Ado Onaiwu (オナイウ 阿道; born 8 November 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Toulouse and the Japan national team.
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Date of birth | (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 26) | ||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kamikawa, Saitama, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Toulouse | ||||||||||||||||||
Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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– | Toulouse | 38 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Japan U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
2016 | Japan U23 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
2021– | Japan | 3 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2021 |
On 20 July 2021, Onaiwu moved abroad for the first time to join Ligue 2 side Toulouse.[2]
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.[3]
He is the son of a Japanese mother and a Nigerian father.[3][4] His brother, George Onaiwu is also a footballer, playing currently as a designated special player for Vegalta Sendai. [5]
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Other[lower-alpha 4] | Total | |||||||
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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 | |||
J. League U-22 | 2014 | J3 League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
JEF United Chiba | 2015 | J2 League | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 3 | |||
2016 | J2 League | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 6 | ||||
Urawa Red Diamonds | 2017 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Renofa Yamaguchi | 2018 | J2 League | 42 | 22 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 44 | 22 | |||
Oita Trinita | 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 | J1 League | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 27 | 15 | |||
Toulouse | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 43 | 12 | |||
Career total | 220 | 68 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 262 | 79 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 15 June 2021 | Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan | ![]() | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 2–0 | |||||
3 | 3–0 |
Urawa Red Diamonds
Toulouse
Japan U23
Toulouse FC – current squad | |
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