Tatsuya Tanaka (footballer, born 1992)
Tatsuya Tanaka (田中 達也, born June 9, 1992) is a Japanese football player who plays for Oita Trinita in J1 League. His regular playing position is either as a wide midfielder or a wing-back. He has previously played for Roasso Kumamoto, FC Gifu and Gamba Osaka.[1][2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tatsuya Tanaka | ||
| Date of birth | June 9, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Fukuoka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Oita Trinita | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 |
Higashi Fukuoka Jikyokan Junior High School | ||
| 2011–2014 | Kyushu Sangyo University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Roasso Kumamoto | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Roasso Kumamoto | 71 | (10) |
| 2016 | → FC Gifu (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2019 | Gamba Osaka | 8 | (0) |
| 2019– | Oita Trinita | 15 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 December 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
A native of Fukuoka in northern-Kyushu, Tanaka entered Kyushu Sangyo University in 2011. While completing his university studies he was a specially designated player for Roasso Kumamoto in J2 League and played 4 games for them between 2011 and 2013. After graduation he signed for Roasso on a full-time basis ahead of the 2015 season. He scored once in ten appearances in his first season as a professional and found it difficult to get regular game time. As a result, he was loaned to fellow J2 outfit FC Gifu for 2016 and played 18 times for the men from central Japan, scoring once.
Upon returning to Kumamoto in 2017 he began to play more regularly, making 21 appearances that year before experiencing a career best season in 2018. He played 40 out of Roasso's 42 league games and found the back of the net 9 times which, although personally good for him, was not enough to save his side from relegation to Japan's third tier.
Tanaka would not join Roasso in the J3 league, however, as his impressive performances as a wing-back for the men in red brought him to the attention of J1 side Gamba Osaka who added him to their squad ahead of the 2019 season.[1][2]
Club statistics
Updated to 7 December 2019.[4][5][6]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2011[7] | Roasso Kumamoto | J2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2012[7] | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013[7] | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2016 | FC Gifu | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | Roasso Kumamoto | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | 43 | 9 | |||
| 2019 | Gamba Osaka | J1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
| Oita Trinita | 15 | 1 | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Career Total | 118 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 129 | 15 | ||
References
- "Gamba Osaka News – Tatsuya Tanaka Signing". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- "Tatsuya Tanaka Soccerway Profile". Soccerway. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- "Tatsuya Tanaka Gamba Osaka Player Profile". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- 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. 236 out of 289)
- 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, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 215 out of 289)
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 237 out of 289)
- designated player for JFA
External links
- Tatsuya Tanaka at J.League (in Japanese)
- Tatsuya Tanaka on Twitter
- Tatsuya Tanaka on Instagram