Yūki Ōtsu

Yūki Ōtsu

Personal information
Full name	Yūki Ōtsu
Date of birth	24 March 1990
Place of birth	Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Kashiwa Reysol
Number	10
Youth career
	Shinshō Tokiwa SSS
	Kashima Antlers
2005–2008	Seiritsu Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2008–2011	Kashiwa Reysol	66	(7)
2011–2012	Borussia M'gladbach	3	(0)
2011–2012	Borussia M'gladbach II	9	(0)
2012–2015	VVV-Venlo	50	(6)
2015–	Kashiwa Reysol	19	(2)
National team^‡
2011–2012	Japan U23	16	(6)
2013	Japan	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 December 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 August 2012

Yūki Ōtsu (大津 祐樹 Ōtsu Yūki, born 24 March 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Japanese J. League Division 1 club Kashiwa Reysol as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Borussia Mönchengladbach

On 21 July 2011, Ōtsu was signed by German Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach on a three-year contract.^[1] He made his league debut on 22 October 2011, coming on as a late substitute for Mike Hanke,^[2] in a 1–0 away defeat against 1899 Hoffenheim.^[3]

VVV-Venlo

After having lost prospect with Borussia Mönchengladbach, Ōtsu signed with Dutch Eredivisie side VVV-Venlo until the summer of 2014 on 31 August 2012.^[4] He was supposed to succeed his countryman Keisuke Honda who had impressed and made a transfer to AC Milan half a year earlier. However, on 15 December 2013, Ōtsu badly injured his Achilles tendon. After a long time rehabilitation, Ōtsu became fit again with the result VVV-Venlo extended his expiring contract until the summer of 2015.^[5]

Return to Kashiwa Reysol

On 13 December 2014, it was announced that Otsu leaves VVV-Venlo in the winter transfer window. He had signed a deal with his former team Kashiwa Reysol.^[6]

International career

On 2 July 2012, Ōtsu was included in the 2012 Summer Olympics squad by Japan under-23s manager Takashi Sekizuka.^[7] He made his debut in their opening match on 26 July 2012 against Spain at Hampden Park, Glasgow, where he scored the opening and winning goal.^[8] He then went on to score in both Japan's quarter-final and semi-final against Egypt and Mexico respectively. On 31 January 2013, Ōtsu was included in the Japan senior national team squad in a friendly against Latvia by head coach Alberto Zaccheroni. On 6 February 2013, Ōtsu made his debut for the national team, replacing Shinji Okazaki in the 82nd minute.

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of match played 1 September 2014.^[9][10][11]

Club	Season	League		Cup^1		League Cup^2		Asia		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kashiwa Reysol	2008	14	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	19	0
	2009	33	6	1	0	5	2	0	0	39	8
	2010	9	1	1	0	–		0	0	10	1
	2011	10	0	–		1	0	0	0	11	0
	2015	14	1	2	0	1	0	8	0	25	1
	2016	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
	Total	85	9	8	0	10	2	8	0	111	11
Borussia Mönchengladbach	2011–12	3	0	1	0	–		0	0	4	0
	Total	3	0	1	0	–		0	0	4	0
VVV-Venlo	2012–13	22	1	1	0	-		0	0	23	1
	2013-14	20	4	2	0	-		0	0	22	4
	2014-15	8	1	1	0	-		0	0	9	1
	Total	50	6	4	0	–		0	0	54	6
Career total		139	15	13	0	10	2	8	0	169	17

¹Includes Emperor's Cup, DFB-Pokal and KNVB Cup.

²Includes J. League Cup.

International

As of 10 August 2012

National team Year Apps Goals Japan U23 2011 3 2 2012 11 4 Total 14 6 International goals Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first. Under–23 # Date Venue Opponent Goal Result Competition 1. 22 November 2011 Bahrain National Stadium, Manama  Bahrain 1–0 2–0 2012 Summer Olympics qualification 2. 27 November 2011 National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo  Syria 2–1 2–1 2012 Summer Olympics qualification 3. 21 July 2012 City Ground, West Bridgford  Mexico 2–1 2–1 Friendly[12] 4. 26 July 2012 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Spain 1–0 1–0 2012 Summer Olympics 5. 4 August 2012 Old Trafford, Manchester  Egypt 3–0 3–0 2012 Summer Olympics 6. 7 August 2012 Wembley Stadium, London  Mexico 1–0 1–3 2012 Summer Olympics Honours Club Kashiwa Reysol J. League Division 2: 2010 References "Borussia sign Yuki Otsu". Borussia Mönchengladbach official website. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2012. Kellermann, Karsten (24 October 2011). "Borussias Japaner-Debüt". Rheinische Post (Mönchengladbach). Retrieved 27 July 2012. Kellermann, Karsten (22 October 2011). "Ibisevic besiegelt Borussias Niederlage". rp-online.de. Retrieved 27 July 2012. Yuki Otsu wechselt zu VVV Venlo (German) VVV licht optie in contract Otsu (Dutch) Yuki Otsu naar Kashiwa Reysol (Dutch) "U-23日本代表 メンバー 第30回オリンピック競技大会（2012/ロンドン）サッカー男子 キリンチャレンジカップ2012 vs U-23ニュージーランド代表（7/11＠東京／国立競技場）". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 2 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012. "London 2012: Japan shock Spain with Yuki Otsu's Hampden winner". BBC Sport (London: British Broadcasting Corporation). 26 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012. "Yuki Otsu > Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 October 2012. "Japan – Yuki Otsu – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.comt. Retrieved 19 October 2012. "Stats Centre: Yuki Otsu Facts". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 27 July 2012. 大津の決勝ゴールでメキシコに競り勝つ. Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 22 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012. External links Voetbal International profile (Dutch) Yuki Otsu profile at Kashiwa Reysol official website (Japanese) Yuki Otsu profile at Yahoo! Japan (Japanese)