{{short description|Japanese footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Shuto Inaba <br> 稲葉 修土 | fullname = Shuto Inaba | image = Shuto Inaba Autograph.jpg | height = {{height|m=1.72}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|6|29}} | birth_place = Osaka, Japan | currentclub = Kagoshima United | clubnumber = 19 | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = 2009–2011 | youthclubs1 = Rissho University Shonan High School | collegeyears1 = 2012–2015 | college1 = Fukuoka University | years1 = 2016–2017 | clubs1 = Albirex Niigata (S) | caps1 = 45 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2018–2020 | clubs2 = Kataller Toyama | caps2 = 54 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2021–2022 | clubs3 = Blaublitz Akita | caps3 = 73 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2023–2024 | clubs4 = Machida Zelvia | caps4 = 23 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2024 | clubs5 = → Kagoshima United (loan) | caps5 = 8 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = Kagoshima United | caps6 = 15 | goals6 = 1 | club-update = 1 January 2026 }}
{{Nihongo|'''Shuto Inaba'''|稲葉 修土|Inaba Shūto|extra=born June 29, 1990 in Osaka, Japan}} is a Japanese football player who plays as a midfielder for Kagoshima United.
== Personal life == Inaba graduated with first-class honours in Sports Science from Fukuoka University.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/i-wanted-be-a-footballer-not-a-salesman-albirexs-de-rossi-chases-childhood-dream|title="I wanted to be a footballer, not a salesman": Albirex's 'De Rossi' chases childhood dream|date=2017-10-03|work=FourFourTwo|access-date=2017-12-26|language=en-SG|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014083632/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/i-wanted-be-a-footballer-not-a-salesman-albirexs-de-rossi-chases-childhood-dream|archive-date=2017-10-14|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Career== ===Albirex Niigata Singapore=== Inaba signed for Albirex Niigata Singapore in the S.League in 2016 after graduation from Fukuoka University. He was signed after Albirex Niigata (S) chairman Daisuke Korenaga had watched a few of Inaba's games in his university tournaments and called him two weeks after to offer a contract.<ref name=":0" /> Inaba had a good season for the team as Albirex became the first team in Singapore to win all 4 trophies on offer in Singapore.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/singapore-football/albirex-target-another-clean-sweep|title=Albirex target another clean sweep|date=2017-02-16|work=The New Paper|access-date=2017-12-26|language=en}}</ref>
He extended his contract for the 2017 season, becoming only one of six players from last season to remain at the club.<ref name=":1" /> Inaba was handed the captaincy of the team for the 2017 season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/singapore-football/inaba-hopes-jleague-call|title=Inaba hopes for a J.League call-up|date=2017-02-25|work=The New Paper|access-date=2017-12-26|language=en}}</ref> During the September international break, he was selected to participate in a week-long training stint with his parent club. He traveled to Niigata prefecture with defensive stalwart Yasutaka Yanagi and the duo trained with the first team, playing in a training match against Iwaki FC, a non-J League team.<ref name=":0" /> He made 24 appearances in the league and scored two goals as the team retained the S.League title. He also led the team to repeat last season's feat, as the team won all 4 trophies on offer again.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/albirex-skipper-inaba-seals-move-back-japan|title=Albirex skipper Inaba seals move back to Japan|date=2017-12-26|work=FourFourTwo|access-date=2017-12-26|language=en-SG}}</ref>
===Kataller Toyama===
Inaba's stellar performances in the S.League saw Inaba secure a move back to Japan for the 2018 season, signing for J3 League side Kataller Toyama.<ref>{{cite web|title=Inaba move back to Japan|url=http://www.albirex.com.sg/en/archives/28373/}}</ref> He make his club debut on 11 March 2018 in a league match against FC Ryukyu playing the full match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/03/11/japan/j3-league/fc-ryukyu/kataller-toyama/2722489/|title=Ryukyu vs Kataller Toyama - 11 March 2018|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref>
=== Blaublitz Akita ===
On 9 January 2021, Inaba moved to J2 League club Blaublitz Akita.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blaublitz.jp/whatsnew/69953.html|title=稲葉修土 選手 カターレ富山より完全移籍のお知らせ|language=Japanese|website=blaublitz.jp}}</ref> He made his debut for the club on 28 February 2021 in a league match against Thespa Gunma in which he assisted Keita Saito.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/02/28/japan/j2-league/thespa-kusatsu/tdk-sc/3443197/|title=Thespa Gunma vs Blaublitz Akita - 28 February 2021|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref>
=== Machida Zelvia ===
On 25 November 2022, Inaba moved to another J2 League club Machida Zelvia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zelvia.co.jp/news/news-218096/|title=稲葉修土選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ|language=Japanese|website=www.zelvia.co.jp|date=25 November 2022 }}</ref> He make his club debut on 19 February 2023 in a goalless draw against Vegalta Sendai.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/02/19/japan/j2-league/machida-zerubia/vegalta-sendai/4009170/|title=Machida Zelvia vs Vegalta Sendai - 19 February 2023|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> Inaba was part of the squad that won the 2023 J2 League, which was the first time in the club's history they had been promoted to the J1 League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jleague.co/news/machida-zelvia-clinches-first-ever-promotion-to-j1/|title=Machida Zelvia clinches first-ever promotion to J1|website=www.jleague.co|date=22 October 2023 }}</ref>
===Loan to Kagoshima United===
On 16 July 2024, Inaba was announced at Kagoshima United.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kufc.co.jp/2024/07/16/inaba/|title=稲葉 修土 選手 FC町田ゼルビアより期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ|language=Japanese|website=kufc.co.jp}}</ref> He made his league debut against Fujieda MYFC on 3 August 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/08/03/japan/j2-league/kagoshima-united/fujieda-myfc/4309438/|title=Kagoshima United vs Fujieda MYFC - 3 August 2024|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref>
==Club career statistics== As of 25 November 2022.<ref>Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E7%89%88-2018-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411521 "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)"], 7 February 2018, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411529}} (p. 261 out of 289)</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=3 | Club performance ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Season !! Club !! League ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals |- ! colspan=3 | Singapore ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Total |-
|2016||rowspan="2"| Albirex Niigata (S)||rowspan="2"|S.League||21||0||5||0||5||1||31||1 |- |2017||24||2||5||0||5||0||34||2 |- ! colspan=3 | Japan ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Total |- |2013||rowspan="3"| Fukuoka University||rowspan="3"| - ||colspan="2"|–||2||0||colspan="2"|–||2||0 |- |2014||colspan="2"|–||2||0||colspan="2"|–||2||0 |- |2015||colspan="2"|–||1||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0 |- |2018||rowspan="3"| Kataller Toyama||rowspan="3"|J3 League||9||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||11||0 |- |2019||18||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||20||0 |- |2020||27||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||27||0 |- |2021||rowspan="2"| Blaublitz Akita||rowspan="2"|J2 League||41||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||41||0 |- |2022||32||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||32||0 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !172||2||19||0||10||1||201||3 |}
== Honours ==
=== Club ===
==== Albirex Niigata (S) ==== * S.League: 2016, 2017 * Singapore Cup: 2016, 2017 * Singapore League Cup: 2016, 2017 * Singapore Community Shield: 2016, 2017
==== Machida Zelvia ====
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{J.League player}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20180622111451/http://www.kataller.co.jp/member/players/17.html Profile at Kataller Toyama] *{{Soccerway|434384}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20171014083632/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/i-wanted-be-a-footballer-not-a-salesman-albirexs-de-rossi-chases-childhood-dream “I wanted to be a footballer, not a salesman": Albirex's 'De Rossi' chases childhood dream] * [https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/no-sitting-back-saturday-albirex-skipper-inaba No sitting back on Saturday: Albirex skipper Inaba]
{{Kagoshima United FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Inaba, Shuto}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Japanese men's footballers Category:Singapore Premier League players Category:Albirex Niigata Singapore F.C. players Category:J2 League players Category:J3 League players Category:21st-century Japanese sportsmen Category:Kataller Toyama players Category:Blaublitz Akita players category:FC Machida Zelvia players category:Kagoshima United FC players Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Fukuoka University alumni Category:Japanese expatriate men's footballers Category:Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Singapore Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore Category:Football people from Osaka