Akihiro Ienaga
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Akihiro Ienaga | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Nagaokakyō, Kyoto, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Kawasaki Frontale | ||
| Number | 41 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–2008 | Nagaokakyō S.S. | ||
| 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 |
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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.
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. Plymouth attempted to sign the player in January 2009 but he was denied a work permit so they were forced to withdraw from talks. In December 2010, he signed with Spanish Primera Division club RCD Mallorca in a five-year deal. And scored his first goal for the club in home game against Sevilla on 9 April 2011.
Ienaga made his international debut as a substitute in Japan's 2–0 win against Peru in March 2007.
Statistics accurate as of match played 23 March 2017
1Includes other competitive competitions, including the Japanese Super Cup, A3 Champions Cup, Suruga Bank Championship and Pan-Pacific Championship.
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