Ado Onaiwu
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.jpg) Onaiwu warming up for Toulouse in 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 November 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kamikawa, Saitama, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Urawa Red Diamonds | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2007 | Kamikawa Parfait SSS | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | FC Coruja | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Shochi Fukaya High School | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | JEF United Chiba | 62 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → J.League U-22 (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) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Toulouse | 72 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Auxerre | 65 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Urawa Red Diamonds | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Japan U19 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Japan U23 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Japan | 3 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 October 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ado Onaiwu (オナイウ 阿道, Onaiu Ado; born 8 November 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds.
On 20 July 2021, Onaiwu moved abroad for the first time to join Ligue 2 side Toulouse.[2]
On 29 April 2023, he became the first Asian and Japanese player to win the Coupe de France with Toulouse.[3]
On 28 August 2023, he signed for Ligue 2 club Auxerre on a three-year contract.[4]
On 1 September 2025, Onaiwu moved to 1. FC Magdeburg in German 2. Bundesliga.[5]
International career
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.[6]
Personal life
He is the son of a Japanese mother and a Nigerian father.[6][7] His brother, George Onaiwu, is also a footballer, playing for Yokohama F. Marinos.[8]
