Yuji Ono (footballer)

Yuji Ono (小野 裕二, Ono Yūji, born December 22, 1992) is a Japanese football player. He plays as a striker for Gamba Osaka.

Yuji Ono
Personal information
Full name Yuji Ono
Date of birth (1992-12-22) December 22, 1992
Place of birth Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Gamba Osaka
Number 11
Youth career
2008–2010 Yokohama F. Marinos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Yokohama F. Marinos 79 (9)
2012–2015 Standard Liège 33 (1)
2015–2017 Sint-Truiden 32 (0)
2017–2019 Sagan Tosu 68 (6)
2020– Gamba Osaka 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:25, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Yokosuka, next to a satellite city of Yokohama. Ono joined Yokohama F. Marinos youth academy at age 13. He was a member of the Yokohama F. Marinos youth team that won the Prince Takamado Cup in 2009 beating Júbilo Iwata.[1] Ono made his competitive debut in a J1 League match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Hiroshima Big Arch on July 18, 2010, as a 62nd-minute substitute for Shingo Hyodo. At 17 years and 208 days, he was club's youngest-ever league debutante, a record previously held by Kota Mizunuma (17 years and 247 days).[2] Two months later, on September 5, 2009, Ono scored his first goal in a 3–1 victory against V-Varen Nagasaki in the Emperor's Cup. In January 2011, he signed a new long term contract with Marinos.[3]

On July 20, 2015, Ono signed a contract with Sint-Truiden.[4]

International career

In February 2011, Ono was called up to the Japan national under-23 football team, or the "U-22 team". He earned his first cap for the Japan U-22's against Bahrain U-22's on February 12, 2011.[5]

Personal life

Yuji's older brother, Yuto Ono, is also a footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for J2 League club FC Gifu.

Club statistics

Updated to February 24, 2019.[6][7]

Club Season League Cup1 League Cup2 Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Yokohama F. Marinos 2010 1733200-205
2011 2945340-387
2012 3325161-444
Total 799136101-10216
Standard Liège 2012–13 9000--90
2013–14 0000--00
2014–15 24121-40302
Total 33121-40392
Sint-Truiden 2015–16 26000--260
2016–17 60–––60
Total 32000-00320
Sagan Tosu 2017 1921020-222
2018 3044111-356
Total 496513100578
Career total 193162081324023026

1Includes Emperor's Cup and Belgian Cup.

2Includes J.League Cup.

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References
  1. Purachina sedai no daburyūhai. Takahito Ando. 2011. pp. 51–56. ISBN 486191745X.
  2. "Gekisaka blog". Kodansha. October 17, 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  3. "Ono signed five-year contract". Daily Sports. January 16, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  4. "OFFICIEEL: Sint-Truiden gaat opnieuw shoppen bij Standard". VoetbalNieuws.be. July 20, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  5. "Japan U-22s beat Bahrain in friendly". Japan Football Association. February 13, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  6. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", February 8, 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 93 out of 289)
  7. "Japan – Y. Ono – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
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