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Ado Onaiwu
オナイウ 阿道
Onaiwu warming up for Toulouse in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Kamikawa, Saitama, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Auxerre
Number 45
Youth career
2011–2013 Shochi Fukaya High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 JEF United Chiba 62 (10)
2014 → J. League U22 (loan) 2 (0)
2017–2020 Urawa Red Diamonds 1 (0)
2018 → Renofa Yamaguchi (loan) 42 (22)
2019 → Oita Trinita (loan) 31 (10)
2020–2021 Yokohama F. Marinos 44 (16)
2021–2023 Toulouse 72 (12)
2023– Auxerre 44 (17)
International career‡
2014 Japan U19 3 (0)
2016 Japan U23 8 (0)
2021– Japan 3 (3)
Medal record
Urawa Reds
Winner AFC Champions League 2017
Representing  Japan
AFC U23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2021

Ado Onaiwu (オナイウ 阿道, Onaiu Ado, born 8 November 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Auxerre.

Club career

On 20 July 2021, Onaiwu moved abroad for the first time to join Ligue 2 side Toulouse.[2]

On 28 August 2023, he signed for Ligue 2 club Auxerre on a three-year contract.[3]

International career

Onaiwu made his international debut for Japan on 11 June 2021 in a friendly match with Serbia. Four days later, he scored a hat-trick against Kyrgyzstan at a FIFA World Cup qualifying match.[4]

Personal life

He is the son of a Japanese mother and a Nigerian father.[4][5] His brother, George Onaiwu, is also a footballer. George currently plays as a designated special player for Vegalta Sendai.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 November 2024[7][8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental[c] Other[d] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
JEF United Chiba 2014 J.League Division 2 6 1 2 1 — — — 8 2
2015 J2 League 33 3 2 0 — — — 35 3
2016 23 6 1 0 — — — 24 6
Total 62 10 5 1 — — — 67 11
J. League U-22 (loan) 2014 J3 League 2 0 — — — — 2 0
Urawa Red Diamonds 2017 J1 League 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 7 1
Renofa Yamaguchi (loan) 2018 J2 League 42 22 2 0 — — — 44 22
Oita Trinita (loan) 2019 J1 League 31 10 3 0 5 0 — — 39 10
Yokohama F. Marinos 2020 J1 League 24 4 — 2 0 6 4 1 0 33 8
2021 20 12 0 0 7 3 — — 27 15
Total 44 16 0 0 9 3 6 4 1 0 60 23
Toulouse 2021–22 Ligue 2 38 10 5 2 — — — 43 12
2022–23 Ligue 1 22 2 1 0 — — — 23 2
Total 60 12 6 2 — — — 66 14
Auxerre 2023–24 Ligue 2 34 15 1 0 — — — 35 15
2024–25 Ligue 1 9 2 0 0 — — — 9 2
Total 43 17 1 0 — — — 44 17
Career total 285 87 20 4 14 3 8 4 2 0 329 98
  1. ^ Includes Emperor's Cup and Coupe de France
  2. ^ Includes J.League Cup
  3. ^ Includes AFC Champions League
  4. ^ Includes Japanese Super Cup, Suruga Bank Championship and FIFA Club World Cup

International

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Onaiwu goal.
List of international goals scored by Ado Onaiwu
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 June 2021 Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan  Kyrgyzstan 1–0 5–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 2–0
3 3–0

Honours

Urawa Red Diamonds

Toulouse

Auxerre

Japan U23

References

  1. ^ "Ado Onaiwu". Toulouse FC. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. ^ "L'ATTAQUANT ADO ONAIWU, PREMIÈRE RECRUE DU MERCATO TOULOUSAIN" (in French). Toulouse FC. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ "ADO ONAIWU SIGNE À L'AJA!" [Ado Onaiwu signs for AJA!]. www.aja.fr (in French). 28 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Onaiwu hattrick sets Japan on way to 5–1 win over Kyrgyzstan". Kyodonews.net. 15 June 2021.
  5. ^ "2 players with foreign roots hope to make Olympic soccer team". The Mainichi Newspapers. The Mainichi. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. ^ "【仙台】MFオナイウ情滋の来季入団内定「兄のように地道に努力し、世界から注目される選手に」" [MF Ado Onaiwu will join Vegalta Sendai from next season]. Nikkan Sports. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  7. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 232 out of 289)
  8. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 18 out of 289)
  9. ^ Ado Onaiwu at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Ligue 2 : Toulouse sacré champion, Dunkerque descend en National" [Ligue 2: Toulouse crowned champion, Dunkerque goes down to the National]. Le Figaro (in French). 7 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  11. ^ Mayen, Philippe (29 April 2023). "Ô Toulouse... FC !" [O Toulouse...FC!!]. FFF - Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Football : champion de Ligue 2, l'AJ Auxerre est officiellement de retour dans l'élite". Le Parisien (in French). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
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