Kanji Okunuki
Japanese footballer (born 1999)
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Kanji Okunuki (奥抜 侃志, Okunuki Kanji; born 11 August 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.[1]
Full name
Kanji Okunuki
Date of birth
11 August 1999
Place of birth
Tochigi, Japan
Height
1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kanji Okunuki | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Tochigi, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gamba Osaka | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fanaticos | |||
| –2017 | Omiya Ardija | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Omiya Ardija | 91 | (14) |
| 2022–2023 | → Górnik Zabrze (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2023–2025 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 35 | (4) |
| 2025– | Gamba Osaka | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Japan | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 January 2024 | |||
Career
Okunuki was born in Ina, Saitama. After raising through Omiya Ardija youth ranks, he signed for the top team in January 2018.[2]
On 31 August 2022, he left Omiya to join Ekstraklasa side Górnik Zabrze on a season-long loan, with the Polish club keeping an option to make the move permanent.[3]
On 30 June 2023, 1. FC Nürnberg from German 2. Bundesliga announced the signing of Okunuki.[4]
On 6 January 2025, Okunuki returned to Japan and signed with J1 League club Gamba Osaka for the 2025 season.[5]
International career
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 September 2024.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Omiya Ardija | 2018 | J2 League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2019 | J2 League | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 27 | 5 | ||
| 2020 | J2 League | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 5 | |||
| 2021 | J2 League | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| 2022 | J2 League | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Total | 91 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 14 | ||
| Gornik Zabrze (loan) | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 35 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | ||
| Gamba Osaka | 2025 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 152 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 163 | 23 | ||
- Includes Emperor's Cup, Polish Cup, DFB-Pokal
Honours
Gamba Osaka
