Kodai Iida

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Kodai Iida
Iida playing for HFX Wanderers in 2019
Personal information
Full name Kodai Iida
Date of birth (1994-12-06) 6 December 1994 (age 29)
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 Oklahoma City Energy 23 (0)
2022 RANS Nusantara 0 (0)
2022–2023 Preston Lions 13 (0)
2023– Sheikh Russel KC 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024

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.

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Iida 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[edit]

In April 2017, Iida signed with National Premier Soccer League side Kitsap SC after a trial period.[1]

Clarkstown Eagles[edit]

Later 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[edit]

In 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[edit]

In 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[edit]

Iida 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[edit]

In May 2022, Iida signed for Liga 1 club RANS Nusantara following their promotion to the top tier of Indonesian football.[8]

Sheikh Russel KC[edit]

In August 2023, Iida joined Sheikh Russel KC in the Bangladesh Premier League.[9]

Honours[edit]

Washington Premier

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Kitsap announces three signed from tryouts". Kitsap SC. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "PREVIEW: ONISIFOROU IS CONFIDENT THAT THE EAGLES WILL 'BOUNCE BACK'". NPSL. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Watchlist: Kodai Iida leads names of top players from Quebec Open Trials". Canadian Premier League. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Kodai Iida". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  6. ^ Gareth Hampshire (14 December 2019). "HFX Wanderers FC thank non-returning players". HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Energy FC Signs Japanese Midfielder Kodai Iida". EnergyFC.com. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Profil dan Biodata Kodai Iida, Pemain Jepang yang Resmi Direktur RANS Nusantara FC" (in Indonesian). Serang News. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  9. ^ "তিন বিদেশী ফরোয়ার্ড নিয়ে দল সাজালো শেখ রাসেল". offsidebangladesh.com (in Bengali). October 18, 2023.

External links[edit]

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