Hayato Inamura, born on 6 May 2002 (age 24), is a Japanese central defender with FC Tokyo. He wears squad number four and is valued at around £383,000 by Transfermarkt.
His career is still young, but Albirex Niigata has done most to shape it. He made 28 league appearances there across two seasons, scoring once, with his most productive league campaign coming in 2025, when he played 16 times and got his goal.
Celtic came into the story in July 2025, signing him from Albirex Niigata for around £250,000. It was a relatively modest deal, and his time in Glasgow proved brief rather than career-defining. A year later, in July 2026, he left Celtic for FC Tokyo.
At FC Tokyo, Inamura has made 19 appearances across all competitions, including nine in the J1 League and 10 in the J1 100 Year Vision League. His wider career remains tied most strongly to Albirex Niigata, with Celtic a short early chapter before his football continued back in Japan.
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