Ao Tanaka

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Ao Tanaka
78

9.86

M.€

22

26

years

CDM

Profile of Ao Tanaka

Performance in the last match

Premier League, 2 days ago

Ao Tanaka

Ao Tanaka
26
years
JPN
Japan
69
kgs
Mid
position
180
cms
22
shirt number
9.86
M.€
78
ELO

Born on 10 September 1998 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa

Personal data
Country of birth
Japan Japan
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Asia
Region of birth
Asia Oriental
Career details
Status
High
Current club
Leeds United Leeds United
Current competition
Premier League Premier League
Previous club
Fortuna Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf
Previous competition
Championship Championship
Historic team
Fortuna Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf
Historical competition
2. Liga 2. Liga
Last number
22
Most common shirt number
4
Other shirt numbers
4, 17, 25, 8, 32

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
Premier League
100%
Wins
1 W
0 D
0 L
Carabao Cup
0%
Wins

Position on the pitch

Main position
Defensive midfielder 74%
Other positions
  • Midfielder 26%
CDM
CM
Football pitch

Rating progression

78 ▲ 2
1450 18
1166 21
1533 24
Highest value in career
78 (2025)
Rankings
General
1285º
Age
121º
By country
36º 36º
By position
342º MF
By position
245º CDM CDM

Evolution of market value

9 M€ ▲ 2.3
1450 18
1166 21
1533 24
Highest value in career
9M (2025)
Rankings
General
2645º
Age
259º
By country
62º 62º
By position
787º MF
By position
595º CDM CDM
Contract information
Agent
CAA Base Ltd
Start of contract
30/08/2024
NEW TRANSFER
End of contract
30/06/2028
Contract length
21/08/2029
Last signing
30/08/2024
Total transfer window transactions
5M€

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
24/25 30/08/2024
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Leeds United
Leeds United
4M Transfer
22/23 01/07/2022
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
1M Transfer
21/22 30/06/2022
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale
End of loan
21/22 01/07/2021
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Loan
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 5M

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Calendar year 27
5
0.19
77
Last 6 months 16
3
0.19
78
Last 365 days 52
5
0.1
76
Last 3 years 124
20
0.16
74
Last 5 years 224
29
0.13
73
Career 275
33
0.12
71

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Leeds United
Leeds United
2025/26
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 90' 26 6 78
Premier League
Premier League
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 90' 26 6 78
Leeds United
Leeds United
2024/25
45 5 2 8 0 45 37 8 3363' 26 7 76
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
2024/25
4 0 0 1 0 4 4 0 360' 25 5.6 75
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
2023/24
36 8 3 4 0 36 30 6 2777' 25 7.1 73
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
2022/23
25 1 3 2 0 25 23 2 2021' 24 6.8 71

Teammates

Player rating and role
Jaka Bijol
D
Jaka Bijol
84
3
Lucas Perri
GK
Lucas Perri
82
3
Anton Stach
MF
Anton Stach
81
4
Joe Rodon
D
Joe Rodon
81
2
D. Calvert-Lewin
F
D. Calvert-Lewin
80
-1
Jack Harrison
F
Jack Harrison
79
0
Jayden Bogle
D
Jayden Bogle
78
5
B. Aaronson
MF
B. Aaronson
78
2
Daniel James
F
Daniel James
78
3
Illan Meslier
GK
Illan Meslier
78
-1
G. Gudmundsson
D
G. Gudmundsson
78
1
J. Piroe
F
J. Piroe
77
2
Ethan Ampadu
D
Ethan Ampadu
77
0
P. Struijk
D
P. Struijk
76
2
S. Longstaff
MF
S. Longstaff
75
-7
Wilfried Gnonto
F
Wilfried Gnonto
72
-1
Ilia Gruev
MF
Ilia Gruev
71
1
Sam Greenwood
MF
Sam Greenwood
69
1
S. Bornauw
D
S. Bornauw
68
-2

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
4 95 77 6983' 10 10
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale
4 93 76 6948' 10 4
Leeds United
Leeds United
2 46 38 3453' 5 8
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
2. Bundesliga
2. Bundesliga
4 84 66 6057' 9 8
J1 League
J1 League
4 79 65 5966' 8 3
Championship
Championship
1 43 37 3317' 5 8
DFB Pokal
DFB Pokal
4 9 9 761' 1 2
League Cup
League Cup
2 6 4 385' 0 1

Teams played for

Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
4 season
10
95
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale
4 season
10
93
Leeds United
Leeds United
2 season
5
46

For the national team

3798
32 times at International
18 times at U23
2 times at U21
8
Average number of goals
0.25
1
0
0
Other information
Times called up
42
Matches as a starter
22
Off the bench
10
Debut
14/12/2019
Age on debut
21.3 years
Last match
25/3/2025
Age in last game
26.5 years

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Japan
Japan
2025
2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 134' 26 4.9 78
WC Qual. Asia
WC Qual. Asia
1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 134' 26 4.9 78
Japan
Japan
2024
6 2 0 0 0 6 5 1 441' 26 6.6 75
Japan
Japan
2023
6 3 1 0 0 6 3 3 287' 25 6.2 72
Japan
Japan
2022
13 2 0 0 0 13 8 5 783' 24 6 71
Japan
Japan
2021
3 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 255' 23 6.4 73

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
K. Mitoma
F
K. Mitoma
90
0
Ritsu Doan
F
Ritsu Doan
89
0
D. Kamada
MF
D. Kamada
87
0
Take Kubo
F
Take Kubo
85
0
T. Minamino
F
T. Minamino
84
0
D. Maeda
F
D. Maeda
83
0
Junya Ito
F
Junya Ito
83
0
Ko Itakura
D
Ko Itakura
83
0
Wataru Endo
MF
Wataru Endo
82
0
Y. Sugawara
D
Y. Sugawara
82
0
M. Yamane
D
M. Yamane
82
0
Y. Nagatomo
D
Y. Nagatomo
81
0
K. Furuhashi
F
K. Furuhashi
81
0
Hiroki Ito
D
Hiroki Ito
81
0
H. Morita
MF
H. Morita
81
0
M. Yoshida
D
M. Yoshida
81
0
E. Kawashima
GK
E. Kawashima
81
0
S. Taniguchi
D
S. Taniguchi
78
0
Ayase Ueda
F
Ayase Ueda
77
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Japan
Japan
6 32 22 2057' 8 0
Japón U23
Japón U23
2 9 9 736' 0 3
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
WC Qual. Asia
WC Qual. Asia
5 16 12 1141' 2 0
International Friendly
International Friendly
4 10 7 626' 5 0
Olympic Games
Olympic Games
1 6 6 511' 0 1
World Cup
World Cup
1 3 2 158' 1 0
Kirin Cup
Kirin Cup
1 2 0 65' 0 0

Titles

  • 3
    Japanese champion
    Japanese champion
  • Japanese cup winner
    Japanese cup winner
  • Japanese league cup winner
    Japanese league cup winner
  • 2
    Japanese Super Cup winner
    Japanese Super Cup winner

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day
First goal for the team
Leeds United
Leeds United
04 JAN. 25
26 years

Best performances