Tomoki Imai(今井 智基, Imai Tomoki; born November 29, 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for J1 League club Machida Zelvia.

Career

Born in the Chiba Prefecture, Imai made his debut for Omiya Ardija of the J1 League on March 20, 2013, against Júbilo Iwata in the J.League Cup in which he came on in the 56th minute for Daisuke Watabe as Omiya suffered a 2–0 defeat.

On 11 February 2020, Imai moved to Australia, signing for A-League side Western United. Imai is only the second player in the clubs history to reach 100 games played. He was also a key part of Westerns Inaugural A-league championship in 2022. Following the suspension of Western United's participation ahead of the 2025–26 season, all players – including Imai – were released from their contracts in September 2025.

After his departure from Western United, Imai returned to Japan and signed for Machida Zelvia.

Club statistics

Updated to 29 April 2023.

ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Omiya Ardija2013J1 League2312150-302
20143013060-391
2015J2 League50---50
Total5825111000742
Kashiwa Reysol2015J1 League3010201070
2016100010-20
2017101050-70
20180020002040
Total50408030200
Matsumoto Yamaga2018J2 League70---70
2019J1 League1801020-210
Total250102000280
Western United2019–20A-League120---120
2020–21261---261
2021–22A-League Men27000--270
2022–2319020--210
Total840200000860
Career total1723120210302083

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