Kenta Inoue
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenta Inoue | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Osaki SC | |||
| Yokohama Junior SC | |||
| 2014–2016 | Rissho University Shonan High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Fukuoka University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Oita Trinita | 63 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 67 | (1) |
| 2026– | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:21, 22 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Kenta Inoue (井上 健太, Inoue Kenta; born 23 July 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse.[1]
Career
Inoue started his professional career as a specially designated player for Oita Trinita, from Fukuoka University in the 2020 J1 League season.[2] He joined the team fully from the 2021 season and played for two years, making 79 appearances and scoring 2 goals.
Kenta made his league debut for Oita against Sagan Tosu on the 4 July 2020.[3] He scored his first league goal for the club against Blaublitz Akita on the 25 May 2022, scoring in the 44th minute.[4]
In December 2022, it was announced Inoue would be moving to J1 League champions club, Yokohama F. Marinos for the 2023 season.[5]
In December 2025, Inoue transferred to fellow J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fukuoka University | 2018 | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oita Trinita | 2020 | J1 League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2021 | J1 League | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | J2 League | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 1[c] | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| Total | 63 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 2 | ||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2023 | J1 League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | |
| 2024 | J1 League | 26 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7[d] | 3 | – | 41 | 6 | ||
| 2025 | J1 League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | – | 36 | 0 | ||
| Total | 67 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 130 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 9 | ||
- ^ Includes Emperors Cup
- ^ Includes J.League Cup
- ^ Appearance in J1/J2 play-offs
- ^ a b c Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite
References
- ^ "井上 健太：大分トリニータ：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "【お知らせ】福岡大学井上健太選手来季新加入内定および2020シーズンJFA・Jリーグ特別指定選手承認のお知らせ". 大分トリニータ公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Oita Trinita vs Sagan Tosu - 4 July 2020". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Oita Trinita vs Blaublitz Akita - 25 September 2022". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "井上 健太選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ | ニュース". 横浜F・マリノス 公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "井上 健太選手 (横浜F・マリノス) 完全移籍にて加入決定のお知らせ". 清水エスパルス公式WEBサイト (in Japanese). 25 December 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ^ Kenta Inoue at Soccerway
- ^ "Kenta Inoue Players All-Time Record". Soccer D.B. Japan. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
External links
- Kenta Inoue at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)