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Shinji Ono

Icon CM Right-footed
Rating
84
Caps
56
Goals
6
Life
1979
Clubs
Urawa Red Diamonds, Feyenoord Rotterdam, Shimizu S-Pulse
#16
Editorial rank of 33 for Japan
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Feyenoord's own stadium hosted the 2002 UEFA Cup final, and Ono started it in central midfield: the 3-2 win over Borussia Dortmund on 8 May made him the first Japanese footballer to lift a European trophy. He won the 2000 Asian Cup with Japan, played three World Cups across 56 caps, was AFC Player of the Year in 2002, and added the 2007 AFC Champions League and the 2006 J1 League and Emperor's Cup with Urawa. Career record: 56 caps and 6 goals for Japan; club career at Urawa Red Diamonds, Feyenoord Rotterdam, Shimizu S-Pulse.

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Career record

1998–2001Urawa Red Diamonds
2001–2005Feyenoord Rotterdam
2006–2007Urawa Red Diamonds
2007–2010VfL Bochum
2010–2012Shimizu S-Pulse
2012–2014Western Sydney Wanderers
2014–2019Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
2019–todayFC Ryukyu Okinawa
Japan56 caps, 6 goals

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One rank above: Takefusa Kubo at #15.

One rank below: Takumi Minamino at #17.

Japan's editorial top five: Hidetoshi Nakata · Shinji Kagawa · Keisuke Honda · Makoto Hasebe · Shunsuke Nakamura.