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Kentaro Oi
大井 健太郎

Personal information
Full name	Kentaro Oi
Date of birth	(1984-05-14) May 14, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Eastern Lions
Youth career
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)
2016–2023	Júbilo Iwata	198	(15)
2023–	Eastern Lions	23	(1)
National team
2001	Japan U-17	3	(0)
Honours Júbilo Iwata Runner-up J1 League 2003 Winner J.League Cup 2010 Winner Emperor's Cup 2003 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2004 Representing  Japan AFC U-19 Championship Silver 2002 Qatar
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 February 2023. † Appearances (Goals).

Kentaro Oi (大井 健太郎, Ōi Kentarō, born May 14, 1984) is a Japanese football player who plays for Eastern Lions.

Club career

After graduation from Fujieda Higashi high 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.

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.

See also

In Spanish: Kentarō Ōi para niños