Masahiko Inoha

Masahiko Inoha

Personal information
Full name	Masahiko Inoha
Date of birth	August 28, 1985 (1985-08-28)
Place of birth	Miyazaki, Japan
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Defender Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Vissel Kobe
Number	19
Youth career
2001-2003	Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School
2004-2005	Hannan University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006-2007	F.C. Tokyo	48	(1)
2008-2011	Kashima Antlers	89	(2)
2011-2012	HNK Hajduk Split	13	(1)
2012-	Vissel Kobe	0	(0)
National team‡
2005	Japan U-20
2006-2007	Japan U-21
2011–	Japan	7	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2011

Masahiko Inoha (伊野波 雅彦, Inoha Masahiko, born August 28, 1985) is a Japanese football player who played for Vissel Kobe. He plays as a defender or a holding midfielder.

Playing career

He 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 recoginised 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. In a game against Qatar, in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, he scored a goal in minute 89' of the game. The game ended 3-2, a win for Japan.

In the summer transfer window of 2011 he moved to Croatian giant Hajduk Split. He scored his only goal for Hajduk in a 3-0 away from home victory over newly promoted side Lučko on the 21st of October, 2011.

Career statistics

As of January 21, 2011

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2006	F.C. Tokyo	J. League Division 1	28	1	2	0	5	0	-		35	1
2007			20	0	0	0	4	0	-		24	0
2008	Kashima Antlers		23	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	28	0
2009			30	1	4	0	2	0	6	0	42	1
2010			26	0	5	0	2	0	5	0	38	0
Career total			127	2	13	0	14	0	13	0	159	2

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2011	7	1
Total	7	1

National team career statistics

Appearances in major competitions

Team	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
			Start	Sub
Japan	2011 AFC Asian Cup	Senior	1	1	1	Pending

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 January 2011	Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Qatar	3–2	3–2	2011 AFC Asian Cup

Honors and awards

Team

Kashima Antlers

• J. League: 2008, 2009
• Emperor's Cup: 2010
• Japanese Super Cup: 2009, 2010

External links

• Masahiko Inoha at nogometni-magazin (Croatian)