Shotaro Ihata

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{{short description|Japanese footballer}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Shotaro Ihata

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|2|12}}

| birth_place = Shizuoka, Japan

| height = {{Height|m=1.80}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 2005–2008

| youthclubs1 = Shizuoka Sangyo University

| years1 = 2009–2010

| clubs1 = Roasso Kumamoto

| caps1 = 29

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2011

| clubs2 = Albirex Niigata (S)

| caps2 = 33

| goals2 = 22

| years3 = 2012

| clubs3 = Home United

| caps3 = 22

| goals3 = 10

| years4 = 2013

| clubs4 = Geylang International

| caps4 = 17

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2014

| clubs5 = Southern Myanmar

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| totalcaps = 121

| totalgoals = 36

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| manageryears1 =

| managerclubs1 =

| medaltemplates =

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| years6 = 2015

| clubs6 = Albirex Niigata (S)

| caps6 = 20

| goals6 = 1

}}

{{Nihongo|Shotaro Ihata|井畑 翔太郎|Ihata Shotaro|born February 12, 1987}} is a former Japanese football player.[https://int.soccerway.com/players/shotaro-ihata/74620/ Soccerway profile]