Yūki Ōtsu

Yūki Ōtsu
大津 祐樹
Ōtsu with Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2012
Personal information
Full name Yūki Ōtsu
Date of birth (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Youth career
1998–2001 Shinsho Tokiwa SSS
2002–2004 Kashima Antlers
2005–2008 Seiritsu Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Kashiwa Reysol 66 (7)
2011–2012 Borussia Mönchengladbach 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)
2021–2023 Júbilo Iwata 77 (9)
Total 305 (26)
International career
2011–2012 Japan U-23 16 (6)
2013 Japan 2 (0)
Medal record
Kashiwa Reysol
Winner J1 League 2011
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2008
Yokohama F. Marinos
Runner-up J.League Cup 2018
Winner J1 League 2019
Júbilo Iwata
Winner J2 League 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yūki Ōtsu (大津 祐樹, Ōtsu Yūki, born 24 March 1990) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or a winger.

Club career

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Borussia Mönchengladbach

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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]

VVV-Venlo

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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]

Return to Kashiwa Reysol

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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]

International career

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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.

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[9][10][11][12][13]
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
Kashiwa Reysol 2008 J.League Division 1 14 0 2 0 3 0 – – 19 0
2009 J.League Division 1 33 6 1 0 5 2 – – 39 8
2010 J.League Division 2 9 1 1 0 – – – 10 1
2011 J.League Division 1 10 0 0 0 1 0 – – 11 0
2015 J1 League 14 1 2 0 1 0 8 0 – 25 1
2016 J1 League 19 1 4 0 1 0 – – 24 1
2017 J1 League 16 1 4 0 3 0 – – 23 1
Total 115 10 14 0 14 2 8 0 – 151 12
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2011–12 Bundesliga 3 0 1 0 – – – 4 0
VVV-Venlo 2012–13 Eredivisie 22 1 1 0 – – – 23 1
2013–14 Eerste Divisie 20 4 2 0 – – – 22 4
2014–15 Eerste Divisie 8 1 1 0 – – – 9 1
Total 50 6 4 0 – – – 54 6
Yokohama F. Marinos 2018 J1 League 25 1 2 0 9 2 – – 36 3
2019 J1 League 23 0 3 1 6 2 – – 32 3
2020 J1 League 12 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 0
Total 60 1 5 1 15 4 3 0 0 0 83 6
Júbilo Iwata 2021 J2 League 40 6 2 0 – – – 42 6
2022 J1 League 26 3 1 0 3 0 – – 30 3
2023 J2 League 11 0 0 0 3 0 – – 14 0
Total 77 9 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 86 9
Career total 305 26 27 1 35 6 11 0 0 0 378 33
  1. ^ Appearances in Emperor's Cup, DFB-Pokal and KNVB Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in J. League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in Japanese Super Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan U23 2011 3 2
2012 11 4
Total 14 6
Japan[14] 2013 2 0
Total 2 0
Scores and results list Japan U23's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ōtsu goal.
List of international goals scored by Yūki Ōtsu
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 November 2011 Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain  Bahrain 1–0 2–0 2012 Summer Olympics qualification
2 27 November 2011 National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  Syria 2–1 2–1 2012 Summer Olympics qualification
3 21 July 2012 City Ground, West Bridgford, England  Mexico 2–1 2–1 Friendly[15]
4 26 July 2012 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  Spain 1–0 1–0 2012 Summer Olympics
5 4 August 2012 Old Trafford, Manchester, England  Egypt 3–0 3–0 2012 Summer Olympics
6 7 August 2012 Wembley Stadium, London, England  Mexico 1–0 1–3 2012 Summer Olympics

Honours

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Kashiwa Reysol

Yokohama F.Marinos

Júbilo Iwata

References

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  1. ^ "Borussia sign Yuki Otsu". Borussia Mönchengladbach official website. 20 July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  2. ^ Kellermann, Karsten (24 October 2011). "Borussias Japaner-Debüt". Rheinische Post. Mönchengladbach. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  3. ^ Kellermann, Karsten (22 October 2011). "Ibisevic besiegelt Borussias Niederlage". rp-online.de. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  4. ^ Yuki Otsu wechselt zu VVV Venlo (German)
  5. ^ "VVV licht optie in contract Otsu (Dutch)". Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Yuki Otsu naar Kashiwa Reysol (Dutch)". Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  7. ^ "U-23日本代表 メンバー 第30回オリンピック競技大会（2012/ロンドン）サッカー男子 キリンチャレンジカップ2012 vs U-23ニュージーランド代表（7/11＠東京／国立競技場）". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 2 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  8. ^ "London 2012: Japan shock Spain with Yuki Otsu's Hampden winner". BBC Sport. London: British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  9. ^ 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. 41 out of 289)
  10. ^ "Yuki Otsu > Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  11. ^ "Japan – Yuki Otsu – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.comt. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  12. ^ "Stats Centre: Yuki Otsu Facts". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  13. ^ "2023 Yuki Otsu Players". Soccer D.B. Japan. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  14. ^ Japan National Football Team Database
  15. ^ 大津の決勝ゴールでメキシコに競り勝つ. Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 22 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
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