Yuji Ono (footballer)

Yuji Ono
Personal information
Full name Yuji Ono
Date of birth (1992-12-22) December 22, 1992
Place of birth Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Sint-Truiden
Number 25
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– Sint-Truiden 26 (0)
Total 138 (10)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Yuji Ono (小野 裕二 Ono Yūji, born December 22, 1992) is a Japanese football player. He 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 J1 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 J2 League club FC Gifu.

Club 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 26000--260
Total 26000-00260
Career total 138101571014016718

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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