Tomoki Imai

Tomoki Imai (今井 智基, Imai Tomoki, born November 29, 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Western United FC in the A-League.

Tomoki Imai
今井智基

Personal information
Full name	Tomoki Imai
Date of birth	(1990-11-29) November 29, 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Western United
Number	6
Youth career
	Ichikawa KIFC
	Ichikawa Kanezuka SC
2006–2008	Omiya Ardija
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	Chuo University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Omiya Ardija	58	(2)
2015–2018	Kashiwa Reysol	5	(0)
2018–2019	Matsumoto Yamaga	25	(0)
2020–	Western United	108	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2024

Career

Born in the Chiba Prefecture, Imai made his debut for Omiya Ardija of the J1 League on March 20, 2013, against Júbilo Iwata in the J.League Cup in which he came on in the 56th minute for Daisuke Watabe as Omiya suffered a 2–0 defeat.^[1]

On 11 February 2020, Imai moved to Australia, signing for A-League side Western United. Imai is only the second player in the clubs history to reach 100 games played. He was also a key part of Westerns Inaugural A-league championship in 2022.^[2]

Club statistics

Updated to 29 April 2023.^{[3] [4]}

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Omiya Ardija	2013	J1 League	23	1	2	1	5	0	-		30	2
	2014		30	1	3	0	6	0	-		39	1
	2015	J2 League	5	0	-		-		-		5	0
	Total		58	2	5	1	11	0	0	0	74	2
Kashiwa Reysol	2015	J1 League	3	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	7	0
	2016		1	0	0	0	1	0	-		2	0
	2017		1	0	1	0	5	0	-		7	0
	2018		0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
	Total		5	0	4	0	8	0	3	0	20	0
Matsumoto Yamaga	2018	J2 League	7	0	-		-		-		7	0
	2019	J1 League	18	0	1	0	2	0	-		21	0
	Total		25	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	28	0
Western United	2019–20	A-League	12	0	-		-		-		12	0
	2020–21		26	1	-		-		-		26	1
	2021–22	A-League Men	27	0	0	0	-		-		27	0
	2022–23		19	0	2	0	-		-		21	0
	Total		84	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	86	0
Career total			172	3	12	0	21	0	3	0	208	3

References

1. "OMIYA ARDIJA VS. JÚBILO IWATA 0 – 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
2. "Western United sign Japanese defender Imai". FTBL. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
3. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 86 out of 289)
4. Tomoki Imai at Soccerway

External links

• Profile at Kashiwa Reysol
• Profile at Omiya Ardija
• Tomoki Imai at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)