Yuji Ono

Ono's current-season form is down 71% on last season (Season 14→4), while his Rating eased 21→11. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 31).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Albirex Niigata · 20th	11	0	1	6.66	11	4
2024/25	Albirex Niigata · 16th	24	4	0	6.74	21	14
2023/24	Albirex Niigata	26	8	1	6.88	—	—
2023/24	Sagan Tosu · 14th	28	8	1	6.88	29	31
2022/23	Sagan Tosu · 11th	26	2	2	6.76	30	14
2021/22	Gamba Osaka · 13th	7	1	2	6.9	32	6

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

Y. Ono is a 33-year-old centre-forward at Albirex Niigata, rated 11.2 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ono.

On the season, Ono graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 1 assist in 11 appearances (0.142 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 14 → 4). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11. At 33 Ono is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24

11.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

3.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

18.6%

Minutes

limited game time

0.14

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Albirex Niigata finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 11 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 1 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 18.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.14 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 11.2 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.14 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %18.6%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.142

Goal contribution / 900.142

Defensive actions / 900.85

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 33, Ono sits on 1.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ono's projected Rating — 11.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the J2 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Interceptions4

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€1.5M total transfer fees · 6 moves

Albirex NiigataJan 2024 – now

Sagan TosuJan 2022 – Jan 2024Free

Gamba OsakaJan 2020 – Jan 2022

Sagan TosuJan 2017 – Jan 2020Free

St. TruidenJul 2015 – Jan 2017

Standard LiegeJan 2013 – Jul 2015€ 1.5M

Yokohama F. Marinosuntil Jan 2013

About Y. Ono

Yuji Ono is a 33-year-old centre-forward who plays for Albirex Niigata, born on December 22, 1992 in Yokosuka, standing 170 cm tall. He is from Japan. Albirex Niigata currently sit 8th of 20 in the J2 League.

This season

In the current season, Y. Ono has made 11 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 635 minutes.

Y. Ono's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Albirex Niigata face Iwaki away in the J2 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Y. Ono at 11.2 with a Season form score of 3.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, Y. Ono has totalled 345 club appearances with 40 goals and 13 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2012/13, with 33 appearances for Yokohama F. Marinos.

Y. Ono's career has also included time at Sagan Tosu, Gamba Osaka, St. Truiden, Standard Liege and Yokohama F. Marinos.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Albirex Niigata finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

Watch points