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Player ID #8008

Ao Tanaka

MidfieldJapanBorn 1998-09-10

🇯🇵Japan
1
World Cup Goals
2
Squad Campaigns
1
Linked National Teams
1
Scoring Matches
2022-2026
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Player Profile

Supplement data
Position
MF
No.
17
Born
1998-09-10
Birthplace
Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Citizenship
Japan
Height
180 cm
Foot
right
Current Club
Leeds United
Joined
2024-08-30
Contract
2028-06-30
Agent
CAA Base Ltd
Latest Market Value
€10.0M
World Cup Performance

Squad Campaign Path

2 Squad Campaigns
World Cup Goals
1
Penalty Goals
0
Scoring Matches
1
Own Goals
0

The matches below are for the player's listed team in that World Cup; they are not verified player appearances.

2026🇯🇵
Japan
MFLeeds United
0World Cup Goals
Matches
3
Team Record
0-0-0
GF/GA
0/0
Scoring Matches
0
2026Group F
Netherlands
Japan
Sun June 14 15:00AT&T Stadium · Dallas (Arlington)
v
HT
-
2H
-
FT
-
2026Group F
Tunisia
Japan
Sat June 20 22:00Estadio BBVA · Monterrey (Guadalupe)
v
HT
-
2H
-
FT
-
2026Group F
Japan
Sweden
Thu June 25 18:00AT&T Stadium · Dallas (Arlington)
v
HT
-
2H
-
FT
-
2022🇯🇵
Japan
#17MF
1World Cup Goals
Matches
4
Team Record
2-0-2
GF/GA
5/4
Scoring Matches
1

Goal Ledger

1 Goals
YearMinuteTeamOpponentStageFTOpen
202251'JapanSpainGroup E2-1#29

Club Career

Supplement data
Current Club
Leeds United
Latest Market Value
€10.0M
Peak Market Value
€10.0M

Season Performance

16
YearClubStageSquadAppearancesGoalsAssistsMinutesCards
25/26Leeds UnitedPremier League2200—0/0/0
24/25Leeds UnitedChampionship4343526648/0/0
24/25Leeds UnitedFA Cup2200—0/0/0
24/25Fortuna Düsseldorf2. Bundesliga3300—0/0/0
24/25Fortuna DüsseldorfDFB-Pokal1100—1/0/0
23/24Fortuna DüsseldorfBundesliga Playoffs2200—0/0/0
23/24Fortuna Düsseldorf2. Bundesliga3130743223/0/0
23/24Fortuna DüsseldorfDFB-Pokal44104151/0/0
22/23Fortuna Düsseldorf2. Bundesliga2422111,7522/0/0
22/23Fortuna DüsseldorfDFB-Pokal3302—0/0/0
21/22Fortuna Düsseldorf2. Bundesliga3129111,7793/0/0
21/22Fortuna DüsseldorfDFB-Pokal1100—0/0/0
2021Kawasaki FrontaleJ1 League2020141,6532/0/0
2021Kawasaki FrontaleJap. Super Cup1101—0/0/0
2020Kawasaki FrontaleEmperor's Cup22101800/0/0
2020Kawasaki FrontaleJ1 League3431514371/0/0

Transfer History

5
DateTransferValueFee
2024-08-30F. Düsseldorf → Leeds€4.0M€4.0M
2022-07-01Kawasaki Front. → F. Düsseldorf€1.5M€1.0M
2022-06-30F. Düsseldorf → Kawasaki Front.€1.5M€0.0
2021-07-01Kawasaki Front. → F. Düsseldorf€1.7M€0.0
2017-02-01Frontale U18 → Kawasaki Front.€0.0€0.0

Recent Injuries

4
DateInjuryDays missedGames missed
2024-04-02 → 2024-04-21Appendectomy204
2023-04-10 → 2023-06-24Knee medial ligament tear769
2022-10-31 → 2022-11-12Capsular injury133
2017-03-01 → 2017-07-06Torn lateral knee ligament12835

Market Value Timeline

21
€10.0M€7.5M€5.0M€2.5M€0.0Peak Market Value €10.0MLatest Market Value €10.0M20172019202120232025
2017-03-25 – 2025-12-09

National Team Career

5
TeamPGoalsNo.Debut
#343532817—
#286425017—
#538135017—
#40436300—
#77815120—

Teammates

10
PlayerPPG togetherMinutes together
Shogo Taniguchi2.29—
Florian Kastenmeier1.62—
Sung-ryong Jung2.30—
Felix Klaus1.63—
Kaoru Mitoma2.27—
Akihiro Ienaga2.28—
Yu Kobayashi2.30—
Kyohei Noborizato2.31—
Matthias Zimmermann1.68—
Miki Yamane2.33—