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.
He made his league debut on 22 October 2011, coming on as a late substitute for
Mike Hanke,
in a 1–0 away defeat against 1899 Hoffenheim.
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.
[ Yuki Otsu wechselt zu VVV Venlo (German)] 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.
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.
International career
On 2 July 2012, Japan U23 manager
Takashi Sekizuka included Ōtsu in the Japan under-23s for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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.
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
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[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, (p. 41 out of 289)] |
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| Kashiwa Reysol | 2008 | J.League Division 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | J.League Division 1 | 8 |
| 2010 | J.League Division 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | J.League Division 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | J1 League | 1 |
| 2016 | J1 League | 1 |
| 2017 | J1 League | 1 |
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| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 0 |
| VVV-Venlo | 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 1 |
| 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 20||4||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||22|4
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| 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 8||1||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||9|1
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| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2018 | J1 League | 3 |
| 2019 | J1 League | 3 |
| 2020 | J1 League | 0 |
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| Júbilo Iwata | 2021 | J2 League | 6 |
| 2022 | J1 League | 3 |
| 2023 | J2 League | 0 |
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International
- 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 |
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| 2012 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 2012 Summer Olympics qualification |
Friendly |
| 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 2012 Summer Olympics |
Honours
Kashiwa Reysol
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J. League Division 2: 2010
Yokohama F.Marinos
Júbilo Iwata
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