during his last year of high school, signing with the club in 1998. He was then one of many high profile transfers of Asian players to Europe, signing with Arsenal of the FA Premier League, though he failed to break into the first team, only ever appearing in the Carling Cup. Inamoto scored two goals for the Japanese National Team at the 2002 World Cup, but was released by Arsenal shortly after. He was then signed by Fulham on a long-term loan deal from Gamba Osaka. Initially he settled well at the London club, garnering good notices as a tough-tackling midfielder with an eye for a spectacular goal. 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.

Inamoto ended up signing 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. However, Gary Megson departed as West Bromwich Albion manager shortly afterwards, and successor Bryan Robson was unsure of the Japanese's talent. Inamoto was loaned to Cardiff City F.C. for the latter part of the 2004-05 season, and impressed, being recalled to play a role in WBA'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.

In August of 2006, he signed for Galatasaray SK. Inamoto scored a superb individual goal in a Champions League clash against Bordeaux, but could not prevent Galatasaray from losing 3-1 and finishing at the bottom of group with four points.


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[edit] Career Statistics

(correct as of December 25, 2006)

Club Season League Cup[1] Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal 2001-02 - - 2 - 2 - 4 -
Fulham 2002-03 19 2 4 - 6 4[2] 29 6
Fulham 2003-04 22 2 3 1 - - 25 3
WBA 2004-05 3 - - - - - 3 -
Cardiff City 2004-05 14 - 2 - - - 16 -
WBA 2005-06 22 - 4 1 - - 26 1
WBA 2006-07 3 - - - - - 3 -
Galatasaray 2006-07 15 - 2 - 5 1 22 1
Career totals 113 11

[edit] National team

[edit] International Goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. July 4, 2001 Oita, Japan Yugoslavia 1-0 Won Friendly
2. June 4, 2002 Saitama, Japan Belgium 2-2 Drew 2002 FIFA World Cup Group Stage
3. June 9, 2002 Yokohama, Japan Russia 1-0 Won 2002 FIFA World Cup Group Stage
4. March 28, 2003 Tokyo, Japan Uruguay 2-2 Drew Friendly

[edit] Honors and awards

[edit] Individual Honors

[edit] Team Honours

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield
  2. ^ scored 4 goals in Intertoto Cup final, Fulham vs Bologna

[edit] External links


Flag of Japan Japan squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup Flag of Japan

1 Kawaguchi | 2 Akita | 3 Matsuda | 4 Morioka | 5 Inamoto | 6 Hattori | 7 H. Nakata | 8 Morishima | 9 Nishizawa | 10 Nakayama | 11 Suzuki | 12 Narazaki | 13 Yanagisawa | 14 Santos | 15 Fukunishi | 16 K. Nakata | 17 Miyamoto | 18 Ono | 19 Ogasawara | 20 Myojin | 21 Toda | 22 Ichikawa | 23 Sogahata | Coach: Troussier
Flag of Japan Japan squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Flag of Japan

1 Narazaki | 2 Moniwa | 3 Komano | 4 Endo | 5 Miyamoto | 6 K. Nakata | 7 H. Nakata | 8 Ogasawara | 9 Takahara | 10 Nakamura | 11 Maki | 12 Doi | 13 Yanagisawa | 14 Santos | 15 Fukunishi | 16 Oguro | 17 Inamoto | 18 Ono | 19 Tsuboi | 20 Tamada | 21 Kaji | 22 Nakazawa | 23 Kawaguchi | Coach: Zico
Galatasaray S.K. - Current Squad

1 Mondragón | 2 Tomas | 4 Song | 5 Ak | 7 Buruk | 9 Şükür | 10 Ateş | 11 Şaş | 12 Erçetin | 14 Topal | 16 Carrusca | 17 Elmas | 18 Akman | 19 Haspolatlı | 21 Aşık | 22 Ilić | 23 Inamoto | 24 Güven | 25 Öztorun | 26 Yılmaz | 27 Özcan | 28 Seyhan | 30 Yarkın | 35 Sabankay | 38 Karaer | 55 Sarıoğlu | 58 Kabze | 66 Turan | 67 Penbe | 99 Karan | Manager: Gerets
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