Sho Inagaki
Japanese footballer (born 1991)
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Sho Inagaki (稲垣 祥, Inagaki Shō; born 25 December 1991) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Nagoya Grampus and the Japan national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sho Inagaki | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Nerima, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nagoya Grampus | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Onishi Hurricane FC | ||
| 2002–2003 | South Juve FC | ||
| 2004–2006 | FC Tokyo Musashi | ||
| 2007–2009 | Teikyo High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Nippon Sport Science University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Ventforet Kofu | 81 | (6) |
| 2017–2019 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 71 | (9) |
| 2020– | Nagoya Grampus | 198 | (29) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Japan | 4 | (3) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:21, 15/07/2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 July 2025 | |||
Club career
Sho made his league debut for Ventforet against Kashima Antlers on the 1 March 2014.[1] He scored his first league goal for Ventforet against Montedio Yamagata on the 17 October 2015, scoring in the 62nd minute.[2]
Sho made his league debut for Sanfreece against Albirex Niigata on the 25 February 2017.[3] He scored his first league goal for the club against Vissel Kobe on the 18 November 2017.[4]
Sho made his league debut for Nagoya against Vegalta Sendai on the 22 February 2020.[5] He scored his first league goal for Nagoya against Kashima Antlers on the 5 September 2020.[6]
International career
He made his debut for Japan national football team on 30 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Mongolia and scored twice in the 14–0 victory.[7]
On 15 July 2025 he was part of the Japan national team side that won the 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, making two appearances and scoring one goal against the Hong Kong national team.[8]
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 30 March 2021 | Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan |  Mongolia | 7–0 | 14–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 14–0 | |||||
| 3. | 8 July 2025 | Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin, South Korea |  Hong Kong | 3–0 | 6–1 | 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
Club statistics
Updated to 15 July 2025.[9][10][11][12][13]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | AFC | Total | |||||||
| Ventforet Kofu | 2014 | J1 League | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 27 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 39 | 5 | |||
| Total | 81 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 7 | ||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2017 | J1 League | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 23 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 39 | 3 | |||
| 2019 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
| Total | 71 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 94 | 9 | ||
| Nagoya Grampus | 2020 | J1 League | 34 | 3 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 38 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 55 | 14 | ||
| 2022 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | – | 45 | 4 | |||
| 2023 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 45 | 3 | |||
| 2024 | 36 | 6 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 44 | 6 | ||||
| 2025 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 25 | 8 | |||
| Total | 198 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 252 | 38 | ||
| Career total | 350 | 44 | 22 | 2 | 63 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 448 | 54 | ||
Honours
- Sanfreece Hiroshima
- Nagoya Grampus
- Japan
- Individual
