Inui with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2013
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Takashi Inui | ||
Date of birth | 2 June 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Ōmihachiman, Japan | ||
Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger / Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Eibar | ||
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) |
2012–2015 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 75 | (7) |
2015– | Eibar | 48 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2006 | Japan U21 | 2 | (0) |
2009– | Japan | 19 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2015 |
Takashi Inui (乾 貴士 Inui Takashi?, born 2 June 1988) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Spanish club SD Eibar and the Japan national football team as a winger or attacking midfielder.
Inui was the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament Letterwinner in 2006 when his High School, Shiga Yasu HS, won the tournament.
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.
In July 2011, Inui made the jump to Europe, joining Germany's VfL Bochum. 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.