Kanji Okunuki
Kanji Okunuki (奥抜 侃志, Okunuki Kanji, born 11 August 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.[1] CareerOkunuki was born in Ina, Saitama. After raising through Omiya Ardija youth ranks, he signed for the top team in January 2018.[2] On 31 August 2022, he left Omiya to join Ekstraklasa side Górnik Zabrze on a season-long loan, with the Polish club keeping an option to make the move permanent.[3] On 30 June 2023, 1. FC Nürnberg from German 2. Bundesliga announced the signing of Okunuki.[4] On 6 January 2025, Okunuki returned to Japan and signed with J1 League club Gamba Osaka for the 2025 season.[5] International careerOn 9 October 2023, Okunuki was called up for the Japan senior national team for the friendly matches against Canada and Tunisia on 13 October and 17 October 2023.[6] He made his debut on 1 January 2024 in a friendly against Thailand.[7] Career statistics
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