| Ado Onaiwu オナイウ 阿道 | |
| Birth Date: | 8 November 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Kamikawa, Saitama, Japan |
| Height: | 1.80 m[1] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Auxerre |
| Clubnumber: | 45 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Shochi Fukaya High School |
| Years1: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs1: | JEF United Chiba |
| Caps1: | 62 |
| Goals1: | 10 |
| Years2: | 2014 |
| Clubs2: | → J. League U22 (loan) |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | → Renofa Yamaguchi (loan) |
| Caps4: | 42 |
| Goals4: | 22 |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Clubs5: | → Oita Trinita (loan) |
| Caps5: | 31 |
| Goals5: | 10 |
| Years6: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs6: | Yokohama F. Marinos |
| Caps6: | 44 |
| Goals6: | 16 |
| Years7: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs7: | Toulouse |
| Caps7: | 72 |
| Goals7: | 12 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Clubs8: | Auxerre |
| Caps8: | 44 |
| Goals8: | 17 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Japan U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam3: | Japan |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 1 July 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 7 October 2021 |
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Auxerre.
On 20 July 2021, Onaiwu moved abroad for the first time to join Ligue 2 side Toulouse.[2]
On 28 August 2023, he signed for Ligue 2 club Auxerre on a three-year contract.[3]
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.[4]
He is the son of a Japanese mother and a Nigerian father.[4] [5] His brother, George Onaiwu, is also a footballer. George currently plays as a designated special player for Vegalta Sendai.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | 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 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 43 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 44 | 17 | ||||||
| Career total | 285 | 87 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 329 | 98 | |||
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Onaiwu goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 June 2021 | Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||
| 3 | 3–0 |
Urawa Red Diamonds
Toulouse
Auxerre
Japan U23