Yūki Ōtsu
大津 祐樹
Ōtsu with Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2012
Personal information
Full name Yūki Ōtsu
Date of birth (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990
Place of birth Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
Júbilo Iwata
Number 77
Youth career
Shinshō Tokiwa SSS
Kashima Antlers Youth
2005–2008 Seiritsu Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Kashiwa Reysol 66 (7)
2011–2012 Borussia M'gladbach 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– Júbilo Iwata 66 (9)
International career
2011–2012 Japan U-23 16 (6)
2013 Japan 2 (0)
Medal record
Kashiwa Reysol
WinnerJ1 League2011
Runner-upEmperor's Cup2008
Yokohama F. Marinos
Runner-upJ.League Cup2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 August 2012

Yūki Ōtsu (大津 祐樹, Ōtsu Yūki, born 24 March 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for J.League club Júbilo Iwata.

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

As of 19 December 2020[9][10][11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Other[lower-alpha 4] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kashiwa Reysol 2008 1402030190
2009 3361052398
2010 9110101
2011 1000010110
2015 141201080251
2016 1914010241
2017 1614030231
Total 115101401428015112
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2011–12 301040
VVV-Venlo 2012–13 22110231
2013–14 20420224
2014–15 811091
Total 50640546
Yokohama F. Marinos 2018 2512092363
2019 2303162323
2020 120003000150
Total 601511543000836
Career total 228172412961100029224
  1. Appearances in Emperor's Cup, DFB-Pokal and KNVB Cup
  2. Appearances in J. League Cup
  3. Appearances in AFC Champions League
  4. Appearances in Japanese Super Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan U23 201132
2012114
Total146
Japan[13] 201320
Total20
Scores and results list Japan U23's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ōtsu goal.
List of international goals scored by Yūki Ōtsu
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
122 November 2011Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain Bahrain1–02–02012 Summer Olympics qualification
227 November 2011National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan Syria2–12–12012 Summer Olympics qualification
321 July 2012City Ground, West Bridgford, England Mexico2–12–1Friendly[14]
426 July 2012Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Spain1–01–02012 Summer Olympics
54 August 2012Old Trafford, Manchester, England Egypt3–03–02012 Summer Olympics
67 August 2012Wembley Stadium, London, England Mexico1–01–32012 Summer Olympics

Honours

Kashiwa Reysol

References

  1. "Borussia sign Yuki Otsu". Borussia Mönchengladbach official website. 20 July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  2. Kellermann, Karsten (24 October 2011). "Borussias Japaner-Debüt". Rheinische Post. Mönchengladbach. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  3. Kellermann, Karsten (22 October 2011). "Ibisevic besiegelt Borussias Niederlage". rp-online.de. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  4. Yuki Otsu wechselt zu VVV Venlo (German)
  5. "VVV licht optie in contract Otsu (Dutch)". Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  6. "Yuki Otsu naar Kashiwa Reysol (Dutch)". Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  7. "U-23日本代表 メンバー 第30回オリンピック競技大会(2012/ロンドン)サッカー男子 キリンチャレンジカップ2012 vs U-23ニュージーランド代表(7/11@東京/国立競技場)". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 2 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  8. "London 2012: Japan shock Spain with Yuki Otsu's Hampden winner". BBC Sport. London: British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  9. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 41 out of 289)
  10. "Yuki Otsu > Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  11. "Japan – Yuki Otsu – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.comt. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  12. "Stats Centre: Yuki Otsu Facts". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  13. Japan National Football Team Database
  14. 大津の決勝ゴールでメキシコに競り勝つ. Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 22 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
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