is a

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player who plays for Eastern Lions.

Club career

After graduation from Fujieda Higashi high school in 2003, Oi signed with the local club,

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. He made his professional debut on 16 July 2003 in the

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match against

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. His first league start at

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in the 2–1 defeat to

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on 26 September 2004. He was a first team regular in the 2007 season, appearing in 26 games. In 2011, Oi joined

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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

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National team career

Oi was a member of the Japan U-17 national team for the 2001 U-17 World Championship. Oi played 3 games in the competition but the team was eliminated after the group stage.

Club statistics

''Updated to 8 August 2022''.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社
"2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)"
8 February 2017, Japan, (p. 104 out of 289)

References

External links

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Profile at Jubilo Iwata
1984 births Living people Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's youth international footballers J1 League players J2 League players National Premier Leagues players Júbilo Iwata players Shonan Bellmare players Albirex Niigata players Men's association football defenders People from Fujieda, Shizuoka {{Japan-footy-defender-1980s-stub