Hayato Inarmura

Celtic are working on a surprise move for Japanese defender Hayato Inamura.


Currently playing for Albirex Niigata the 23-year-old primarily plays as a left-sided centre-back but can also provide cover at left full-back.

Signed from Toyo University in 2021 six foot tall Inamura secured a J-League Cup runners-up medal last season, but currently finds himself locked in a relegation struggle in Niigata.

Celtic are no strangers to the Japanese market, signing the likes of Daizen Maeda, Kyogo Furuhashi, Reo Hatate, Tomoki Iwata and Yuki Kobayashi in the past.

 

McGowan reporting it.

 

Doesn’t fill you with confidence , if it’s lb cover then maybe but a team in the relegation zone in Japan is alarming if this is a cb /lb cover

in the video seems to be a lcb , decent range of passing but wouldn’t think he would be any better than scales or trusty

 

Team have conceded 27 in 19 games so not as bad as a record as you would think for a team in 18th place

 

I like we are still scouting Japanese market im just scarred from Kobayashi.

Im wondering if he's back up for left back

 

One of their fans on 19th of April... "If Inamura is gonna get outmuscled easily like that , he aint making it to Europe"

Same guy 21st May...
"While I thought he wasn't great in the Kyoto game, Hayato Inamura was much better defensively vs. Sanfrecce Hiroshima (#JLeague MD 13).

Strong in the tackle, interceptions, knocked back everything in the air

One to continue monitoring is all I can say right now"

 

Got bored a minute in..

Deffo a no from me..

 

Hes came through university system I think. Like Kyogo and Reo. Its very common in Japan. Not saying that makes him any good but it's probably why he hasn't played much

 

Just when you're getting excited about our possible new recruits, Celtic go and throw in some random * defender from Japan to bring you back down to earth with a bang.

 

He seems very small for a centre back in our league, I know he has played as a left centre back but he almost profiles like he could be a decent left full back for us, good ball carrying and agressive passing stats, decent tackle win rate.

I don’t see how we could play him as a centre back in a back four here.

As mentioned last week I would be targeting a couple of players from the J League but I have never heard of this player before tonight.

 

Actually looks fantastic on the ball. Whether he can defend or not is another question.

Looks like he'd be better suited to LB.

 

This video shows a bit more defensive clips (although not much)

 

Some eye for a pass right enough, pinging it about in that video.

 

Seems there's been some talk of a call up for Japan.

https://twitter.com/R_by_Ryo/status/1923985845843001834?t=y-5umt2qfueRWdgfgH82dA&s=19