is a retired

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ese

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player. He plays as a winger, comfortable on both flanks. Apart from his speed and dribbling skills, the ability to take set pieces is also part of his key attributes.

Career

Born and raised in

Chiba Chiba may refer to: Places China * (), town in Jianli County, Jingzhou, Hubei Japan * Chiba (city), capital of Chiba Prefecture ** Chiba Station, a train station * Chiba Prefecture, a sub-national jurisdiction in the Greater Tokyo Area on ...

Inui played for numerous clubs in and around the city before being signed to

JEF United Chiba , full name and also known as , is a Japanese professional football club that plays in the J2 League. On 1 February 2005, the club changed its name from ''JEF United Ichihara'' to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as ...

. He made his

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debut on 29 June 2008 in the 2008 J. League match against

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. The game ended 1-1. Inui then signed for

Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore) Albirex Niigata Singapore FC, abbreviated as Albirex Niigata (S), is a Singaporean football club that plays in the Singapore Premier League. The club is a satellite team of Albirex Niigata of Japan. History Albirex Niigata Singapore, a satellit ...

the Singapore

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division of the Japanese-based

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in 2010. In 2012, he went on to sign a 2-year contract with

side

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after his 2-year stint with the White Swans. He mentioned that having a chance to participate in

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was one of the main reason behind the move. Having won the 2012 RHB Singapore Cup, he will finally achieve his target in the following season. Unfortunately, the team was knocked out during the Group Stage having only won 1 out of the 6 games and lost the remainder. After the end of his contract, Inui returned to Japan for trials. In January 2014, it was announced on

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side

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's official website that Inui has been signed by the club. In September 2014, Inui was back in Singapore. He was seen undergoing a trial with

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where he played a friendly match against his former club

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at the

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. He re-signed for former club

for the

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season and scored his first goal of the season against

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to send the White Swans to the top of the S.League table at the start of April. After joining Thai Honda, he left in the midseason to join J3 club, Blaublitz Akita.

Club career statistics

As of ''27 December 2016''

Honours

Club

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: Champions

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: Champions *

: Champions

Singapore League Cup The Singapore League Cup was an annual soccer competition in Singapore. It was launched in 2007, and was open to teams who play in the S.League. The 2007 competition was sponsored by SingTel, and officially titled the SingTel League Cup. Eight of ...

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: Champions *

: Champions Singapore Charity Shield *

: Champions ;

Blaublitz Akita is a Japanese professional association football team based in Akita, Akita Prefecture. In 2014 they entered the J3 League after previously playing in the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese association football league system. ...

(1):

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Cambodian League The Cambodian Premier League ( km, លីគកំពូលកម្ពុជា, ) is the highest professional football division in Cambodia and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Cambodian League 2. Starting with the 2022 se ...

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: Champion

Individual

S.League Young Player of the Year

References

External links

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Albirex Niigata profile

SAFFC profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Inui, Tatsuro 1990 births Living people Association football people from Chiba Prefecture Japanese footballers J1 League players J3 League players Singapore Premier League players JEF United Chiba players Albirex Niigata Singapore FC players Warriors FC players SC Sagamihara players Geylang International FC players Japanese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Singapore Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Singapore Association football wingers Expatriate footballers in Cambodia Nagaworld FC players Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Cambodia