Yūki Ōtsu (大津 祐樹, Ōtsu Yūki, born 24 March 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for J.League club Júbilo Iwata.
![]() Ōtsu with Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Yūki Ōtsu | ||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990 (age 32) | ||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Mito, Ibaraki, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Júbilo Iwata | ||||||||||||||||||
Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||
Shinshō Tokiwa SSS | |||||||||||||||||||
Kashima Antlers Youth | |||||||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Seiritsu Gakuen High School | ||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||
2008–2011 | Kashiwa Reysol | 66 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Borussia M'gladbach | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
2012–2015 | VVV-Venlo | 50 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Kashiwa Reysol | 49 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 60 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||
2021– | Júbilo Iwata | 40 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Japan U-23 | 16 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||
2013 | Japan | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 August 2012 |
On 21 July 2011, Ōtsu was signed by Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach on a three-year contract.[1] He made his league debut on 22 October 2011, coming on as a late substitute for Mike Hanke,[2] in a 1–0 away defeat against 1899 Hoffenheim.[3]
After having lost prospect with Borussia Mönchengladbach, Ōtsu signed with Dutch Eredivisie side VVV-Venlo until the summer of 2014 on 31 August 2012.[4] He was supposed to succeed his countryman Keisuke Honda who had impressed and made a transfer to AC Milan half a year earlier. However, on 15 December 2013, Ōtsu badly injured his achilles tendon. After a long rehabilitation, Ōtsu became fit again and VVV-Venlo extended his expiring contract until the summer of 2015.[5]
On 13 December 2014, it was announced that Otsu would leave VVV-Venlo in the winter transfer window. He had signed a deal with his former team Kashiwa Reysol.[6]
On 2 July 2012, Japan U23 manager Takashi Sekizuka included Ōtsu in the Japan under-23s for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7] He made his debut in their opening match on 26 July 2012 against Spain at Hampden Park, Glasgow, where he scored the opening and winning goal.[8] He then went on to score in both Japan's quarter-final and semi-final against Egypt and Mexico respectively. On 31 January 2013, head coach Alberto Zaccheroni included Ōtsu in the Japan national team for a friendly against Latvia. On 6 February 2013, Ōtsu made his debut for the national team, replacing Shinji Okazaki in the 82nd minute.
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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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kashiwa Reysol | 2008 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | ||
2009 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 39 | 8 | |||
2010 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||||
2011 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
2015 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | ||
2016 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 1 | |||
2017 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 | |||
Total | 115 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 0 | – | 151 | 12 | ||
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2011–12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
VVV-Venlo | 2012–13 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 1 | |||
2013–14 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 4 | ||||
2014–15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | ||||
Total | 50 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 54 | 6 | ||||
Yokohama F. Marinos | 2018 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | – | – | 36 | 3 | ||
2019 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 32 | 3 | |||
2020 | 12 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Total | 60 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 6 | |
Career total | 228 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 24 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Japan U23 | 2011 | 3 | 2 |
2012 | 11 | 4 | |
Total | 14 | 6 | |
Japan[13] | 2013 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 22 November 2011 | Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2012 Summer Olympics qualification |
2 | 27 November 2011 | National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2012 Summer Olympics qualification |
3 | 21 July 2012 | City Ground, West Bridgford, England | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly[14] |
4 | 26 July 2012 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2012 Summer Olympics |
5 | 4 August 2012 | Old Trafford, Manchester, England | ![]() | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2012 Summer Olympics |
6 | 7 August 2012 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2012 Summer Olympics |
Kashiwa Reysol
Júbilo Iwata – current squad | |
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Japan men's football squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – fourth place | ||
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