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Shinji Ono (小野 伸二, Ono Shinji, born 27 September 1979) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.[5]

Shinji Ono
小野 伸二

Ono playing for Western Sydney Wanderers in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Shenji Ono[1]
Date of birth	(1979-09-27) 27 September 1979 (age 43)[2]
Place of birth	Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Number	44
Youth career
	Imazawa Boys SC[4]
1992–1994	Imazawa Junior High School[4]
1995–1997	Shimizu Commercial High School[4]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2001	Urawa Reds	79	(20)
2001–2005	Feyenoord	112	(19)
2006–2007	Urawa Reds	53	(8)
2008–2009	VfL Bochum	29	(0)
2010–2012	Shimizu S-Pulse	70	(8)
2012–2014	Western Sydney Wanderers	51	(10)
2014–2019	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	62	(2)
2019–2020	FC Ryukyu	23	(0)
2021–	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	4	(0)
National team
1995	Japan U-17	3	(0)
1999	Japan U-20	6	(2)
2004	Japan U-23	3	(2)
1998–2008	Japan	56	(6)
Honours Representing  Japan Men's football FIFA Confederations Cup Runner-up 2001 Japan–South Korea AFC Asian Cup Winner 2000 Lebanon FIFA U-20 World Cup Runner-up 1999 Nigeria AFC U-19 Championship Runner-up 1998 Thailand AFC U-16 Championship Winner 1994 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:16, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

Career

Urawa Reds

Ono grew up in the Shizuoka Prefecture and began his professional career with Urawa Reds in the J1 League in 1998. The same year, he became the youngest Japanese player to play at 1998 World Cup, at age 18.[6] He caught the attention of foreign clubs with his performance at the 1999 World Youth Championship in Nigeria, where he captained the Japanese Under-20 side that reached the final. But later that year, he suffered a severe knee injury in a qualification match for the 2000 Olympics with Japan's Under-23 side, forcing him to miss the rest of the season and Olympic qualifying.[7]

Feyenoord

After a strong performance at the 2001 Confederations Cup, Ono moved to Feyenoord of the Dutch Eredivisie in 2001. In his first season, he helped Feyenoord win the 2002 UEFA Cup, making him the first Japanese in history to win a European trophy. However, a string of injuries kept him sidelined for long periods. After he missed the majority of 2004–05, the club sold him.[8] His stint at the Rotterdam based club is highly rated and Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder said "Shinji Ono is the toughest opponent I've ever faced".[9]

Urawa Reds return

On 13 January 2006, Ono returned to the J1 League, signing a three-year deal with his former club Urawa Reds.[10]

Bochum

In the 2008 January transfer window, Ono returned to Europe, signing with Bundesliga's Bochum. On 3 February 2008, Ono made his Bundesliga debut in an away game against Werder Bremen, and he had two assists that helped Bochum with their first ever win over Bremen at Weserstadion. Ono suffered injuries in the following two years in Bochum, and could only play 34 matches in which he gave four assists for the club. In the winter break of 2009–10, Ono requested a return to Japan for personal reasons. Different Japanese clubs were interested in the midfielder. Bochum allowed him to leave under the condition that they could find a successor.[11]

Shimizu S-Pulse

On 9 January 2010, Ono returned to his native Shizuoka Prefecture by signing for Shimizu S-Pulse.[12] The transfer fee were rumored to be €300,000 for the midfielder whose contract in Bochum expired in the summer of 2010. In an interview he declared that the main reason for his transfer was his wish to reunite with his wife and children, who were still living in Japan.[13]

Western Sydney Wanderers

On 28 September 2012, it was announced that Shinji Ono had signed with new A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers on a two-year deal as the club's marquee player. The Wanderers were offered former German international Michael Ballack[14] but preferred to sign Ono.[15] He made his debut for the Wanderers on 6 October, in a scoreless draw against Central Coast Mariners, in the first game of the season.

Ono scored his first goal for the club with a penalty in round 10 against Brisbane Roar.[16] Ono scored two stunning goals to help the Wanderers beat Melbourne Victory 2–1 in round 14 on 1 January 2013.[17] On 16 January 2014, the club announced that Ono would return to Japan at the end of the A-League season. Ono will link up with J2 League club Consadole Sapporo to play out the remainder of the season in Japan as the club chases promotion to the J1 League.[18] On 4 May 2014, Ono played his last A-League game for the Wanderers, in a 2–1 Grand Final loss to Brisbane Roar, in what was to be the Wanderers' second successive Grand Final defeat.[19]

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo

Following the expiration of his contract and his desire to see his family, Ono joined Consadole Sapporo (later Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo) in May 2014.[18]

FC Ryukyu

On 5 August 2019, Ono signed with J2 League club FC Ryukyu.[20] In December 2020, he left Ryuku after failing to reach a contract extension agreement.[21]

International career

When fit, Ono was an ever-present member of the Japan national team. He made his full international debut on 1 April 1998 against South Korea in a friendly.[22] After his appearance in the 1998 World Cup, he was a key member of the Japanese squad in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He has represented Japan at every age level starting with the U-16 team, and was one of three overage selections at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Injuries limited Ono to just one appearance in the final round of the qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and missed the Confederations Cup in 2003 and 2005. He played in his third World Cup finals in Germany.[23]

Style of play

Known as Tensai[24][25] (天才, Japanese for Genius), Ono is one of the biggest stars in Asian football, known for his vision, technique and superb passing.[26] Although his primary position is attacking midfielder, he can play anywhere in the midfield, including defensive midfield and either wing.

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 March 2022[27][28]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other[lower-alpha 1]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Urawa Reds	1998	J.League	27	9	2	0	0	0	–		–		29	9
	1999	J.League Division 1	14	2	2	0	0	0	–		–		16	2
	2000	J.League Division 2	24	7	2	1	–		–		–		26	8
	2001	2001 J.League Division 1	14	2	0	0	4	3	–		–		18	5
	Total		79	20	6	1	4	3	–		–		89	24
Feyenoord	2001–02	Eredivisie	30	3	2	1	–		12	2	–		44	6
	2002–03	Eredivisie	29	7	2	0	—		5	0	3	2	39	9
	2003–04	Eredivisie	24	2	1	0	—		4	0	—		29	2
	2004–05	Eredivisie	25	7	2	0	—		7	1	—		34	8
	2005–06	Eredivisie	4	0	0	0	—		1	0	—		5	0
	Total		112	19	7	1	—		29	1	3	2	151	23
Urawa Reds	2006	J.League Division 1	28	5	4	3	1	1	–		1	0	34	9
	2007	J.League Division 1	25	3	0	0	2	1	8	2	2	0	37	6
	Total		53	8	4	3	3	2	8	2	3	0	71	15
VfL Bochum	2007–08	Bundesliga	12	0	–		–		–		–		12	0
	2008–09	Bundesliga	8	0	2	0	—		–		—		10	0
	2009–10	Bundesliga	9	0	1	0	—		–		—		10	0
	Total		29	0	3	0	—		—		—		32	0
Shimizu S-Pulse	2010	J.League Division 1	30	2	5	1	6	1	–		–		41	4
	2011	J.League Division 1	26	6	2	1	2	1	–		–		30	8
	2012	J.League Division 1	14	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		14	0
	Total		70	8	7	2	8	2	—		—		85	12
Western Sydney Wanderers	2012–13	A-League	24	7	–		–		–		2	1	26	8
	2013–14	A-League	23	2	–		–		6	1	2	0	31	3
	Total		47	9	—		—		6	1	4	1	57	11
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	2014	J2 League	7	0	0	0	—		—		—		7	0
	2015	J2 League	17	2	2	0	—		—		—		19	2
	2016	J2 League	15	0	2	0	—		—		—		17	0
	2017	J1 League	16	0	1	0	7	1	—		—		24	1
	2018	J1 League	7	0	2	0	3	0	—		—		12	0
	2019	J1 League	0	0	0	0	2	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		62	2	7	0	12	1	—		—		81	3
FC Ryukyu	2019	J2 League	9	0	0	0	—		—		—		9	0
	2020	J2 League	14	0	0	0	—		—		—		14	0
	Total		23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	2021	J1 League	4	0	2	1	5	0	—		—		11	1
	2022	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		4	0	2	1	5	0	—		—		11	1
Career total			479	66	36	8	32	8	43	6	10	3	600	91

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[22]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	1998	3	0
	1999	0	0
	2000	12	1
	2001	9	1
	2002	8	1
	2003	5	0
	2004	7	2
	2005	2	0
	2006	9	1
	2007	0	0
	2008	1	0
Total		56	6

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ono goal.

List of international goals scored by Shinji Ono

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 October 2000	Sidon, Lebanon	Saudi Arabia	4–0	4–1	2000 AFC Asian Cup
2	31 May 2001	Niigata, Japan	Canada	1–0	3–0	2001 FIFA Confederations Cup
3	16 October 2002	Tokyo, Japan	Jamaica	1–0	1–1	Friendly
4	1 June 2004	Manchester, England	England	1–1	1–1	2004 FA Summer Tournament
5	8 September 2004	Kolkata, India	India	2–0	4–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	22 February 2006	Yokohama, Japan	India	1–0	6–0	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

Feyenoord

• UEFA Cup: 2001–02
• KNVB Cup: Runner-up 2002–03

Urawa Red Diamonds

• J.League Division 1: 2006
• Emperor's Cup: 2006
• Japanese Super Cup: 2006
• AFC Champions League: 2007

Western Sydney Wanderers

• A-League Premiership: 2012–13
• A-League Finals: Runner-up 2012–13

Japan

• AFC U-16 Championship: 1994
• AFC Asian Cup: 2000

Individual

• AFC Youth Championship: Most Valuable Player: 1998
• Asian Young Footballer of the Year: 1998
• J.League Rookie of the Year: 1998
• J.League Best Eleven: 1998
• FIFA World Youth Championship Best Eleven: 1999
• Asian Footballer of the Year: 2002

References

External links

• Shinji Ono – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Shinji Ono at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Shinji Ono at J.League (in Japanese)
• Official website (in Japanese and English)

На других языках

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- [en] Shinji Ono

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[es] Shinji Ono

Shinji Ono (Numazu, Japón, 27 de septiembre de 1979) es un futbolista japonés que juega como centrocampista en el Consadole Sapporo de la J1 League japonesa.[1]

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[fr] Shinji Ono

Shinji Ono (小野 伸二, Ono Shinji?), né le 27 septembre 1979 à Numazu, est un footballeur international japonais.

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[it] Shinji Ono

Shinji Ono (小野 伸二 Ono Shinji?; Numazu, 27 settembre 1979) è un calciatore giapponese, centrocampista del Consadole Sapporo.

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[ru] Оно, Синдзи

Синдзи Оно (яп. 小野伸二; англ. Shinji Ono; род. 27 сентября 1979, Нумадзу, Сидзуока) — японский футболист, полузащитник клуба «Хоккайдо Консадоле Саппоро». Обладатель кубка Азии по футболу 2000 года. Победитель Лиги чемпионов АФК 2007 года.

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