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Japanese footballer (born 1999)

Kanji Okunuki
奥抜 侃志
Personal information
Full name Kanji Okunuki
Date of birth (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Tochigi, Japan
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team Gamba Osaka
Youth career
Fanaticos
0000–2017 Omiya Ardija
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 Omiya Ardija 91 (14)
2022–2023 → Górnik Zabrze (loan) 26 (4)
2023–2025 1. FC Nürnberg 35 (4)
2025– Gamba Osaka 0 (0)
International career
2024– Japan 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2024, 14:20 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2024

Kanji Okunuki (奥抜 侃志, Okunuki Kanji, born 11 August 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for J1 League club, Gamba Osaka and Japan national team.

Career

Okunuki was born in Ina, Saitama. After raising through Omiya Ardija youth ranks, he signed for the top team in January 2018.

On 31 August 2022, he left Omiya to join Ekstraklasa side Górnik Zabrze on a season-long loan, with the Polish club keeping an option to make the move permanent.

On 30 June 2023, 1. FC Nürnberg from German 2. Bundesliga announced the signing of Okunuki.

On 6 January 2025, Okunuki back to Japan and signed to J1 club, Gamba Osaka for 2025 season.

International career

On 9 October 2023, Okunuki was called up for the Japan senior national team for the friendly matches against Canada and Tunisia on 13 October and 17 October 2023.

He made his debut on 1 January 2024 in a friendly against Thailand.

Career statistics

As of the start from 2025 season.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Omiya Ardija 2018 J2 League 7 0 0 0 — 1 0 8 0
2019 25 5 1 0 1 0 27 5
2020 23 5 0 0 — 23 5
2021 17 3 0 0 17 3
2022 19 1 2 0 21 1
Gornik Zabrze (loan) 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 26 4 2 0 28 4
1. FC Nürnberg 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 30 3 3 1 33 4
2024–25 5 1 1 0 6 1
Gamba Osaka 2025 J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 147 21 8 1 0 0 2 0 157 22
  1. Includes Emperor's Cup
  2. Includes J.League Cup
  3. ^ Includes J1 Play-offs

References

  1. kanji-okunuki at Soccerway
  2. "大宮、ユース所属Mf奥抜侃志の来季トップチーム昇格内定を発表". 29 August 2017.
  3. "Kanji Okunuki zawodnikiem Górnika" (in Polish). Górnik Zabrze. 31 August 2022.
  4. "Neue nummer 11: Nürnberg holt Offensiv-Allrounder Okunuki" (in German). Kicker.de. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. "奥抜 侃志選手 1.FC ニュルンベルク(ドイツ) より完全移籍加入のお知らせ". ガンバ大阪. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  6. "Kanji Okunuki erstmals fürs Nationalteam nominiert" [Kanji Okunuki nominated for the national team for the first time] (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  7. "Japan v Thailand game report". ESPN. 1 January 2024.
  8. 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. 165 out of 289)

External links

Gamba Osaka – current squad


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