Kenta Inoue
Japanese footballer (born 1998)
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Kenta Inoue (井上 健太, Inoue Kenta; born 23 July 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kenta Inoue | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Osaki SC | |||
| Yokohama Junior SC | |||
| 2014–2016 | Rissho University Shonan High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Fukuoka University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Oita Trinita | 64 | (1) |
| 2023– | Yokohama F. Marinos | 61 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 September 2025 | |||
Career
Inoue started his professional career as a specially designated player for Oita Trinita, from Fukuoka University in the 2020 J1 League season.[2] He joined the team fully from the 2021 season and played for two years, making 79 appearances and scoring 2 goals.
Kenta made his league debut for Oita against Sagan Tosu on the 4 July 2020.[3] He scored his first league goal for the club against Blaublitz Akita on the 25 May 2022, scoring in the 44th minute.[4]
In December 2022, it was announced Inoue would be moving to J1 League champions club, Yokohama F. Marinos for the 2023 season.[5]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
| Oita Trinita | 2020 | J1 League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | J2 League | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| Total | 63 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 2 | ||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2023 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 63 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 2 | ||
- Appearance in the J1/J2 play-offs
