Ado Onaiwu
Japanese footballer
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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.
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Onaiwu warming up for Toulouse in 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 6 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 October 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
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]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other[d] | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| JEF United Chiba | 2014 | J.League Division 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | |||
| 2015 | J2 League | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 3 | ||||
| 2016 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 62 | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 67 | 11 | |||||
| J. League U-22 (loan) | 2014 | J3 League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2017 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Renofa Yamaguchi (loan) | 2018 | J2 League | 42 | 22 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 44 | 22 | |||
| Oita Trinita (loan) | 2019 | J1 League | 31 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 10 | ||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2020 | J1 League | 24 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 27 | 15 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 23 | ||
| Toulouse | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 43 | 12 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 66 | 14 | |||||
| Auxerre | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 15 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 62 | 19 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 63 | 19 | |||||
| Career total | 304 | 89 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 348 | 100 | ||
- Includes Emperor's Cup and Coupe de France
- Includes J.League Cup
- Includes AFC Champions League
- Includes Japanese Super Cup, Suruga Bank Championship and FIFA Club World Cup
International
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Onaiwu goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 15 June 2021 | Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan |  Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||
| 3 | 3–0 |
Honours
Urawa Red Diamonds
Toulouse
Auxerre
Japan U23
