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Kentaro Oi

Kentaro Oi
Personal information
Full name Kentaro Oi
Date of birth (1984-05-14) May 14, 1984 (age 33)
Place of birth Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
Júbilo Iwata
Number 3
Youth career
1997–1999 Chuuoubouhan
2000–2002 Fujieda Higashi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2010 Júbilo Iwata 84 (2)
2011 Shonan Bellmare 36 (2)
2012–2015 Albirex Niigata 107 (5)
2016– Júbilo Iwata 30 (1)
National team
2001 Japan U-17 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2017.

Kentaro Oi (大井 健太郎, Ōi Kentarō) (born May 14, 1984 in Fujieda, Shizuoka) is a Japanese footballer. He currently plays for Júbilo Iwata in the J1 League.

Oi was educated at and played for Fujieda-higashi high school, during which time he was also a member of the U-17 Japanese national team for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship. Oi played 3 games in the competition but the team was eliminated after the group stage.

After graduation from school in 2003, Oi signed with the local club, Júbilo Iwata. He made his professional debut on 16 July 2003 in the J. League Cup match against Tokyo Verdy. His first league start at Kobe Wing Stadium in the 2–1 defeat to Vissel Kobe on 26 September 2004. He was a first team regular in the 2007 season, appearing in 26 games. In 2011, Oi joined Shonan Bellmare on a one-year loan. He made 36 league appearances for Bellmare, scoring 2 goals. At the end of his loan at Bellmare, he turned down the opportunity to sign a new contract with Jubilo Iwata.

On 7 January 2011, Oi completed a permanent move to Albirex Niigata.

Updated to 23 February 2017.


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