Hiroki Omori

Hiroki Omori
Personal information
Full name Hiroki Omori
Date of birth (1990-07-26) July 26, 1990
Place of birth Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Brisbane Strikers
Number 17
Youth career
2006–2008 Shiogama NTFC Wiese
2009–2012 Kanto Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Blaublitz Akita 21 (1)
2014–2015 SC Sagamihara 42 (2)
2016– Brisbane Strikers 17 (1)
Total 80 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 9, 2016.


Hiroki Omori (大森 啓生 Ōmori Hiroki, born July 26, 1990) is a Japanese football player. He plays defender for the Brisbane Strikers in the National Premier Leagues Queensland.

Career

Early career in Japan

After playing with Shiogama NTFC Wiese's youth team, Omori enrolled as a student at Kanto Gakuin University. In his third year he was selected to be a representative at Kanto University qualifying tournaments of the Denso Cup.[1]

In 2013 he joined Japan Football League side Blaublitz Akita[2] leaving one year later for SC Sagamihara in the newly formed J3 League. He played for the club for 2 years before choosing to leave the side at the end of 2015.[3]

Brisbane Strikers

On 24 August 2016, Omori scored from a free-kick in the 34th minute against Hyundai A-League side Melbourne City in an FFA Cup match to start the scoring.[4] Due to his notable performances, he was given a trial with A-League side, Brisbane Roar.[5]

References

  1. "選考会開催!!関東選抜候補129名を発表、得点王・明治大の阪野や筑波大の谷口ら選出" (in Japanese). Gekisaka (Exciting Soccer). 9 December 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  2. "契約満了選手のお知らせ (Fulfilled contracts announcement)" (in Japanese). Akita Blaublitz FC. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  3. "契約満了選手のお知らせ (Fulfilled Contract Announcements)" (in Japanese). SC Sagamihara. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  4. Baynes, Ciaran (24 August 2016). "Tim Cahill makes debut in Melbourne City's FFA Cup win". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  5. Monteverde, Marco (9 September 2016). "Japanese fullback Hiroki Omori to trial with Brisbane Roar against Mariners on Saturday". Fox Sports News. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
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