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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.

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[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Other[d] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kashiwa Reysol 2008 14 0 2 0 3 0 – – 19 0
2009 33 6 1 0 5 2 – – 39 8
2010 9 1 1 0 – – – 10 1
2011 10 0 0 0 1 0 – – 11 0
2015 14 1 2 0 1 0 8 0 – 25 1
2016 19 1 4 0 1 0 – – 24 1
2017 16 1 4 0 3 0 – – 23 1
Total 115 10 14 0 14 2 8 0 – 151 12
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2011–12 3 0 1 0 – – – 4 0
VVV-Venlo 2012–13 22 1 1 0 – – – 23 1
2013–14 20 4 2 0 – – – 22 4
2014–15 8 1 1 0 – – – 9 1
Total 50 6 4 0 – – – 54 6
Yokohama F. Marinos 2018 25 1 2 0 9 2 – – 36 3
2019 23 0 3 1 6 2 – – 32 3
2020 12 0 – 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 0
Total 60 1 5 1 15 4 3 0 0 0 83 6
Career total 228 17 24 1 29 6 11 0 0 0 292 24
  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 team Year Apps Goals
Japan U23 2011 3 2
2012 11 4
Total 14 6
Japan[13] 2013 2 0
Total 2 0
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
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[14]
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

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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