Junichi Inamoto (稲本 潤一, Inamoto Jun'ichi, born 18 September 1979) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nankatsu SC. He is a retired international for the Japan national team. More about Junichi Inamoto
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Inamoto was born in Kagoshima Prefecture. He played for Japanese club Gamba Osaka during his last year of high school, signing with the club in 1997. In April when at the age of 17, he debuted opening match in 1997 J.League season, which made him the youngest player who played J.League (at that time). He played for Gamba until summer 2001 and played 118 matches in J1 League. He was then one of many high-profile transfers of Asian players to Europe, signing with Arsenal of the Premier League. Inamoto scored two goals for the Japanese national team at the 2002 World Cup, but had already been released by Arsenal shortly before the tournament began. He was then signed by Fulham on a long-term loan deal from Gamba Osaka. Initially he settled well at the London club, garnering good notices as a tough-tackling midfielder with an eye for a spectacular goal. He became a cult favourite quickly, scoring four goals over the two legs of Fulham's Intertoto Cup final against Bologna, scoring once in the first leg and a hat trick in the second. Other notable goals he scored in his time for Fulham include goals against Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland, Middlesbrough and also in the 3–1 win against Manchester United at Old Trafford in October 2003. He also scored in the FA Cup against Everton which commentator Barry Davies described as "a Japanese peach". Inamoto was also described as "bigger than Beckham" by the Japanese media. However, he sustained a fractured tibia in an international friendly against 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.The most expensive item with a signature of Junichi Inamoto ( Junichi Inamoto SIGNED (Fulham FC) Named & Numbered '6' Shirt! Great!) was sold in February 2021 for £40.00 while the cheapest item (SIGNED JUNICHI INAMOTO JAPAN ARSENAL FULHAM W.B.A CARDIFF) found a new owner for £0.99 in November 2022. The month with the most items sold (1) was October 2019 with an average selling price of £1.00 for an autographed item of Junichi Inamoto. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2021 with £40.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was April 2015. In average, an autographed item from Junichi Inamoto is worth £1.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Junichi Inamoto were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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Junichi Inamoto SIGNED (Fulham FC) Named & Numbered '6' Shirt! Great! | £40.00 | ||
Arsenal Fc Junichi Inamoto Hand Signed Poster | £4.99 | ||
JUNICHI INAMOTO # WEST BROMWICH ALBION & JAPAN - 6x4 PHOTOGRAPH ORIGINAL SIGNED | £1.99 | ||
Junichi Inamoto (Fulham & Japan) In-Person SIGNED 10x8 Photograph! | £3.25 | ||
JUNICHI INAMOTO ARSENAL 2001-2002 ORIGINAL HAND SIGNED CLUB PHOTOGRAPH | £9.25 | ||
JUNICHI INAMOTO Fulham Arsenal Japan West Brom Signed 5.5x3.5 Index Card COA | £4.99 | ||
signed card of ex arsenal fulham west brom japan footballer junichi inamoto | £1.00 | ||
signed card of ex fulham west brom cardiff city japan footballer junichi inamoto | £1.00 | ||
SIGNED JUNICHI INAMOTO JAPAN ARSENAL FULHAM W.B.A CARDIFF | £0.99 | ||
Signed Junichi Inamoto Topps Premier Gold 2004 Fulham Club Trade Card Japan | £9.99 |