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{{short description|Japanese footballer (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Junichi Inamoto <br> {{nobold|稲本 潤一}}
| image = Junichi Inamoto.jpg
| upright = 0.9
| caption = Inamoto playing for [[Kawasaki Frontale]] in 2010
| full_name = Junichi Inamoto<ref name=TFF>{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=985786 |title=Juni̇chi̇ İnamoto |publisher=Turkish Football Federation |access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|9|18|df=y}}<ref name=TFF/>
| birth_place = [[Kurino, Kagoshima|Kurino]], [[Kagoshima Prefecture|Kagoshima]], Japan
| height = 1.81 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/2005/Junichi-Inamoto/overview |title=Junichi Inamoto: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder]]<ref name=Hugman>{{Hugman|9857|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 1992–1997
| youthclubs1 = [[Gamba Osaka]]
| years1 = 1997–2004
| clubs1 = [[Gamba Osaka]]
| caps1 = 118
| goals1 = 16
| years2 = 2001–2002
| clubs2 = → [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] (loan)
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2002–2004
| clubs3 = → [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] (loan)
| caps3 = 41
| goals3 = 9
| years4 = 2004–2006
| clubs4 = [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
| caps4 = 28
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2004–2005
| clubs5 = → [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] (loan)
| caps5 = 14
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2006–2007
| clubs6 = [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]
| caps6 = 25
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2007–2009
| clubs7 = [[Eintracht Frankfurt]]
| caps7 = 43
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2009–2010
| clubs8 = [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]]
| caps8 = 5
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2010–2014
| clubs9 = [[Kawasaki Frontale]]
| caps9 = 99
| goals9 = 3
| years10 = 2015–2018
| clubs10 = [[Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo]]
| caps10 = 47
| goals10 = 1
| years11 = 2019–2021
| clubs11 = [[SC Sagamihara]]
| caps11 = 19
| goals11 = 1
| years12 = 2022–2024
| clubs12 = [[Nankatsu SC]]
| caps12 = 2
| goals12 = 0
| totalcaps = 441
| totalgoals = 25
| nationalyears1 = 1995
| nationalteam1 = [[Japan national under-17 football team|Japan U-17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1998–1999
| nationalteam2 = [[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan U-20]]
| nationalcaps2 = 11
| nationalgoals2 = 4
| nationalyears3 = 1998–2000
| nationalteam3 = [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U-23]]
| nationalcaps3 = 15
| nationalgoals3 = 5
| nationalyears4 = 2000–2010
| nationalteam4 = [[Japan national football team|Japan]]
| nationalcaps4 = 82
| nationalgoals4 = 5
| manageryears1 = 
| managerclubs1 = 
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}}{{MedalCountry|{{Fb|JPN}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[AFC Asian Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000 Lebanon]]|}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001 Korea/Japan]]|}}
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Junichi Inamoto'''|稲本 潤一|Inamoto Jun'ichi|born 18 September 1979}} is a Japanese former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]].<ref name="J.League">{{J.League player}}</ref> He is a retired international for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]].

==Club career==

=== Gamba Osaka ===
Inamoto was born in the town of [[Kurino, Kagoshima|Kurino]] (now [[Yūsui, Kagoshima|Yūsui]]) in [[Kagoshima Prefecture]] and raised in [[Sakai]], [[Osaka Prefecture]], where his family moved two months after his birth.<ref name="Hugman" /> He played for Japanese club [[Gamba Osaka]] during his last year of high school, signing with the club in 1997. In April of that year, at the age of 17, he made his debut in the [[1997 J.League|1997 J.League season]],<ref name="J.League" /> making him the youngest player in the J.League (at that time).<ref>[https://www.goal.com/en-sg/lists/the-japanese-legendary-players-that-jleague-has-produced/1063sx9ol0h7w1ff0omtr7b3b6 goal.com]</ref> He played for Gamba until summer 2001 and played 118 matches in the J1 League.<ref name="J.League" /> 

==== Loan to Arsenal ====
Inamoto was then one of many high-profile transfers of Asian players to Europe, signing with [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] of the [[Premier League|English Premier League]]. Inamoto scored two goals for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]] at the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]], but had already been released by Arsenal shortly before the tournament began.<ref>{{cite news |date=10 June 2002 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/matches_wallchart/japan_v_russia/newsid_2036000/2036312.stm |title=Arsenal release Inamoto |website=BBC Sport |access-date=30 April 2007}}</ref> 

==== Loan to Fulham ====
Inamoto was then signed by [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] on a long-term loan deal from [[Gamba Osaka]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Inamoto joins|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2002/july/15/inamoto-joins|publisher=Fulham F.C.|date=15 July 2002|access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref> Initially he settled well at the London club,<ref>{{cite news|title=Inamoto gears up|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2002/july/23/inamoto-gears-up|publisher=Fulham F.C.|date=23 July 2002|access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref> garnering good notices as a tough-tackling midfielder with an eye for a spectacular goal. He became a fan favourite quickly, scoring four goals over the two legs of Fulham's [[2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup final]] win against [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]], scoring once in the first leg<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2188318.stm |title=Fulham force draw |website=BBC Sport |date=13 August 2002 |access-date=15 September 2009}}</ref> and a hat trick in the second.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/uefa_cup/2217215.stm |title=Fulham clinch Euro glory |website=BBC Sport |date=27 August 2002 |access-date=15 September 2009}}</ref> Other notable goals he scored in his time for Fulham include goals against [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/2245857.stm |title=Fulham stun Spurs |website=BBC Sport |date=11 September 2002 |access-date=15 September 2009}}</ref> [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/2254759.stm |title=Inamoto sees off Sunderland |website=BBC Sport |date=14 September 2002 |access-date=15 September 2009}}</ref> [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3140895.stm |title=Fulham hold on for win |website=BBC Sport |date=16 August 2003 |access-date=15 September 2009}}</ref> and also in the 3–1 win against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] at [[Old Trafford]] in October 2003.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3206852.stm |title=Fulham stun Man Utd |website=BBC Sport |date=25 October 2003 |access-date=14 August 2009}}</ref>
He also scored in the [[FA Cup]] against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/3447233.stm |title=Fulham 2–1 Everton (aet) |website=BBC Sport |date=4 February 2004 |access-date=15 September 2009}}</ref> which commentator [[Barry Davies]] described as "a Japanese peach".{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} Inamoto was also described as "bigger than [[David Beckham|Beckham]]" by the Japanese media.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bigger than Beckham|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2002/august/24/bigger-than-beckham|publisher=Fulham F.C.|date=24 August 2002|access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref> However, he sustained a fractured [[tibia]] in an international friendly against [[England national football team|England]], and returned to [[Gamba Osaka]] to do promotional work. Fulham were interested in signing him once more, but concerns remained over his recovery from injury.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 July 2004 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/3924771.stm |title=Inamoto to leave Fulham |website=BBC Sport |access-date=30 April 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Inamoto signs extension|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2003/may/08/inamoto-signs-extension|publisher=Fulham F.C.|date=8 May 2003|access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref>

=== West Bromwich Albion ===
Inamoto signed with [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] for a decidedly small [[Pound sterling|£]]200,000 transfer fee, which was only to be paid once he had made an appearance for the Midlands club.<ref>{{cite news |date=31 August 2004 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/3613890.stm |title=Inamoto signs for West Brom |website=BBC Sport |access-date=30 April 2007}}</ref> However, [[Gary Megson]] departed as West Bromwich Albion manager shortly afterwards, and successor [[Bryan Robson]] was unsure of the player. 

==== Loan to Cardiff City ====
Inamoto was loaned to [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] for the latter part of the [[2004–05 in English football|2004–05]] season,<ref>{{cite news |date=23 December 2004 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/4115495.stm |title=Cardiff snap up Inamoto on loan |website=BBC Sport |access-date=30 April 2007}}</ref> and impressed, being recalled to play a role in West Brom's survival campaign in the Premiership. In [[2005–06 in English football|2005–06]] he was a regular in the West Brom side, and was called up to the Japan squad for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], the first Albion player to play in the tournament for 20 years.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} While at West Brom Inamoto scored once, an extra time winner in a League Cup tie against former club Fulham on 25 October 2005.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/4366916.stm |title=Fulham 2–3 West Brom (aet) |website=BBC Sport |date=25 October 2005 |access-date=22 April 2010}}</ref>

=== Galatasaray ===
On 31 August 2006, Inamoto signed for [[Galatasaray S.K. (football team)|Galatasaray]].<ref>{{cite news |date=1 September 2006 |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/5304420.stm |title=Inamoto leaves Baggies for Turkey |website=BBC Sport |access-date=30 April 2007}}</ref> 

=== Eintracht Frankfurt ===
On 29 May 2007, it was revealed that he signed a two-year contract with German club [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], joining on a free transfer.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 May 2007 |url=https://www.kicker.de/inamoto-kommt-366304/artikel |title=Inamoto kommt |publisher=[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]] |language=de |access-date=29 May 2007}}</ref> Inamoto was presented in a press conference joining fellow Japanese striker [[Naohiro Takahara]] in Frankfurt and was released on 30 May 2009.

=== Rennes ===
On 19 June 2009, French [[Ligue 1]] side [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] announced that Inamoto had signed a contract with them.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.staderennais.com/index.php?rb=22&id=AT5112|title=Junichi Inamoto rejoint le Stade Rennais F.C.|date=19 June 2009|access-date=19 June 2009|publisher=staderennais.com|language=fr}}</ref>

=== Kawasaki Frontale ===
Inamoto signed for J1 League club [[Kawasaki Frontale]] on 11 January 2010 in a move back to his homeland after nine years away in Europe. He played for Frontale for 5 seasons. He left at the end of the 2014 season.<ref>[https://www.frontale.co.jp/info/2014/1204_3.html Kawasaki Frontale] {{in lang|ja}}</ref> 

=== Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo ===
In 2015, Inamoto then subsequently featured for [[Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo]] (later ''Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo'') in the [[J2 League]]. Consadole won the [[2016 J2 League|2016 season]] and was promoted to J1.<ref>[https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFRT01/?competitionSectionIdLabel=Up+to+date&competitionIdLabel=MEIJI+YASUDA+J2+LEAGUE&yearIdLabel=2016&yearId=2016&competitionId=413&competitionSectionId=0&search=search J.League]</ref> However he could only play single-digit matches every season from the 2016 season onward.<ref name="J.League" /> He resigned at the end of the 2018 season.<ref>[https://www.consadole-sapporo.jp/news/20181246614/ Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001085643/https://www.consadole-sapporo.jp/news/20181246614/ |date=1 October 2019 }}{{in lang|ja}}</ref> 

=== SC Sagamihara ===
On 23 January 2019, Inamoto signed with [[J3 League]] club [[SC Sagamihara]].<ref>[https://www.scsagamihara.com/news/post/20180123003 SC Sagamihara]{{in lang|ja}}</ref> On 15 June 2019, he scored his first goal for the club in a league match against [[Gamba Osaka U-23|Gamba Osaka U23]].

=== Nankatsu SC ===
On 18 January 2022, Inamoto signed for fifth tier [[Kantō Soccer League]] club, [[Nankatsu SC]]. On 30 July 2023, he scored his first goal for the club at the age of 43 in a league match against [[Toin University of Yokohama FC|Toin University of Yokohama]] scoring a header.

He retired from playing in December 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=Japan's Premier League pioneer Inamoto retires aged 45 |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241204-japan-s-premier-league-pioneer-inamoto-retires-aged-45 |access-date=4 December 2024 |work=[[France 24]] |date=4 December 2024}}</ref>

==International career==
In August 1995, Inamoto was selected for [[Japan national under-17 football team|Japan U17]] for the [[1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1995 U-17 World Championship]]. He played all three matches.<ref name="FIFA">{{FIFA player}}</ref> In April 1999, he was selected for [[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan U20]] for the [[1999 FIFA World Youth Championship]].<ref name="FIFA"/> At this tournament, he played three matches as Japan finished second.

On 5 February 2000, Inamoto debuted for the senior [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]] under manager [[Philippe Troussier]] against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]].<ref name="JNFTD">[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/inamoto_junichi.html Japan National Football Team Database]</ref> After his debut, Inamoto played ten matches or more every year under Troussier.<ref name="JNFTD"/>

In September 2000, Inamoto was selected for [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U23]] for [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2000 Summer Olympics]]. He played the full game in all four matches and scored a goal against [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]].<ref name="FIFA"/>

In 2000, Inamoto played at the [[2000 AFC Asian Cup]]. He played four matches<ref name="JNFTD"/> as Japan won the championship. In 2001, he also played at the [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup]]. He played four matches<ref name="JNFTD"/> as Japan finished second. In 2002, he was selected by Japan for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]. He played all four matches and scored two goals against [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] in the first match and [[Russia national football team|Russia]] in the second match. Japan qualified for the knockout stage for the first time in their history.

After the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Inamoto played at the [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]] and the [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup]].<ref name="JNFTD"/> In 2006, he was selected by Japan for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]. He played two matches as Japan was eliminated at the group stage.

After the 2006 FIFA World Cup, due to generational change, Inamoto was not selected for Japan again until June 2007.<ref name="JNFTD"/> After that, he played several matches every year. In 2010, he was selected for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]]. He played two matches<ref name="JNFTD"/> as Japan qualified for the knockout stage. This World Cup would mark Inamoto’s last game for Japan.  In total, he played 82 games and scored 5 goals for the national side.<ref name="JNFTD"/>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{Updated|14 October 2022}}<ref name="J.League"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.consadole-sapporo.jp/news/20181246614/ |title=Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo |access-date=1 October 2019 |archive-date=1 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001085643/https://www.consadole-sapporo.jp/news/20181246614/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup
!colspan="2"|League cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Gamba Osaka]]||[[1997 Gamba Osaka season|1997]]||rowspan="5"|[[J1 League]]||27||3||3||0||6||0||colspan="2"|–||36||3
|-
|[[1998 Gamba Osaka season|1998]]||28||6||1||0||4||0||colspan="2"|–||33||6
|-
|[[1999 Gamba Osaka season|1999]]||22||1||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||24||1
|-
|[[2000 Gamba Osaka season|2000]]||28||4||2||0||4||1||colspan="2"|–||34||5
|-
|[[2001 Gamba Osaka season|2001]]||13||2||0||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||16||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!118!!16!!8!!0!!17!!1!!colspan="2"|–!!143!!17
|-
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] (loan)||[[2001–02 FA Premier League|2001–02]]||[[Premier League]]||0||0||0||0||2||0||2||0||4||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] (loan)||[[2002–03 FA Premier League|2002–03]]||rowspan="2"|Premier League||19||2||2||0||2||0||10{{efn|Includes appearances in the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup]]}}||4||33||6
|-
|[[FA Premier League 2003–04|2003–04]]||22||2||2||1||1||0||colspan="2"|–||25||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!41!!4!!4!!1!!3!!0!!10!!4!!58!!9
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]||[[2004–05 FA Premier League|2004–05]]||Premier League||3||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||3||0
|-
|[[2005–06 FA Premier League|2005–06]]||Premier League||22||0||2||0||2||1||colspan="2"|–||26||1
|-
|[[2006–07 in English football|2006–07]]||[[Football League Championship|Championship]]||3||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||3||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!28!!0!!2!!0!!2!!1!!colspan="2"|–!!32!!1
|-
|[[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] (loan)||[[2004–05 in English football|2004–05]]||Championship||14||0||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||16||0
|-
|[[Galatasaray S.K. (football team)|Galatasaray]]||[[2006–07 Süper Lig|2006–07]]||[[Süper Lig]]||25||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||5||1||33||1
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Eintracht Frankfurt]]||[[2007–08 Bundesliga|2007–08]]||rowspan="2"|[[Bundesliga]]||24||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||26||0
|-
|[[2008–09 Bundesliga|2008–09]]||19||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||20||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!43!!0!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!46!!0
|-
|[[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]]||[[2009–10 Ligue 1|2009–10]]||[[Ligue 1]]||5||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||5||0
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Kawasaki Frontale]]||[[2010 Kawasaki Frontale season|2010]]||rowspan="5"|J1 League||28||0||2||0||4||0||5||0||39||0
|-
|[[2011 Kawasaki Frontale season|2011]]||12||2||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||14||2
|-
|[[2012 Kawasaki Frontale season|2012]]||20||0||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||24||0
|-
|[[2013 Kawasaki Frontale season|2013]]||25||0||3||0||10||0||colspan="2"|–||36||0
|-
|[[2014 Kawasaki Frontale season|2014]]||14||1||1||0||1||0||3||0||19||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!99!!3!!8!!0!!20!!0!!8!!0!!135!!3
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo|Consadole Sapporo]]||[[2015 Consadole Sapporo season|2015]]||[[J2 League]]||31||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||32||0
|-
|[[2016 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo season|2016]]||J2 League||8||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||8||1
|-
|[[2017 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo season|2017]]||rowspan="2"|J1 League||6||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||6||0
|-
|[[2018 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo season|2018]]||2||0||1||0||5||0||colspan="2"|–||8||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!47!!1!!2!!0!!5!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!54!!0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[SC Sagamihara]]||[[2019 SC Sagamihara season|2019]]||rowspan="2"|[[J3 League]]||9||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||9||1
|-
|[[2020 SC Sagamihara season|2020]]||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0
|-
|[[2021 SC Sagamihara season|2021]]||J2 League||9||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||0
|-
|[[Nankatsu SC]]||[[2022 Nankatsu SC season|2022]]||[[Kanto Soccer League]]||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!441!!25!!34!!1!!49!!2!!25!!5!!549!!33
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="JNFTD"/>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="11"|[[Japan national football team|Japan]]
|[[2000 Japan national football team|2000]]||14||0
|-
|[[2001 Japan national football team|2001]]||11||1
|-
|[[2002 Japan national football team|2002]]||11||2
|-
|[[2003 Japan national football team|2003]]||10||1
|-
|[[2004 Japan national football team|2004]]||6||0
|-
|[[2005 Japan national football team|2005]]||10||0
|-
|[[2006 Japan national football team|2006]]||4||0
|-
|[[2007 Japan national football team|2007]]||3||0
|-
|[[2008 Japan national football team|2008]]||2||0
|-
|[[2009 Japan national football team|2009]]||4||1
|-
|[[2010 Japan national football team|2010]]||8||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!82!!5
|}

:''Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Inamoto goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Junichi Inamoto
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 4 July 2001 || [[Ōita, Ōita|Ōita]], Japan || {{fb|FR Yugoslavia}} || || align="center"|1–0 || [[Friendly matches|Friendly match]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || 4 June 2002 || [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]], Japan || {{fb|BEL}} || || align="center"|2–2 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 FIFA World Cup Group Stage]]
|-
| align="center"|3 || 9 June 2002 || [[Yokohama]], Japan || {{fb|RUS}} || || align="center"|1–0 || 2002 FIFA World Cup Group Stage
|-
| align="center"|4 || 28 March 2003 || [[Tokyo]], Japan || {{fb|URU}} || || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly match
|-
| align="center"|5 ||9 September 2009 || [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]], Netherlands || {{fb|GHA}} || || align="center"|4–3 || Friendly match
|}

==Honours==
'''Fulham'''
*[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2002]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2188318.stm |title=Fulham force draw |website=BBC Sport |date=13 August 2002 |access-date=23 January 2020}}<br />{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/uefa_cup/2217215.stm |title=Fulham clinch Euro glory |website=BBC Sport |date=27 August 2002 |access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>

'''Hokkaido Consodale Sapporo'''
*[[J2 League]]: [[2016 J2 League|2016]]<ref name=Soccerway>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/junichi-inamoto/569/|title=J. Inamoto|website=Soccerway.com}}</ref>

'''Japan U17'''
*[[AFC U-17 Championship]]: [[1994 AFC U-17 Championship|1994]]{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

'''Japan U20'''
*[[FIFA World Youth Championship]] runner-up: [[1999 FIFA World Youth Championship|1999]]{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

'''Japan'''
*[[AFC Asian Cup]]: [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]]{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
*[[FIFA Confederations Cup]] runner-up: [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]]{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

'''Individual'''
*J.League Best Eleven: 2000{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/inamoto_junichi.html Japan National Football Team Database]
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