Kodai Iida (飯田 昴大, Iida Kodai, born 6 December 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Sheikh Russel KC.
 Iida playing for HFX Wanderers in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kodai Iida | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Ishikawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sheikh Russel KC | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Yamanashi Gakuin | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Kitsap SC | ||
| 2016–2017 | Clarkstown Eagles | 6 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Washington Premier | 10 | (4) |
| 2019 | HFX Wanderers | 20 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | OKC Energy | 23 | (0) |
| 2022 | RANS Nusantara | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Preston Lions | ||
| 2023– | Sheikh Russel KC | 11 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2024 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editIida played football at Yamanashi Gakuin University in Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture before moving to the United States to pursue a professional career as a footballer.[1][2]
Kitsap
editIn April 2017, Iida signed with National Premier Soccer League side Kitsap SC after a trial period.[1]
Clarkstown Eagles
editLater in 2017, Iida signed for NPSL side Clarkstown Eagles, scoring three goals in six appearances as the club would go on to make the playoffs.[2][3]
Washington Premier
editIn 2018, Iida played for American Evergreen Premier League side Washington Premier FC, scoring four goals in ten appearances and leading the club to a league title.[2]
HFX Wanderers
editIn September 2018, Iida participated in the Canadian Premier League Open Trials and was named one of the top players from the Montreal trials by the league's coaches.[4] On 21 February 2019, Iida signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[2] He made his debut as a substitute in Halifax's inaugural match on 28 April 2019.[5] On 14 December 2019, the club announced that Iida would not be returning for the 2020 season.[6]
OKC Energy FC
editIida signed with OKC Energy FC of the USL Championship in December 2019. He is the first Asian-born player signed by Energy FC.[7]
RANS Nusantara
editIn May 2022, Iida signed for Liga 1 club RANS Nusantara following their promotion to the top tier of Indonesian football.[8]
Sheikh Russel KC
editIn August 2023, Iida joined Sheikh Russel KC in the Bangladesh Premier League.[9]
Honours
editWashington Premier
- Evergreen Premier League: 2018
References
edit- ^ a b "Kitsap announces three signed from tryouts". Kitsap SC. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d Gareth Hampshire (21 February 2019). "Maritime and Japanese trialists wow Wanderers, earn contracts with club". HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "PREVIEW: ONISIFOROU IS CONFIDENT THAT THE EAGLES WILL 'BOUNCE BACK'". NPSL. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Watchlist: Kodai Iida leads names of top players from Quebec Open Trials". Canadian Premier League. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Kodai Iida". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Gareth Hampshire (14 December 2019). "HFX Wanderers FC thank non-returning players". HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Energy FC Signs Japanese Midfielder Kodai Iida". EnergyFC.com. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Profil dan Biodata Kodai Iida, Pemain Jepang yang Resmi Direktur RANS Nusantara FC" (in Indonesian). Serang News. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "তিন বিদেশী ফরোয়ার্ড নিয়ে দল সাজালো শেখ রাসেল". offsidebangladesh.com (in Bengali). October 18, 2023.
External links
edit- Kodai Iida at Soccerway