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Takashi Inui
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24 / Japan · 2009–2019

Takashi Inui

LM
Caps · Japan
36
Goals · Japan
6
Life
1988
Clubs
Eintracht Frankfurt, SD Eibar, Shimizu S-Pulse
#24
Editorial rank of 33 for Japan
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

At Camp Nou on 21 May 2017 he put Eibar ahead in the seventh minute and volleyed a second just past the hour, the first Japanese player to score against Barcelona in La Liga. Career record: 36 caps and 6 goals for Japan; club career at Eintracht Frankfurt, SD Eibar, Shimizu S-Pulse.

Career sourcesCareer dates · checked 4 October 2026
Identity and career · Wikidata Q61886
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Career record

2007–2009Yokohama F. Marinos
2008–2011Cerezo Osaka
2011–2012VfL Bochum
2012–2015Eintracht Frankfurt
2015–2018SD Eibar
2018–2019Real Betis Balompié
2019–2019Deportivo Alavés
2019–2021SD Eibar
2021–2022Cerezo Osaka
2022–2025Shimizu S-Pulse
2026–todayVissel Kobe
Japan36 caps, 6 goals

Sources

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Around Inui in the almanac

One rank above: Seigo Narazaki at #23.

One rank below: Naohiro Takahara at #25.

Japan's editorial top five: Hidetoshi Nakata · Shinji Kagawa · Keisuke Honda · Makoto Hasebe · Shunsuke Nakamura.

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