Masahiko Inoha
Inoha in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-08-28) 28 August 1985
Place of birth Miyazaki, Japan
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, full-back
Youth career
2001–2003 Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School
2004–2005 Hannan University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 FC Tokyo 48 (1)
2008–2011 Kashima Antlers 89 (2)
2011–2012 Hajduk Split 15 (1)
2012 Vissel Kobe 22 (0)
2013–2015 Júbilo Iwata 82 (3)
2016–2018 Vissel Kobe 52 (0)
2019–2021 Yokohama FC 66 (0)
2022 Nankatsu SC 0 (0)
International career
2006–2007 Japan U-23
2011–2014 Japan 21 (1)
Medal record
Kashima Antlers
WinnerJ1 League2008
WinnerJ1 League2009
WinnerJ.League Cup2011
WinnerEmperor's Cup2010
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place2011 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:04, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Masahiko Inoha (伊野波 雅彦, Inoha Masahiko, born 28 August 1985) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or full-back.

Career

Inoha was educated at and played for Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School and Hannan University. He was on trial with several J. League clubs before the graduation from his high school but failed to convince any club to sign him. He decided to continue his study and football at Hannan University. When he was at the university, he was a member of the Japan team that won the 23rd Universiade football competition hosted by İzmir, Turkey.

His good form in the Kansai university League was recognised by Japan's youth team coach Kiyoshi Okuma who included him in the squad for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship finals.

He signed with F.C. Tokyo after a successful trial and he took a leave of absence from the university with which he is still enrolled as of April 2008. Manager Alexandre Gallo immediately established him as a starting member in his midfield.

He received a call-up twice in 2006 for the national squad. Then he was a late replacement for injured Ryuji Bando for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals but did not play in the competition.

He was transferred to reigning J. League champions Kashima in 2008. He was a key member of the Japan's Under 23 team, however he failed to join the U-23 squad to compete the Beijing Olympics football competition.

He was included in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals and made his full international debut on 17 January 2011 against Saudi Arabia.[1] In a game against Qatar, in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, he scored a goal in minute 89' of the game.[1] The game ended 3–2, a win for Japan.

In the summer transfer window of 2011 he moved to Croatian giant Hajduk Split.[2] He scored his only goal for Hajduk in a 3–0 away from home victory over newly promoted side Lučko on 21 October 2011. He struggled to adapt to Croatian life, stating reasons such as difficulty to learn the new language and no other Asian players in the side as main factors. On 17 January 2012, he skipped training for the first time due to unpaid wages. The unpaid wages were due to the debt of Hajduk Split and many players were unpaid during his stay at the club. He was fined by the club for missing three training sessions before finally rescinding his contract and returning to Japan in late January 2012. He made 16 appearances in his single season for Hajduk Split. Upon leaving, Masahiko stated: "In my entire career, I have never been as sad as I was in the last two weeks."

Masahiko signed for Vissel Kobe as a free agent in early 2012. After Vissel Kobe's relegation from the top tier in Japan in 2012, Inoha then moved to Jubilo Iwata in January 2013 for an undisclosed fee. He made 25 appearances and scored a single goal in his first season for Iwata in the Japanese first division but unfortunately they finished in 17th place and were relegated. After three seasons spent in Shizuoka, he was released at the end of the 2015 season after helping Jubilo Iwata gain promotion. He signed for Vissel Kobe in February 2016.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 February 2017[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Other[lower-alpha 4] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Tokyo 2006 2812050––351
2007 2000040––240
Total 4812090––591
Kashima Antlers 2008 230201020–280
2009 30140206010431
2010 260502050–380
2011 101––30–131
Total 89211050160101222
Hajduk Split 2011–12 15130–10–191
Vissel Kobe 2012 2200010––230
Jubilo Iwata 2013 2510040––291
2014 25110–––261
2015 32100–––321
Total 8231040––873
Vissel Kobe 2016 2701060––340
Career total 2837180250170103447

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 201191
201270
201340
201410
Total211
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Inoha goal.
List of international goals scored by Masahiko Inoha
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
121 January 2011Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar Qatar3–23–22011 AFC Asian Cup

Honours

Kashima Antlers

Japan

References

  1. 1 2 "INOHA Masahiko". Japan National Football Team Database. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Inoha to join Croatia's Hajduk Split". The Japan Times. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "伊野波 雅彦選手、契約満了のお知らせ".
  4. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 61 out of 289)
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