Ado Onaiwu

Ado Onaiwu (オナイウ 阿道, Onaiu Ado; born 8 November 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for German 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Magdeburg.

Ado Onaiwu
オナイウ 阿道

Onaiwu warming up for Toulouse in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Kamikawa, Saitama, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	1. FC Magdeburg
Number	45
Youth career
2002–2007	Kamikawa Parfait SSS
2008–2010	FC Coruja
2011–2013	Shochi Fukaya High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	JEF United Chiba	62	(10)
2014	→ J.League U-22 (loan)	2	(0)
2017–2020	Urawa Red Diamonds	1	(0)
2018	→ Renofa Yamaguchi (loan)	42	(22)
2019	→ Oita Trinita (loan)	31	(10)
2020–2021	Yokohama F. Marinos	44	(16)
2021–2023	Toulouse	72	(12)
2023–2025	Auxerre	65	(19)
2025–	1. FC Magdeburg	0	(0)
International career‡
2014	Japan U19	3	(0)
2016	Japan U23	8	(0)
2021–	Japan	3	(3)
Medal record Urawa Reds Winner AFC Champions League 2017 Representing  Japan AFC U23 Championship 2016 Qatar
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 October 2021

Club career

On 20 July 2021, Onaiwu moved abroad for the first time to join Ligue 2 side Toulouse.^[2]

On 29 April 2023, he became the first Asian and Japanese player to win the Coupe de France with Toulouse.^[3]

On 28 August 2023, he signed for Ligue 2 club Auxerre on a three-year contract.^[4]

On 1 September 2025, Onaiwu moved to 1. FC Magdeburg in German 2. Bundesliga.^[5]

International career

Onaiwu made his international debut for Japan on 11 June 2021 in a friendly match with Serbia. Four days later, he scored a hat-trick against Kyrgyzstan at a FIFA World Cup qualifying match.^[6]

Personal life

He is the son of a Japanese mother and a Nigerian father.^[6][7] His brother, George Onaiwu, is also a footballer, playing for Vegalta Sendai.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 April 2024^[9][10][11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental[c]		Other[d]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
JEF United Chiba	2014	J.League Division 2	6	1	2	1	—		—		—		8	2
	2015	J2 League	33	3	2	0	—		—		—		35	3
	2016		23	6	1	0	—		—		—		24	6
	Total		62	10	5	1	—		—		—		67	11
J. League U-22 (loan)	2014	J3 League	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
Urawa Red Diamonds	2017	J1 League	1	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	7	1
Renofa Yamaguchi (loan)	2018	J2 League	42	22	2	0	—		—		—		44	22
Oita Trinita (loan)	2019	J1 League	31	10	3	0	5	0	—		—		39	10
Yokohama F. Marinos	2020	J1 League	24	4	—		2	0	6	4	1	0	33	8
	2021		20	12	0	0	7	3	—		—		27	15
	Total		44	16	0	0	9	3	6	4	1	0	60	23
Toulouse	2021–22	Ligue 2	38	10	5	2	—		—		—		43	12
	2022–23	Ligue 1	22	2	1	0	—		—		—		23	2
	Total		60	12	6	2	—		—		—		66	14
Auxerre	2023–24	Ligue 2	34	15	1	0	—		—		—		35	15
	2024–25	Ligue 1	28	4	0	0	—		—		—		28	4
	Total		62	19	1	0	—		—		—		63	19
Career total			304	89	20	4	14	3	8	4	2	0	348	100

1. Includes Emperor's Cup and Coupe de France
2. Includes J.League Cup
3. Includes AFC Champions League
4. Includes Japanese Super Cup, Suruga Bank Championship and FIFA Club World Cup

International

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Onaiwu goal.

List of international goals scored by Ado Onaiwu

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 June 2021	Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan	Kyrgyzstan	1–0	5–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2				2–0
3				3–0

Honours

Urawa Red Diamonds

• AFC Champions League: 2017^[12]
• J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship: 2017^[13]

Toulouse

• Ligue 2: 2021–22^[14]
• Coupe de France: 2022–23^[15]

Auxerre

• Ligue 2: 2023–24^[16]

Japan U23

• AFC U-23 Championship: 2016^[17]