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Biography
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. 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). 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 J2 League club FC Gifu.
Club 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 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 138 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 167 | 18 | |
1Includes Emperor's Cup and Belgian Cup.
2Includes J.League Cup.