Yuki Otsu
Yuki Otsu (大津 祐樹, Otsu Yuki, born March 24, 1990) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
.jpg.webp) Otsu playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Yuki Otsu | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | March 24, 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mito, Ibaraki, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Júbilo Iwata | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Seiritsu Gakuen High School | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Kashiwa Reysol | 66 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | VVV-Venlo | 50 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Kashiwa Reysol | 49 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 60 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Júbilo Iwata | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Japan U-23 | 6 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Japan | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season | ||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
Otsu was born in Mito on March 24, 1990. After graduating from Seiritsu Gakuen High School, he joined J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol in 2008. He played many matches from first season. However Kashiwa was relegated to J2 League end of the 2009 season. In 2010, Kashiwa won the champions and was returned to J1 in a year. In July 2011, he moved to German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach. However there were few opportunities to play. In 2012, he moved to Dutch Eredivisie club VVV-Venlo. Although he played many matches, the club was relegated to Eerste Divisie end of the 2012/13 season. In January 2015, he returned to his first club Kashiwa Reysol. In 2018, he moved to Yokohama F. Marinos. Yokohama won the J1 League champions in 2019. In 2021, he moved to J2 club Júbilo Iwata.
In July 2012, Otsu was selected the Japan U-23 national team for 2012 Summer Olympics. He played all 6 matches and scored 3 goals, Japan won the 4th place. On February 6, 2013, he debuted for the Japan national team against Latvia. He played 2 games for Japan in 2013.
Statistics
| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2008 | Kashiwa Reysol | J1 League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 18 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | 39 | 8 | |||
| 2010 | J2 League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2011 | J1 League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | ||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Premiere Ligapokal | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2011/12 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | ||
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2012/13 | VVV-Venlo | Eredivisie | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2013/14 | Eerste Divisie | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 4 | |||
| 2014/15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2015 | Kashiwa Reysol | J1 League | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 2016 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2017 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | Yokohama F. Marinos | J1 League | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | - | 36 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2020 | 12 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Júbilo Iwata | J2 League | ||||||||||
| Country | Japan | 175 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 33 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 234 | 20 | |
| Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Netherlands | 50 | 6 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 54 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 228 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 33 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 292 | 26 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
References
- Yuki Otsu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yuki Otsu at J.League (in Japanese)
- Japan National Football Team Database
Other websites
- Yuki Otsu at Olympedia
- Yuki Otsu at FIFA
- Yuki Otsu at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Yuki Otsu at National Football Teams.com
- Yuki Otsu at Soccerway.com
- Yuki Otsu at FootballDatabase.eu
- Yuki Otsu at WorldFootball.net
- Yuki Otsu at Transfermarkt (player)
- Yuki Otsu at TheFinalBall.com
