Kanji Okunuki (奥抜 侃志, Okunuki Kanji, born 11 August 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for German club 1. FC Nürnberg and the Japan national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kanji Okunuki | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Tochigi, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2018 | Omiya Ardija | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Omiya Ardija | 91 | (14) |
| 2022–2023 | → Górnik Zabrze (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2023– | 1. FC Nürnberg | 30 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Japan | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2024 | |||
Okunuki was born in Ina, Saitama. After raising through Omiya Ardija youth ranks, he signed for the top team in January 2018.[2]
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.[3]
On 30 June 2023, 1. FC Nürnberg from German 2. Bundesliga announced the signing of Okunuki.[4]
On 9 October 2023, Okunuki was called up for the Japan senior national team for the friendly matches against Canada and Tunisia on the 13th October and 17th October 2023.[5]
He made his debut on 1 January 2024 in a friendly against Thailand.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Omiya Ardija | 2018 | J2 League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
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