Akihiro Ienaga

Akihiro Ienaga
Personal information
Full name Akihiro Ienaga
Date of birth (1986-06-13) 13 June 1986
Place of birth Nagaokakyō, Kyoto, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Kawasaki Frontale
Number 41
Youth career
1993–2008 Nagaokakyō S.S.[1]
1999–2003 Gamba Osaka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2010 Gamba Osaka 87 (5)
2008–2009 → Oita Trinita (loan) 30 (1)
2010 → Cerezo Osaka (loan) 31 (4)
2011–2014 Mallorca 25 (2)
2012 → Ulsan Hyundai (loan) 12 (1)
2012–2013 → Gamba Osaka (loan) 29 (6)
2014–2016 Omiya Ardija 92 (28)
2017- Kawasaki Frontale 1 (0)
National team‡
2005 Japan U20 4 (0)
2006–2007 Japan U23 10 (1)
2007–2011 Japan 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 March 2016.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 August 2011

Akihiro Ienaga (家長 昭博, Ienaga Akihiro, born 13 June 1986 in Nagaokakyō, Kyoto, Japan) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Kawasaki Frontale in the J1 League.

Professional career

Ienaga began his career as a trainee with Gamba Osaka, one of the leading clubs in Japan's J. League. He broke into the senior squad in 2004 and helped the club to their first J-League title the following year. Ienaga joined J-League rivals Oita Trinita on a season-long loan in 2007. In December 2008, Ienaga joined English club, Plymouth Argyle, on trial.[2] Plymouth attempted to sign the player in January 2009 but he was denied a work permit so they were forced to withdraw from talks.[3] In December 2010, he signed with Spanish Primera Division club RCD Mallorca in a five-year deal.[4] And scored his first goal for the club in home game against Sevilla on 9 April 2011.[5]

International career

Ienaga made his international debut as a substitute in Japan's 2–0 win against Peru in March 2007.

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of match played 12 July 2017[6][7][8]

Club Season League Cup League Cup Champions League Other1 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gamba Osaka 2004 812030--131
2005 2403051--321
2006 28242206130435
2007 2723071--373
Total 875122172613012512
Oita Trinita 2008 401000--50
2009 2611062-30363
Total 3012062-30443
Cerezo Osaka 2010 3143060--404
Total 3143060--404
RCD Mallorca 2010–11 142----142
2011–12 401----50
2013–14 701----80
Total 2522----272
Ulsan Hyundai 2012 12110005000181
Total 12110005000181
Gamba Osaka 2012 12531100000166
2013 17100000000171
Total 29631100000337
Omiya Ardija 2014 33650100000396
2015 3311000000003311
2016 2611312100003113
Total 92288131000010430
Kawasaki Frontale 2017 8011004000131
Total 8011004000131
Career total 315473153351516040060

1Includes other competitive competitions, including the Japanese Super Cup, A3 Champions Cup, Suruga Bank Championship and Pan-Pacific Championship.

International

National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan U20
200540
Total40
Japan U23
200610
200791
Total101
Japan
200710
201110
Total20

International goals

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.

Under-23

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 March 2007 Japan National Stadium, Tokyo  Syria
1–0
3–0
 2008 Summer Olympics qualification

Appearances in major competitions

Team Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Result
Start Sub
 Japan2005 FIFA World Youth ChampionshipU-20400Round of 16
 Japan2008 Summer Olympics qualificationU-22631Qualified

Awards and honours

Japan

2011

Club

Gamba Osaka
2005
2007
2007
Oita Trinita
2008

References

  1. ↑ 長岡京サッカースポーツ少年団　団のあゆみ. Nagaokakyo SS (in Japanese). 27 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Argyle give trial to Japan star". BBC Sport. 11 December 2008.
  3. ↑ "Pilgrims miss out on Ienaga". Sky Sports. 16 January 2009.
  4. ↑ "ienaga-joins-mallorca". Goal.com. 16 December 2010.
  5. ↑ Mallorca vs. Sevilla – 9 April 2011 Soccerway.com Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  6. ↑ Akihiro Ienaga > Club matches worldfootball.net
  7. ↑ Japan – Akihiro Ienaga – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway
  8. ↑ 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. 29 out of 289)
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