{{short description|Japanese footballer (born 1985)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Masahiko Inoha | image = Masahiko Inoha 2007.jpg | upright = | caption = Inoha in 2007 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|8|28|df=y}} | birth_place = Miyazaki, Japan | height = 1.79 m | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Centre-back, full-back | youthyears1 = 2001–2003 | youthclubs1 = Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School | collegeyears1 = 2004–2005 | college1 = Hannan University | years1 = 2006–2007 | clubs1 = FC Tokyo | caps1 = 48 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2008–2011 | clubs2 = Kashima Antlers | caps2 = 89 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2011–2012 | clubs3 = Hajduk Split | caps3 = 15 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2012 | clubs4 = Vissel Kobe | caps4 = 22 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2013–2015 | clubs5 = Júbilo Iwata | caps5 = 82 | goals5 = 3 | years6 = 2016–2018 | clubs6 = Vissel Kobe | caps6 = 52 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2019–2021 | clubs7 = Yokohama FC | caps7 = 66 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2022 | clubs8 = Nankatsu SC | caps8 = 0 | goals8 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2006–2007 | nationalteam1 = Japan U-23 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 2011–2014 | nationalteam2 = Japan | nationalcaps2 = 21 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | club-update = 01:04, 16 November 2022 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Team|Kashima Antlers}} {{Medal|W|J1 League|2008}} {{Medal|W|J1 League|2009}} {{Medal|W|J.League Cup|2011}} {{Medal|W|Emperor's Cup|2010}} {{Medal|Country|{{Fb|JPN}}}} {{Medal|Competition|AFC Asian Cup}} {{Medal|G|2011 Qatar|}} | totalcaps = 374 | totalgoals = 7 }}
{{nihongo|'''Masahiko Inoha'''|伊野波 雅彦|Inoha Masahiko|extra=born 28 August 1985}} is a Japanese former 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 held in 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 the reigning J. League champions Kashima in 2008. He was a key member of Japan's Under-23 team, however he failed to join the U-23 squad to compete in 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.<ref name=nationalteam>{{cite web| url =http://www.japannationalfootballteam.com/en/players/inoha_masahiko.html| title =INOHA Masahiko| publisher =Japan National Football Team Database| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20130922155132/http://www.japannationalfootballteam.com/en/players/inoha_masahiko.html| archivedate =22 September 2013| df =dmy-all}}</ref> In a game against Qatar, in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, he scored a goal in minute 89' of the game.<ref name=nationalteam/> The game ended 3–2, a win for Japan.
In the summer transfer window of 2011 he moved to Croatian giant Hajduk Split.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sc20110706a2.html| title =Inoha to join Croatia's Hajduk Split| date = 6 July 2011 | accessdate = 26 December 2012 | publisher =The Japan Times}}</ref> 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 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jubilo-iwata.co.jp/newslist/detail/?nw_seq=4556|title = 伊野波 雅彦選手、契約満了のお知らせ}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club=== <!-- NOTE: when updating stats, update the infobox too! --> {{Updated|23 February 2017}}<ref>Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/2017-J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411424/ref=pd_sim_14_1/356-9491148-0114816?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=BA8BN4Y0F97GNWKQM78H "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)"], 8 February 2017, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411420}} (p. 61 out of 289)</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Emperor's Cup and Croatian Cup.}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes J. League Cup.}} !colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Includes AFC Champions League and UEFA Europa League.}} !colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Includes Japanese Super Cup.}} !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|FC Tokyo |2006 |28||1||2||0||5||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||35||1 |- |2007 |20||0||0||0||4||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||24||0 |- !colspan="1"|Total !48!!1!!2!!0!!9!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!59!!1 |- |rowspan="5"|Kashima Antlers |2008 |23||0||2||0||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||28||0 |- |2009 |30||1||4||0||2||0||6||0||1||0||43||1 |- |2010 |26||0||5||0||2||0||5||0||colspan="2"|–||38||0 |- |2011 |10||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||3||0||colspan="2"|–||13||1 |- !colspan="1"|Total !89!!2!!11!!0!!5!!0!!16!!0!!1!!0!!122!!2 |- |Hajduk Split |2011–12 |15||1||3||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0||colspan="2"|–||19||1 |- |Vissel Kobe |2012 |22||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||23||0 |- |rowspan="4"|Jubilo Iwata |2013 |25||1||0||0||4||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||29||1 |- |2014 |25||1||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||26||1 |- |2015 |32||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||32||1 |- !colspan="1"|Total !82!!3!!1!!0!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!87!!3 |- |Vissel Kobe |2016 |27||0||1||0||6||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||34||0 |- !colspan="2"|Career total !283!!7!!18!!0!!25!!0!!17!!0!!1!!0!!344!!7 |}
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===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|Japan |2011||9||1 |- |2012||7||0 |- |2013||4||0 |- |2014||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!21!!1 |}
:''Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Inoha goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Masahiko Inoha |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 21 January 2011 || Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar || {{fb|QAT}} || align="center"|3–2 || align="center"|3–2 || 2011 AFC Asian Cup |}
==Honours== '''Kashima Antlers''' *J. League Division 1: 2008, 2009 *Emperor's Cup: 2010 *Japanese Super Cup: 2009, 2010
'''Japan''' *AFC Asian Cup: 2011
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{FIFA player|233497}} * {{NFT}} * [http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/inoha_masahiko.html Japan National Football Team Database] * {{J.League player}} * {{Soccerway}} * [https://www.vissel-kobe.co.jp/profile/?mode=detail&id=119 Profile at Vissel Kobe]
{{Yokohama FC squad}} {{Navboxes colour |title= Japan squads |bg= mediumblue |fg= white |bordercolor= red |list1= {{Japan squad 2007 AFC Asian Cup}} {{Japan squad 2011 AFC Asian Cup}} {{Japan squad 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup}} {{Japan squad 2014 FIFA World Cup}} }}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Inoha, Masahiko}} Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Hannan University alumni Category:Football people from Miyazaki Prefecture Category:Japanese men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Japan men's international footballers Category:Japan men's youth international footballers Category:21st-century Japanese sportsmen Category:J1 League players Category:J2 League players Category:Croatian Football League players Category:FC Tokyo players Category:Kashima Antlers players Category:HNK Hajduk Split players Category:Vissel Kobe players Category:Júbilo Iwata players Category:Yokohama FC players Category:2007 AFC Asian Cup players Category:2011 AFC Asian Cup players Category:2013 FIFA Confederations Cup players Category:2014 FIFA World Cup players Category:AFC Asian Cup–winning players Category:Japanese expatriate men's footballers Category:Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia