is a

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who plays for

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club

Shonan Bellmare is a Japanese professional football club based in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Hiratsuka ...

, as a

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Career

Ono was born in

Jōetsu, Niigata is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 189,430, in 76,461 households with a population density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Jōetsu borders the Sea of Japan and ...

and began his career playing for his local club Takashi FC before moving to a higher level joining

Albirex Niigata is a professional football club based in Niigata, Japan. Formed in 1955 as Niigata Eleven SC, it was renamed Albireo Niigata FC in 1995, and Albirex Niigata in 1997. From 2023, Albirex will be playing on the J1 League, coming back to the fir ...

in 2005. He turned professional in 2008 season. He made his professional debut on 7 June 2009 against

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in the

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match. In 2011, Ono was loaned out to

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club

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to gain first-team experience. He played 17 games for Ehime. Later in the season, Ono again went on a season-long loan, that time to

side

. He scored the first professional goal of his career for Bellmare against

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on 20 March 2012. After two and half years loan spell, he had come back to Niigata in 2014.

Club statistics

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"2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑"
10 February 2016, Japan, (p. 122 out of 289)

References

External links

Profile at Shonan Bellmare
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Kazunari Ono on Instagram
1989 births Living people Association football people from Niigata Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan youth international footballers J1 League players J2 League players Albirex Niigata players Ehime FC players Shonan Bellmare players Association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1980s-stub Kazunari Ono on insatgram