# 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 Ligue 1 club Auxerre.

## Club career

On 20 July 2021, Onaiwu moved abroad for the first time to join Ligue 2 side Toulouse.
On 28 August 2023, he signed for Ligue 2 club Auxerre on a three-year contract.

## 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.

## Personal life

He is the son of a Japanese mother and a Nigerian father. His brother, George Onaiwu, is also a footballer. George currently plays as a designated special player for Vegalta Sendai.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 3 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| JEF United Chiba | 2015 | J2 League | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 3 |
| JEF United Chiba | 2016 | J2 League | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 6 |
| JEF United Chiba | Total | 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 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2021 | J1 League | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 15 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Total | Total | 44 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 23 |
| Toulouse | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 12 |
| Toulouse | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 2 |
| Toulouse | Total | Total | 60 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 14 |
| Auxerre | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 15 |
| Auxerre | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 |
| Auxerre | Total | Total | 43 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 17 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 285 | 87 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 329 | 98 |
* ↑ Includes Emperor's Cup and Coupe de France
* ↑ Includes J.League Cup
* ↑ Includes AFC Champions League
* ↑ 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 | 15 June 2021 | Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan | Kyrgyzstan | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 15 June 2021 | Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan | Kyrgyzstan | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |

## Honours

Urawa Red Diamonds
* AFC Champions League: 2017
* J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship: 2017
Toulouse
* Ligue 2: 2021–22
* Coupe de France: 2022–23
Auxerre
* Ligue 2: 2023–24
Japan U23
* AFC U-23 Championship: 2016