Shuto Inaba
Japanese footballer
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Shuto Inaba (稲葉 修土, Inaba Shūto; born June 29, 1990 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese football player who plays as a midfielder for Kagoshima United.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Shuto Inaba | ||
| Date of birth | June 29, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kagoshima United | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Rissho University Shonan High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Fukuoka University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 45 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Kataller Toyama | 54 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Blaublitz Akita | 73 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Machida Zelvia | 23 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Kagoshima United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2025– | Kagoshima United | 15 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2026 | |||
Personal life
Inaba graduated with first-class honours in Sports Science from Fukuoka University.[1]
Career
Albirex Niigata Singapore
Inaba signed for Albirex Niigata Singapore in the S.League in 2016 after graduation from Fukuoka University. He was signed after Albirex Niigata (S) chairman Daisuke Korenaga had watched a few of Inaba's games in his university tournaments and called him two weeks after to offer a contract.[1] Inaba had a good season for the team as Albirex became the first team in Singapore to win all 4 trophies on offer in Singapore.[2]
He extended his contract for the 2017 season, becoming only one of six players from last season to remain at the club.[2] Inaba was handed the captaincy of the team for the 2017 season.[3] During the September international break, he was selected to participate in a week-long training stint with his parent club. He traveled to Niigata prefecture with defensive stalwart Yasutaka Yanagi and the duo trained with the first team, playing in a training match against Iwaki FC, a non-J League team.[1] He made 24 appearances in the league and scored two goals as the team retained the S.League title. He also led the team to repeat last season's feat, as the team won all 4 trophies on offer again.[4]
Kataller Toyama
Inaba's stellar performances in the S.League saw Inaba secure a move back to Japan for the 2018 season, signing for J3 League side Kataller Toyama.[5] He make his club debut on 11 March 2018 in a league match against FC Ryukyu playing the full match.[6]
Blaublitz Akita
On 9 January 2021, Inaba moved to J2 League club Blaublitz Akita.[7] He made his debut for the club on 28 February 2021 in a league match against Thespa Gunma in which he assisted Keita Saito.[8]
Machida Zelvia
On 25 November 2022, Inaba moved to another J2 League club Machida Zelvia.[9] He make his club debut on 19 February 2023 in a goalless draw against Vegalta Sendai.[10] Inaba was part of the squad that won the 2023 J2 League, which was the first time in the club's history they had been promoted to the J1 League.[11]
Loan to Kagoshima United
On 16 July 2024, Inaba was announced at Kagoshima United.[12] He made his league debut against Fujieda MYFC on 3 August 2024.[13]
Club career statistics
As of 25 November 2022.[14]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Singapore | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) | S.League | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| 2017 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| Japan | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2013 | Fukuoka University | - | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | Kataller Toyama | J3 League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Blaublitz Akita | J2 League | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 41 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 32 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 172 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 201 | 3 | ||
Honours
Club
Albirex Niigata (S)
- S.League: 2016, 2017
- Singapore Cup: 2016, 2017
- Singapore League Cup: 2016, 2017
- Singapore Community Shield: 2016, 2017
