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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
1. FC Nürnberg
Number 11
Youth career
Fanaticos
0000–2017 Omiya Ardija
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 Omiya Ardija 91 (14)
2022–2023Górnik Zabrze (loan) 26 (4)
2023– 1. FC Nürnberg 30 (3)
International career
2024– Japan 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024
‡ 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 German club 1. FC Nürnberg and the Japan national team.[1]

Career

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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]

International career

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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.[5]

He made his debut on 1 January 2024 in a friendly against Thailand.[6]

Career statistics

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As of 29 August 2018[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes Emperor's Cup

References

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  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".
  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. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Japan v Thailand game report". ESPN. 1 January 2024.
  7. ^ 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)
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