on as a substitute for William Carvalho for the last 25 minutes in 3–0 loss against Levante. Alavés (loan) The following 24 January, after being sparingly used, he moved to fellow league Deportivo Alavés on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut for Alavés on 11 January 2019 in a 2–0 win Levante. He scored his first goal for Alavés on 2 March 2019 in a 2–1 victory against Villarreal. Return to Eibar On 24 July 2019, Inui returned to Eibar on a three-year deal, for a fee of € 2 million. Shimizu S-Pulse On 22 July 2022, Shimizu S-Pulse announced that they have signed Inui after his contract with Cerezo Osaka was terminated. International career Inui made his full international debut for Japan on 20 January 2009 in a 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Yemen. In May 2018 he was named in Japan's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. On 24 June, Inui scored his first World Cup goal in a 2–2 draw over Senegal during their second group stage match of the tournament. Inui went on to score another goal and registered an assist in the tournament. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Inui goal.'' References External links 1988 births Living people Japanese footballers Association football people from Shiga Prefecture Association football midfielders Japan international footballers J1 League players J2 League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players La Liga players Yokohama F. Marinos players Cerezo Osaka players VfL Bochum players Eintracht Frankfurt players SD Eibar footballers Real Betis players Deportivo Alavés players 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2015 AFC Asian Cup players 2018 FIFA World Cup players 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Japanese expatriate footballers Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain