Yuji Ono (footballer)

Yuji Ono
Personal information
Full name Yuji Ono
Date of birth (1992-12-22) 22 December 1992
Place of birth Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Sint-Truiden
Number 25
Youth career
2005–2010 Yokohama F. Marinos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Yokohama F. Marinos 79 (9)
2013–2015 Standard Liège 33 (1)
2015– Sint-Truiden 22 (0)
National team
2011 Japan U22 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 February 2016

Yuji Ono (小野 裕二 Ono Yūji, born 22 December 1992) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a striker for Sint-Truiden in the Belgian Pro League.

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 J. League match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Hiroshima Big Arch on 18 July 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 5 September 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 20 July 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 12 February 2011.[5]

Personal life

Yuji's older brother, Yuto Ono, is also a footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for J. League Division 2 club FC Gifu.

Club career statistics

As of 26 February 2016[6]
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 22000--200
Total 22000-00220
Career total 134101571014016318

1Includes Emperor's Cup and Belgian Cup.

2Includes J. League Cup.

References

  1. Purachina sedai no daburyūhai. Takahito Ando. 2011. pp. 51–56. ISBN 486191745X.
  2. "Gekisaka blog". Kodansha. 17 October 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  3. "Ono signed five-year contract". Daily Sports. 16 January 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  4. "OFFICIEEL: Sint-Truiden gaat opnieuw shoppen bij Standard". VoetbalNieuws.be. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  5. "Japan U-22s beat Bahrain in friendly". Japan Football Association. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  6. "Japan - Y. Ono - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2016.

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