Yuji Ono (小野 裕二, Ono Yūji, born December 22, 1992) is a Japanese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for J1 League club Albirex Niigata.

Yuji Ono
小野 裕二
Personal information
Full name Yuji Ono
Date of birth (1992-12-22) December 22, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Albirex Niigata
Number 99
Youth career
Johoku Fighters
0000–2010 Yokohama F. Marinos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Yokohama F. Marinos 79 (9)
2013–2015 Standard Liège 19 (1)
2015–2017 Sint-Truiden 28 (0)
2017–2019 Sagan Tosu 68 (6)
2020–2021 Gamba Osaka 18 (2)
2022–2023 Sagan Tosu 54 (11)
2024– Albirex Niigata 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:47, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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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

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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

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

Club statistics

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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 17 3 3 2 0 0 - 20 5
2011 29 4 5 3 4 0 - 38 7
2012 33 2 5 1 6 1 - 44 4
Total 79 9 13 6 10 1 - 102 16
Standard Liège 2012–13 9 0 0 0 - - 9 0
2013–14 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
2014–15 24 1 2 1 - 4 0 30 2
Total 33 1 2 1 - 4 0 39 2
Sint-Truiden 2015–16 26 0 0 0 - - 26 0
2016–17 6 0 6 0
Total 32 0 0 0 - 0 0 32 0
Sagan Tosu 2017 19 2 1 0 2 0 - 22 2
2018 30 4 4 1 1 1 - 35 6
Total 49 6 5 1 3 1 0 0 57 8
Career total 193 16 20 8 13 2 4 0 230 26

1Includes Emperor's Cup and Belgian Cup.

2Includes J.League Cup.

References

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  1. ^ Purachina sedai no daburyūhai. Takahito Ando. 2011. pp. 51–56. ISBN 978-4861917455.
  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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