Takuya Iwanami

Personal information
Full name	Takuya Iwanami
Date of birth	18 June 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Vissel Kobe
Number	55
Youth career
2001–2002	Suma Nice SC
2003–2006	Kobe FC
2007–2012	Vissel Kobe
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2017	Vissel Kobe
2015	→ J. League U-22 (loan)
2018–2023	Urawa Red Diamonds
2024–	Vissel Kobe
International career
2011	Japan U-17
2012	Japan U-19
Medal record
Urawa Reds
Representing Japan
AFC U-23 Championship
Urawa Reds
Representing Japan
AFC U-23 Championship
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 September 2025
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Takuya Iwanami (岩波拓也, Iwanami Takuya; born 18 June 1994 in Kobe, Hyogo)^[2] is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for J1 League club Vissel Kobe.

National team career

In June 2011, Iwanami was elected for the Japan U-17 national team for the 2011 U-17 World Cup and he played four matches as captain. In August 2016, he was elected to the Japan U-23 national team for the 2016 Summer Olympics, but he did not play.

As of 14 April 2024.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		AFC		Other		Total
Vissel Kobe	2012	J1 League	2	0	0	0	0	0	-		-		2	0
	2013	J2 League	37	2	1	0	-		-		-		38	2
	2014	J1 League	24	1	1	0	6	1	-		-		31	2
	2015	J1 League	30	1	4	1	8	1	-		-		42	3
	2016	J1 League	21	1	3	0	3	0	-		-		27	1
	2017	J1 League	29	1	3	0	5	0	-		-		37	1
	Total		143	6	12	1	22	2	0	0	0	0	177	9
J.League U-22 Selection (loan)	2015	J3 League	1	0	0	0	-		-		-		1	0
Urawa Red Diamonds	2018	J1 League	22	2	5	0	8	0	-		-		35	2
	2019	J1 League	25	1	2	0	1	0	12	0	1^[a]	0	41	1
	2020	J1 League	23	0	0	0	2	0	-		-		25	0
	2021	J1 League	37	1	6	1	11	0	-		-		54	2
	2022	J1 League	31	3	2	0	4	0	8	1	1^[a]	0	46	4
	2023	J1 League	8	0	2	0	7	0	5	0	0	0	22	0
	Total		146	7	17	1	33	0	25	1	2	0	223	9
Vissel Kobe	2024	J1 League	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	-		2	0
Career total			291	13	29	2	56	2	25	1	2	0	403	18

^ "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Urawa Reds" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Takuya Iwanami at soccerway.com. Retrieved on 7 December 2015.
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 61 out of 289)
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 56 out of 289)
^ "Soccer D.B. : 2024 Takuya Iwanami Result by Season". soccer-db.net. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
^ "Urawa Reds edge Al Hilal for historic third title". AFC. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^ Orlowitz, Dan (6 May 2023). "Urawa beats Al Hilal to capture third Asian Champions League title". The Japan Times. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^ "神戸が連覇＆2冠達成! 磐田は1年でJ2降格決定…得点王は24発アンデルソン・ロペス／J1最終節". Soccer King (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 December 2024.

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