Kodai Iida

Kodai Iida (飯田 昴大, Iida Kodai, born 6 December 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for OKC Energy FC in the USL Championship.

Kodai Iida
Iida playing for HFX Wanderers in 2019
Personal information
Full name Kodai Iida
Date of birth (1994-12-06) 6 December 1994
Place of birth Ishikawa, Japan
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Oklahoma City Energy
Number 14
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Yamanashi Gakuin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Kitsap SC
2017 Clarkstown Eagles 6 (3)
2018 Washington Premier 10 (4)
2019 HFX Wanderers 20 (1)
2020– Oklahoma City Energy 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2020

Club career

Early career

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

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

Clarkstown Eagles

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

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

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

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]

Honours

Washington Premier

References
  1. "Kitsap announces three signed from tryouts". Kitsap SC. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  2. 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.
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