Atomu Tanaka

Atomu Tanaka (田中 亜土夢, Tanaka Atomu, born October 4, 1987) is a Japanese football player who plays for HJK Helsinki in the Veikkausliiga.

Atomu Tanaka
田中 亜土夢
Personal information
Full name Atomu Tanaka
Date of birth (1987-10-04) October 4, 1987
Place of birth Niigata, Japan
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 HJK Helsinki
Number 37
Youth career
2003–2005 Maebashi Ikuei High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2014 Albirex Niigata 200 (17)
2015–2017 HJK Helsinki 71 (16)
2018–2019 Cerezo Osaka 27 (2)
2018–2019 → Cerezo Osaka U-23 3 (0)
2020– HJK Helsinki 2 (0)
National team
2006–2007 Japan U-20 8 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 March 2020

He was a participant at 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada and scored 1 goal in 3 appearances.[1]

Club career

Tanaka was educated at and played for Maebashi Ikuei High School in Gunma. While he was a high school student, he was chosen as one of the Designated Players for Development by J.League and JFA.[2] Because of this status, He was able to register as an Albirex Niigata player while he was still eligible to play for his high school club. He played two league games for Albirex in the 2005 season. He made his debut on 27 November 2005 in a J1 League away match against Nagoya Grampus Eight.[3]

After graduating from his high school in 2006, he officially signed with Albirex Niigata. His first appearance as a professional player came on 5 March 2006 in a league match against Kawasaki Frontale.[4] His first professional goal came on 8 April 2006 in a league match against Ventforet Kofu.[5]

After scoring once in five matches for his new team HJK Helsinki in the 2015 Finnish League Cup, he scored on his Veikkausliiga debut against RoPS in a 3-1 away win on 12 April.

In October 2015 of the same year, HJK exercised their option of keeping Tanaka under contract for the 2016 season.[6]

Tanaka was voted as a best eleven member in 2015 and 2016 in the Finnish League.[7]

On 25 October 2017 it was announced that Tanaka would leave HJK at the end of the 2017 season.[8]

He is playing for Cerezo Osaka for the 2018 season.[9]

On 3 March 2020, Tanaka returned to Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi, signing a contract until the end of July.[10]

National team career

Tanaka was a U-20 international and took part in the 2006 AFC Youth Championship and 2007 U-20 World Cup. He scored 1 goal in 8 appearances for this tournament.

Club statistics

As of match played 8 December 2019.[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Albirex Niigata2005J1 League200000--20
20062211041--272
20071110020--131
20082512050--321
2009502030--100
20101013330--164
20112531021--284
20123441040--394
20133342160--415
20143324100--373
Total 20017165292--23524
HJK Helsinki2015Veikkausliiga318325161-4512
2016175215242-2810
201723372-00-305
Total 7116125103103-10327
Cerezo Osaka2018J1 League6010003000100
20192121081-303
Total 27220813000403
Cerezo Osaka U-232018J3 League10-10
201920-20
Total 30-30
HJK Helsinki2020Veikkausliiga0000-00
Career total 3013530104761330038154

References
  1. "Atomu Tanaka statistics". FIFA.com. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  2. "JFA Release 00018873" (in Japanese). J's Goal. 3 May 2005. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  3. "Match data: Nagoya Grumpus 0-1 Albirex Niigata" (in Japanese). J. League. 27 November 2005. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  4. "Match data: Kawasaki Frontale 6-0 Albirex Niigata" (in Japanese). J. League. 5 March 2006. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  5. "Match data: Ventforet Kofu 0-4 Albirex Niigata" (in Japanese). J. League. 8 April 2006. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  6. "TAIWO, DÄHNE JA ATOM JATKAVAT KLUBISSA". hjk.fi (in Finnish). Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  7. "フィンランド1部ヘルシンキの田中亜土夢が2年連続ベストイレブン!". ゲキサカ. KODANSHA LTD. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  8. "Atomu Tanaka ja Ousman Jallow lähtevät HJK:sta –jäähyväisottelu lauantaina liigan päätöskierroksella". hs.fi (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  9. "田中亜土夢選手　完全移籍のお知らせ". Cerezo Osaka HP. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  10. "Atom palaa Klubiin!". hjk.fi/ (in Finnish). Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  11. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 27 out of 289)
  12. "Stats Centre: Atomu Tanaka Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
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