At a glance
Gamba Osaka hub| Full name | Kanji Okunuki |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | 奥抜 侃志 |
| Date of birth | 1999-08-11 (27 yrs) |
| Place of birth | ---, Tochigi, Japan |
| Citizenship | Japan |
| Position | Attack - Left Winger (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 171.00 m |
| Current club | Gamba Osaka |
| Joined | 2025-01-20 |
| Contract expires | 2027-06-30 |
| Agent | UDN SPORTS |
Percentile rank vs 894 other Attack - Left Wingers with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better, inverted automatically).
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.FC Nuremberg | 2 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 1,133 |
| Górnik Zabrze | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 432 |
| Gamba Osaka | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Omiya Ardija | 5 | 2018 | 2022 | 96 | 14 | 7 | 1,972 |
Career trajectory, goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 2. Bundesliga | 1.FC Nuremberg | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 238 |
| 24/25 | DFB-Pokal | 1.FC Nuremberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | 2. Bundesliga | 1.FC Nuremberg | 30 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 635 |
| 23/24 | DFB-Pokal | 1.FC Nuremberg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 260 |
| 22/23 | Ekstraklasa | Górnik Zabrze | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 432 |
| 22/23 | Puchar Polski | Górnik Zabrze | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | J1 League | Gamba Osaka | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Emperor's Cup | Omiya Ardija | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | J2 League | Omiya Ardija | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,086 |
| 2021 | J2 League | Omiya Ardija | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 308 |
| 2020 | J2 League | Omiya Ardija | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 244 |
| 2019 | Emperor's Cup | Omiya Ardija | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | J1 Play-off | Omiya Ardija | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | J2 League | Omiya Ardija | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 334 |
| 2018 | Emperor's Cup | Omiya Ardija | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | J1 Play-off | Omiya Ardija | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | J2 League | Omiya Ardija | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2018-02-01 | Omiya U18 | Omiya Ardija | Transfer | 0 | - |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-31 | Omiya Ardija | Górnik Zabrze | Loan | 350000 | - |
| 22/23 | 2023-06-30 | Górnik Zabrze | Omiya Ardija | Return from loan | 500000 | - |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Omiya Ardija | 1.FC Nuremberg | Transfer | 500000 | €300k |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-20 | 1.FC Nuremberg | Gamba Osaka | Transfer | 800000 | €550k |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Foot injury | 2020-10-01 | 2020-12-03 | 64 | 19 |
| 20/21 | Torn muscle bundle | 2021-03-06 | 2021-07-04 | 121 | 27 |
| 23/24 | cold | 2024-02-07 | 2024-02-14 | 8 | 1 |
| 24/25 | Impingement syndrome | 2025-04-17 | 2025-08-06 | 112 | 17 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #3435 | #20 | 1 | 0 | - | - | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Goller | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kazuki Kushibiki | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lukas Podolski | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Akimi Barada | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jannes Horn | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jens Castrop | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan Gyamerah | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Janza | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Atsushi Kawata | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Hiroto Hatao | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Can Uzun | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Akinari Kawazura | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathaniel Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Florian Flick | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lukas Schleimer | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Atsushi Kurokawa | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Toshiki Ishikawa | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Keisuke Oyama | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Masahito Ono | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keisuke Nishimura | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | J2 League | Omiya Ardija | 5 | 23 |
| 2019 | J2 League | Omiya Ardija | 5 | 25 |
| 22/23 | Ekstraklasa | Górnik Zabrze | 4 | 26 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | J2 League | Omiya Ardija | 3 | 25 |
| 2021 | J2 League | Omiya Ardija | 2 | 17 |
| 23/24 | 2. Bundesliga | 1.FC Nuremberg | 2 | 30 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | 2023-06-30 | Górnik Zabrze | Omiya Ardija | Return from loan | - | €500k |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-31 | Omiya Ardija | Górnik Zabrze | Loan | - | €350k |
Last 50 matches for Gamba Osaka while Kanji Okunuki was at the club (joined 2025-01-20). The Availability column cross-references our injury database, matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-24 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | - | Kyoto Sanga | TIMED |
| 2026-10-21 | JAP1 |
Avispa Fukuoka | 1-2 | Gamba Osaka | Available |
| 2026-10-17 | JAP1 |
Shimizu S-Pulse | 2-2 | Gamba Osaka | Available |
| 2026-10-09 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 2-0 | Gamba Osaka | Available |
| 2026-09-20 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 0-1 | Vissel Kobe | Available |
| 2026-09-12 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 0-2 | FC Tokyo | Available |
| 2026-09-06 | JAP1 |
JEF United Ichihara-Chiba | 2-0 | Gamba Osaka | Available |
| 2026-09-02 | JAP1 |
V-Varen Nagasaki | 2-2 | Gamba Osaka | Available |
| 2026-08-07 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | - | Urawa Red Diamonds | FINISHED |
| 2026-06-06 | JAP1 |
Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 2-4 | Gamba Osaka | Available |
| 2026-05-30 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 1-1 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | Available |
| 2026-05-24 | JAP1 |
Shimizu S-Pulse | 1-2 | Gamba Osaka | Available |
| 2025-12-06 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 4-1 | Tokyo Verdy | Available |
| 2025-11-30 | JAP1 |
Avispa Fukuoka | 1-0 | Gamba Osaka | Available |
| 2025-11-09 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 1-1 | Vissel Kobe | Available |
| 2025-10-25 | JAP1 |
Nagoya Grampus | 0-2 | Gamba Osaka | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 0-5 | Kashiwa Reysol | Available |
| 2025-10-05 | JAP1 |
Kashima Antlers | 0-0 | Gamba Osaka | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 4-2 | Albirex Niigata | Available |
| 2025-09-23 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 3-1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 1-0 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Available |
| 2025-08-31 | JAP1 |
Shonan Bellmare | 4-5 | Gamba Osaka | Available |
| 2025-08-23 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 3-2 | Yokohama FC | Available |
| 2025-08-20 | JAP1 |
FC Machida Zelvia | 3-1 | Gamba Osaka | Available |
| 2025-08-16 | JAP1 |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1-0 | Gamba Osaka | Available |
| 2025-08-10 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 0-3 | Fagiano Okayama | Available |
| 2025-07-20 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 2-1 | Kawasaki Frontale | INJURED Impingement syndrome |
| 2025-07-05 | JAP1 |
Cerezo Osaka | 0-1 | Gamba Osaka | INJURED Impingement syndrome |
| 2025-06-28 | JAP1 |
Kyoto Sanga FC | 3-1 | Gamba Osaka | INJURED Impingement syndrome |
| 2025-06-22 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 2-0 | FC Tokyo | INJURED Impingement syndrome |
| 2025-06-15 | JAP1 |
Shimizu S-Pulse | 0-0 | Gamba Osaka | INJURED Impingement syndrome |
| 2025-05-31 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 0-1 | Kashima Antlers | INJURED Impingement syndrome |
| 2025-05-25 | JAP1 |
Kawasaki Frontale | 2-2 | Gamba Osaka | INJURED Impingement syndrome |
| 2025-05-17 | JAP1 |
Vissel Kobe | 3-2 | Gamba Osaka | INJURED Impingement syndrome |
| 2025-05-11 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 0-1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | INJURED Impingement syndrome |
| 2025-05-06 | JAP1 |
Urawa Red Diamonds | 0-1 | Gamba Osaka | INJURED Impingement syndrome |
| 2025-05-03 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 4-0 | Shonan Bellmare | INJURED Impingement syndrome |
| 2025-04-29 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 2-1 | Kyoto Sanga FC | INJURED Impingement syndrome |
| 2025-04-25 | JAP1 |
FC Tokyo | 3-0 | Gamba Osaka | INJURED Impingement syndrome |
| 2025-04-20 | JAP1 |
Yokohama FC | 1-1 | Gamba Osaka | INJURED Impingement syndrome |
| 2025-04-12 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 2-0 | Nagoya Grampus | Available |
| 2025-04-06 | JAP1 |
Kashiwa Reysol | 1-0 | Gamba Osaka | Available |
| 2025-04-02 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 0-1 | FC Machida Zelvia | Available |
| 2025-03-29 | JAP1 |
Albirex Niigata | 3-3 | Gamba Osaka | Available |
| 2025-03-16 | JAP1 |
Yokohama F. Marinos | 2-0 | Gamba Osaka | Available |
| 2025-03-08 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 1-0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Available |
| 2025-03-02 | JAP1 |
Tokyo Verdy | 0-1 | Gamba Osaka | Available |
| 2025-02-26 | JAP1 |
Fagiano Okayama | 2-0 | Gamba Osaka | Available |
| 2025-02-22 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 2-1 | Avispa Fukuoka | Available |
| 2025-02-14 | JAP1 |
Gamba Osaka | 2-5 | Cerezo Osaka | Available |
Teams faced most often by Kanji Okunuki's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals, see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Śląsk Wrocław | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 75% |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 25% |
| Radomiak Radom | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50% |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 25% |
| Pogoń Szczecin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 50% |
| Piast Gliwice | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50% |
| Lech Poznań | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 25% |
| Puszcza Niepołomice | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 0% |
| Korona Kielce | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 75% |
| FKS Stal Mielec | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 25% |
| Widzew Łódź | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 25% |
| Legia Warszawa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 0% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Senior debut season | |
| 2019 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 6 | 238 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 23/24 | 33 | 895 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 22/23 | 28 | 432 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.83 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
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Frequently asked about Kanji Okunuki
Who is Kanji Okunuki?
Kanji Okunuki is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Gamba Osaka.
How old is Kanji Okunuki?
Kanji Okunuki is 27 years old. He was born on August 11, 1999 in ---, Tochigi.
What position does Kanji Okunuki play?
Kanji Okunuki plays as a left winger (Attack - Left Winger).
What club does Kanji Okunuki play for?
Kanji Okunuki currently plays for Gamba Osaka.
How many career goals has Kanji Okunuki scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Kanji Okunuki has scored 23 goals in 168 appearances.
What is Kanji Okunuki's market value?
Kanji Okunuki's most recent reported market value is €650k.




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