Yūki Ōtsu
Japanese footballer (born 1990)
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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.
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Ōtsu with Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Yūki Ōtsu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mito, Ibaraki, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Borussia Mönchengladbach
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
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
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
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
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 | ||
| 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 | ||
- Appearances in Emperor's Cup, DFB-Pokal and KNVB Cup
- Appearances in J. League Cup
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearances in Japanese Super Cup
International
- Scores and results list Japan U23's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ōtsu goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 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 |
