Hiroki Omori

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

Hiroki Omori
Personal information
Full name Hiroki Omori
Date of birth (1990-07-26) 26 July 1990
Place of birth Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
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)
2016–2019 Brisbane Strikers 92 (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020

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 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. Archived from the original on 4 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  4. Baynes, Ciaran (24 August 2016). "Tim Cahill makes debut in Melbourne City's FFA Cup win". The 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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