Shinji Ono

Shinji Ono
小野 伸二
Ono playing for Western Sydney Wanderers in 2013
Personal information
Full name Shinji Ono
Date of birth (1979-09-27) 27 September 1979
Place of birth Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Imazawa Boys SC
1992–1994 Imazawa Junior High School
1995–1997 Shimizu Shogyo High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Urawa Reds 79 (20)
2001–2005 Feyenoord 112 (19)
2006–2007 Urawa Reds 53 (8)
2008–2009 VfL Bochum 29 (0)
2010–2012 Shimizu S-Pulse 70 (8)
2012–2014 Western Sydney Wanderers 47 (9)
2014–2019 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 62 (2)
2019–2020 FC Ryukyu 23 (0)
2021–2023 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 6 (0)
Total 481 (66)
International career
1995 Japan U-17 3 (0)
1999 Japan U-20 6 (2)
2004 Japan Olympic (O.P.) 3 (2)
1998–2008 Japan 56 (6)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Winner2000 Lebanon
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up2001 Korea/Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shinji Ono (小野 伸二, Ono Shinji; born 27 September 1979) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

He started his senior career with J1 League side Urawa Reds before moving Dutch side Feyenoord in 2001 where he won the UEFA Cup in 2002. He returned to Urawa Reds in 2006 where he won the 2006 J League title in his first season back at the club and the 2007 AFC Champions League in his second season. He moved to Bundesliga side Bochum in January 2008 but made limited appearances due to injuries. He signed for Shimizu S-Pulse in January 2010. He subsequently played for Western Sydney Wanderers, Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo and Ryukyu before retiring in 2023.

He earned 56 caps for the Japan national team. He was part of the squads for the 1998, 2002 and 2006 World Cups.