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
Position(s)	Forward
Team 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)
International career‡
2011	Japan U22	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2015 ‡ 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. 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). 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.

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

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.

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

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	22	0	0	0	-		-		20	0
	Total	22	0	0	0	-		0	0	22	0
Career total		134	10	15	7	10	1	4	0	163	18

¹Includes Emperor's Cup and Belgian Cup.

²Includes J. League Cup.

External links

• Yuji Ono at Soccerway