Ado Onaiwu

Ado Onaiwu
オナイウ阿道
	Onaiwu warming up for Toulouse in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	8 November 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Kamikawa, Saitama, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Auxerre
Number	45
Youth career
2011–2013	Shochi Fukaya High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2016	JEF United Chiba
2014	→ J. League U22 (loan)
2017–2020	Urawa Red Diamonds
2018	→ Renofa Yamaguchi (loan)
2019	→ Oita Trinita (loan)
2020–2021	Yokohama F. Marinos
2021–2023	Toulouse
2023–	Auxerre
International career‡
2014	Japan U19
2016	Japan U23
2021–	Japan
Medal record
Urawa Reds
Representing Japan
AFC U23 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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 Ligue 1 club Auxerre.

Club career

On 20 July 2021, Onaiwu moved abroad for the first time to join Ligue 2 side Toulouse.^[2]

On 28 August 2023, he signed for Ligue 2 club Auxerre on a three-year contract.^[3]

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.^[4]

Personal life

He is the son of a Japanese mother and a Nigerian father.^[4]^[5] His brother, George Onaiwu, is also a footballer. George currently plays as a designated special player for Vegalta Sendai.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 November 2024^[7]^[8]^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Continental^[c]		Other^[d]		Total
Club	Season	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	J2 League	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	J1 League	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	9	2	0	0	—		—		—		9	2
	Total		43	17	1	0	—		—		—		44	17
Career total			285	87	20	4	14	3	8	4	2	0	329	98

^ 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.

List of international goals scored by Ado Onaiwu
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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

Ligue 2: 2023–24^[12]

Japan U23

AFC U-23 Championship: 2016^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Ado Onaiwu". Toulouse FC. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ "L'ATTAQUANT ADO ONAIWU, PREMIÈRE RECRUE DU MERCATO TOULOUSAIN" (in French). Toulouse FC. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "ADO ONAIWU SIGNE À L'AJA!" [Ado Onaiwu signs for AJA!]. www.aja.fr (in French). 28 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Onaiwu hattrick sets Japan on way to 5–1 win over Kyrgyzstan". Kyodonews.net. 15 June 2021.
^ "2 players with foreign roots hope to make Olympic soccer team". The Mainichi Newspapers. The Mainichi. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^ "【仙台】MFオナイウ情滋の来季入団内定「兄のように地道に努力し、世界から注目される選手に」" [MF Ado Onaiwu will join Vegalta Sendai from next season]. Nikkan Sports. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
^ 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. 232 out of 289)
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 18 out of 289)
^ Ado Onaiwu at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
^ "Ligue 2 : Toulouse sacré champion, Dunkerque descend en National" [Ligue 2: Toulouse crowned champion, Dunkerque goes down to the National]. Le Figaro (in French). 7 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
^ Mayen, Philippe (29 April 2023). "Ô Toulouse... FC !" [O Toulouse...FC!!]. FFF - Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^ "Football : champion de Ligue 2, l'AJ Auxerre est officiellement de retour dans l'élite". Le Parisien (in French). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

External links

Profile at Toulouse
Profile at Renofa Yamaguchi
Profile at JEF United Chiba
Ado Onaiwu at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Ado Onaiwu – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)

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[10] Includes Emperor's Cup and Coupe de France

[11] Includes J.League Cup

[12] Includes AFC Champions League

[13] Includes Japanese Super Cup, Suruga Bank Championship and FIFA Club World Cup

[1] "Ado Onaiwu". Toulouse FC. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[2] "L'ATTAQUANT ADO ONAIWU, PREMIÈRE RECRUE DU MERCATO TOULOUSAIN" (in French). Toulouse FC. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[3] "ADO ONAIWU SIGNE À L'AJA!" [Ado Onaiwu signs for AJA!]. www.aja.fr (in French). 28 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[Kyodo_News_-_June_2021-4] "Onaiwu hattrick sets Japan on way to 5–1 win over Kyrgyzstan". Kyodonews.net. 15 June 2021.

[5] "2 players with foreign roots hope to make Olympic soccer team". The Mainichi Newspapers. The Mainichi. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[6] "【仙台】MFオナイウ情滋の来季入団内定「兄のように地道に努力し、世界から注目される選手に」" [MF Ado Onaiwu will join Vegalta Sendai from next season]. Nikkan Sports. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.

[7] 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. 232 out of 289)

[8] Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 18 out of 289)

[Soccerway-9] Ado Onaiwu at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

[:02-14] "Ligue 2 : Toulouse sacré champion, Dunkerque descend en National" [Ligue 2: Toulouse crowned champion, Dunkerque goes down to the National]. Le Figaro (in French). 7 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

[15] Mayen, Philippe (29 April 2023). "Ô Toulouse... FC !" [O Toulouse...FC!!]. FFF - Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2023.

[16] "Football : champion de Ligue 2, l'AJ Auxerre est officiellement de retour dans l'élite". Le Parisien (in French). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

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