Takashi Inui
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Takashi Inui | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Ōmihachiman, Shiga, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 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– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 60 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Japan U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009– | Japan | 18 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 December 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Takashi Inui (乾 貴士 Inui Takashi, born 2 June 1988) is a Japanese footballer[2][3][4] who currently plays for the Bundesliga team Eintracht Frankfurt. Usually deployed as a playmaker and attacking midfielder, he dictates the pace of the game with his sharp dribbling and supplying key through-balls. He is also known for quick shots which are often unreadable due to a swift back-swing.
Club career
Inui was a member of the Japan U21. He was the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament Letterwinner in 2006 when his High School, Shiga Yasu HS, won the tournament.[5]
In 2007, Inui joined Yokohama F. Marinos of the J. League Division 1 and he made his debut as a professional against Yokohama F.C. in a league match on March 10. However, he failed to find a regular spot at Marinos and then was loaned to second division side Cerezo Osaka in June 2008, earning himself a permanent move at the end of the season.[6]
In July 2011, Inui made the jump to Europe, joining Germany's VfL Bochum.[7] He made his debut in the 2. Bundesliga, when he started in a 1–2 home defeat versus FC St. Pauli on August 13, 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.[8]
International career
Inui made his full international debut for Japan on January 20, 2009 in a 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Yemen.[9]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | League Cup2 | Continental3 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2007 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Cerezo Osaka | 2008 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 6 | ||
| 2009 | 47 | 20 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 48 | 21 | |||
| 2010 | 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 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 7 | ||
| Total | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 7 | |||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2012–13 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 60 | 7 | 5 | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | 69 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 204 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 241 | 57 | |
1Includes Emperor's Cup and DFB-Pokal.
2Includes J. League Cup.
3Includes AFC Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
International
- As of 14 November 2014
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References
- ↑ "National Team Squad". jfa.or.jp. Japan Football Association. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ↑ "Takashi Inui" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ↑ "Inui, Takashi" (in German). kicker. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ↑ "Stats Centre: Takashi Inui Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
- ↑ 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). January 9, 2006. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
- ↑ 乾貴士がＣ大阪に完全移籍. Supportista (in Japanese). December 17, 2008. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
- ↑ "Bochum holt einen Japaner" [Bochum sign a Japanese player] (in German). DFL. July 28, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ↑ "Inui signs for Frankfurt". Sky Sports. July 9, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
- ↑ "AFC ASIAN CUP – QATAR 2011 MATCH SUMMARY". Asian Football Confederation. January 20, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
- ↑ "Japan – Takashi Inui – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Takashi Inui > Club matches". Worldfootball.net.
- ↑ "日中韓サッカーU-21代表交流戦 対 U-21韓国代表［於：日本］". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). November 21, 2006. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
- ↑ "KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2010". samuraiblue.jp (in Japanese). September 7, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ↑ 東北地方太平洋沖地震復興支援チャリティーマッチ. samuraiblue.jp (in Japanese). March 29, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
External links
- Takashi Inui at Cerezo Osaka official site (Japanese)
- Takashi Inui at National-Football-Teams.com
- Takashi Inui at Yahoo! Japan sports (Japanese)
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