is a Japanese football player. He is a
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
currently playing for
Blaublitz Akita.
Personal life
He graduated with first-class honours in Sports Science from Fukuoka University.
Career
Singapore
He signed for
Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore) from the
S.League in 2016 after graduation from Fukuoka University. He was signed after Albirex Niigata Singapore chairman
Daisuke Korenaga
is a common masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Daisuke can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*大輔, "big, assist"
*大介, "big, mediate"
*大祐, "big, bless"
*大助, "big, help"
*大典, "big, law/rule ...
had watched a few of Inaba's games in his university tournaments and called him two weeks after to offer a contract.
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.
He extended his contract for 2017, becoming only one of six players from last season to remain at the club.
Inaba was handed the captaincy of the team for the
2017 S.League
The 2017 S.League (also known as the Great Eastern Hyundai S.League for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd season of the S.League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1996. The ...
season. 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
is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre-back for J2 League side, Fagiano Okayama.
Early career
He was educated at the Kashima Antlers Junior Youth team and played for Yachiyo High School and Senshu University before moving to Singapor ...
and the duo trained with the first team, playing in a training match against
Iwaki FC
is a football (soccer) club based in Iwaki, Fukushima, Iwaki, a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The club will play in J2 League from 2023 season, which is the 2nd level in the Japanese football pyramid.
History Founder Club
Iwaki FC wa ...
, a non-J League team.
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.
Japan
His stellar performances in the S.League saw Inaba secure a move back to Japan for the 2018 season, signing for
J3 League
or simply J3 is the third division of . It was established in 2013 as the third-tier professional association football league in Japan.
The third-tier nationwide league is a relatively recent development in Japanese football with a first attempt ...
side
Kataller Toyama
is a football club in Japan that was formed from the merger of the ALO's Hokuriku and YKK AP SC. The club currently plays in J3 League.
History
The idea of a merged club had been discussed by the Toyama Prefectural Football Association as ...
.
Club career statistics
As of 25 November 2022.
[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, (p. 261 out of 289)
Honours
Club
Albirex Niigata (S)
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S.League (2): 2016, 2017
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Singapore Cup (2): 2016, 2017
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Singapore League Cup (2): 2016, 2017
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Singapore Charity Shield
The Singapore Community Shield (also known as the AIA Community Shield due to sponsorship reasons; formerly the Charity Shield) is the curtain-raiser to the football season in Singapore. The match is contested between the champions of the previou ...
(2): 2016, 2017
References
External links
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Profile at Kataller Toyama“I wanted to be a footballer, not a salesman": Albirex’s 'De Rossi' chases childhood dreamNo sitting back on Saturday: Albirex skipper Inaba
1993 births
Living people
Japanese footballers
Singapore Premier League players
Albirex Niigata Singapore FC players
J2 League players
J3 League players
Kataller Toyama players
Blaublitz Akita players
Association football forwards
Fukuoka University alumni
Japanese expatriate footballers
Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Singapore
Expatriate footballers in Singapore
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