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Name: Shinji Ono

Nickname: ''Tensai'' (Genius)



Country: Japan
Club: Feyenoord
Number: 11, 18
Position: *CMF, AMF, DMF, (SMF Optional)
Side: RF/BS
Age: 22-26 years (27/09/1979)

Height: 175 cm
Weight: 74 kg

Attack: 81
Defence: 62
Balance: 77
Stamina: 83
Top Speed: 79
Acceleration: 78
Response: 79
Agility: 81
Dribble Accuracy: 84
Dribble Speed: 76
Short Pass Accuracy: 87
Short Pass Speed: 80
Long Pass Accuracy: 87
Long Pass Speed: 78
Shot Accuracy: 79
Shot Power: 85
Shot Technique: 76
Free Kick Accuracy: 81
Curling: 84
Header: 77
Jump: 75
Technique: 89
Aggression: 74
Mentality: 78
Keeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 82

Injury Tolerance: C
Condition: 5
Weak Foot Accuracy: 8
Weak Foot Frequency: 7
Consistency: 6
Growth type: Standard Lasting


CARDS:
P01: Classic No.10
P03: Trickster
P06: Pinpoint Pass
S02: Passer
S05: 1-touch play
S06: Outside Curve
S15: Shoulder Feint Skills

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Tactical Dribble - 1-Touch Play - Playmaking - Passing - Outside

Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Balanced


INFO


Known as Tensai, Japanese for "Genius", from his youth days, Ono is one of the biggest stars in Asian football, known for his vision, technique and superb passing. Although his primary position is attacking midfielder, he can play anywhere in the midfield, including defensive midfield and either wing.

Ono grew up in the Japanese soccer hotbed[citation needed] of Shizuoka Prefecture and began his professional career with Urawa Red Diamonds of the J. League in 1998. The same year, he became the youngest member of Japan's 1998 FIFA World Cup team at age 18 and made one appearance as a substitute.
He caught the attention of foreign clubs with his performance at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria, where he captained the Japanese Under-20 side that reached the final. But later that year, he suffered a severe knee injury in a qualification match for the 2000 Olympics with Japan's Under-23 side, forcing him to miss the rest of the season and olympic qualifying. He did not regain full fitness in time for the Olympics in Sydney and Urawa was relegated to Division 2 in his absence. But rather than move to another J-League club or abroad, Ono stayed with Urawa for the 2000 season and helped the club return to top flight.
After a strong performance at the 2001 Confederations Cup, Ono moved to Feyenoord Rotterdam of the Dutch Eredivisie in 2001. In his first season, he helped Feyenoord win the 2002 UEFA Cup, making him the first Japanese player in history to win a Europacup. However, a string of injuries kept him sidelined for long stretches. After he missed the majority of 2004-2005, his fourth at De Kuip, the club was forced to sell him.
On January 13, 2006, after an unsuccessful attempt to stay in European football, Ono returned to J. League, agreeing a 3-year deal with his old club, Urawa Red Diamonds.
When fit, Ono is an ever-present member of the Japanese national team. After his appearance in the 1998 World Cup, he was a key member of the Japanese squad in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He has represented Japan at every age level starting with the U-16 team, and was one of three overage selections at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Although injuries limited Ono to just one appearance in the final round of the qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup and he missed the Confederations Cup in 2003 and 2005, he played in his third World Cup finals in Germany.[7]
Since returning to Urawa, he had suffered from repeated injuries and failed to claim a regular place. In the 2008 January transfer window, Ono returned to Europe, signing with Bundesliga's VfL Bochum. On February 3, 2008, Ono made his Bundesliga debut in an away game against Werder Bremen and he had two assists that helped Bochum with their first ever win over Bremen at Weserstadion. Unfortunately Ono suffered different injuries in the following two years in Bochum and could only play 34 matches in which he gave four assists for the club. In the autumn of 2009 he received two yellow-red cards in two successive matches.
In the winter break 2009/2010 Ono asked for the admission to return to Japan for personal reasons. Different Japanese clubs were interested in the midfielder. VfL Bochum allowed him to leave under the condition that they could find a successor.
After the signing of Miloš Marić for his position, Ono could leave Bochum.[9] On January 9, 2010 Ono returned to his native Shizuoka Prefecture by signing for Shimizu S-Pulse.[10] The transfer fee were rumored 300.000 Euro for the midfielder whose contract in Bochum expired in the summer of 2010. In an interview he declared that the main reason for his transfer was his will to reunite with his wife and children that still lived in Japan.


Honours


Individual honors

*1998 AFC Youth Championship: Most Valuable Player
*1998 Asian Young Footballer of the Year
*1998 J. League Rookie of the Year
*1998 J. League Best Eleven
*1999 FIFA World Youth Championship: Best Eleven
*2002 Asian Footballer of the Year

Team honors

*1994 AFC Youth Championship (U-16) Champions (Japan)
*2000 Asian Cup Champions (Japan)
*2002 UEFA Cup Champions (Feyenoord)
*2002 UEFA Super Cup Runner-up (Feyenoord)
*2003 KNVB Cup Runner-up (Feyenoord)
*2006 Xerox Super Cup Champions (Urawa Red Diamonds)
*2006 J. League Champions (Urawa Red Diamonds)
*2006 Emperor's Cup Champions (Urawa Red Diamonds)
*2007 AFC Champions League Champions (Urawa Red Diamonds)