is a Japanese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Albirex Niigata.
Club career Born in Yokosuka, next to a satellite city of Yokohama. Ono joined Yokohama F. Marinos youth academy at age 13. He was a member of the Yokohama F. Marinos youth team that won the Prince Takamado Cup in 2009 beating Júbilo Iwata. Ono made his competitive debut in a J1 League match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Hiroshima Big Arch on July 18, 2010, as a 62nd-minute substitute for Shingo Hyodo. At 17 years and 208 days, he was club's youngest-ever league debutante, a record previously held by Kota Mizunuma (17 years and 247 days). Two months later, on September 5, 2009, Ono scored his first goal in a 3–1 victory against V-Varen Nagasaki in the Emperor's Cup. In January 2011, he signed a new long-term contract with Marinos.
On July 20, 2015, Ono signed a contract with Sint-Truiden.
International career In February 2011, Ono was called up to the Japan national under-23 football team, or the "U-22 team". He earned his first cap for the Japan U-22's against Bahrain U-22's on February 12, 2011.
Personal life Yuji's older brother, Yuto Ono, is also a footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for J2 League club FC Gifu.
Club statistics Updated to February 24, 2019.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)", February 8, 2017, Japan, (p. 93 out of 289) ClubSeasonLeagueCup1League Cup2ContinentalTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsYokohama F. Marinos20101733200-20520112945340-38720123325161-444Total799136101-10216Standard Liège2012–139000--902013–140000--002014–1524121-40302Total33121-40392Sint-Truiden2015–1626000--2602016–1760–––60Total32000-00320Sagan Tosu20171921020-22220183044111-356Total496513100578Career total193162081324023026 1Includes Emperor's Cup and Belgian Cup. 2Includes J.League Cup.
References
External links Profile at Sagan Tosu