Ao Tanaka

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Ao Tanaka
78

8.75

M.€

22

26

years

CM

Profile of Ao Tanaka

Season 2024/25

Competitive matches
48
Matches
played
3644'
Minutes
played
5
0.12
Goals/90'
2
0.05
Assists/90'
9/0
0.22
Cards/90'

Performance in the last match

Championship, 2 days ago
Leeds United
>Leeds United
4 - 0
>Bristol City
Bristol City
21'
49'
86'
86'
Gol
1
T. Amarilla
1
Ao Tanaka
Ao Tanaka
26
years
JPN
Japan
69
kgs
Mid
position
180
cms
22
shirt number
8.75
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
East Asia
Career details
Status
High
Current club
Leeds United Leeds United
Current competition
Championship Championship
Previous club
Fortuna Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf
Previous competition
2. Bundesliga 2. Bundesliga
Historic team
Fortuna Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf
Historical competition
2. Bundesliga 2. Bundesliga
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
Championship
64%
Wins
27 W
11 D
4 L
FA Cup
50%
Wins
1 W
0 D
1 L
EFL Cup
0%
Wins

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 45 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
1
Leeds United
Leeds United 97 45 28 13 4 93 29 +64
2
Burnley
Burnley 97 45 27 16 2 66 15 +51
3
Sheffield United
Sheffield United 89 45 28 7 10 62 35 +27
4
Sunderland
Sunderland 76 45 21 13 11 58 43 +15
5
Bristol City
Bristol City 67 45 17 16 12 57 53 +4

Position on the pitch

Main position
Midfielder 87%
Other positions
  • Defensive midfielder 13%
CM
CDM
Football pitch

Rating progression

78 ▲ 2
1450 18
1166 21
1533 24
Highest value in career
79 (2025)
Rankings
General
1492º
Age
126º
By country
33º 33º
By position
408º MF
By position
305º CM CM

Evolution of market value

8 M€ ▲ 2
1450 18
1166 21
1533 24
Highest value in career
8.65M (2025)
Rankings
General
3276º
Age
289º
By country
82º 82º
By position
961º MF
By position
741º CM CM
Contract information
Agent
CAA Base Ltd
Start of contract
30/08/2024
NEW SIGNING
End of contract
30/06/2028
Contract length
30/04/2029
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
Current season 48
5
0.1
77
Calendar year 25
5
0.2
78
Last 6 months 38
5
0.13
77
Last 365 days 59
5
0.08
77
Last 3 years 134
21
0.16
75
Last 5 years 233
30
0.13
73
Career 273
33
0.12
71

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Leeds United
Leeds United
2024/25
44 5 2 8 0 44 36 8 3284' 26 7 77
Championship
Championship
42 5 2 8 0 42 36 6 3238' 26 7.1 77
FA Cup
FA Cup
2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 46' 26 4.2 77
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
2024/25
4 0 0 1 0 4 4 0 360' 25 5.6 76
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
2023/24
36 8 3 4 0 36 30 6 2777' 25 7.1 74
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
2022/23
25 1 3 2 0 25 23 2 2021' 24 6.8 72
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
2021/22
30 1 1 3 0 30 20 10 1825' 23 5.8 71

Teammates

Player rating and role
Joe Rodon
D
Joe Rodon
82
3
Illan Meslier
GK
Illan Meslier
80
0
Daniel James
F
Daniel James
79
3
Ethan Ampadu
MF
Ethan Ampadu
78
-1
B. Aaronson
MF
B. Aaronson
78
3
J. Piroe
F
J. Piroe
78
2
Jayden Bogle
D
Jayden Bogle
78
6
P. Struijk
D
P. Struijk
77
2
Junior Firpo
D
Junior Firpo
76
5
M. Solomon
F
M. Solomon
74
8
Wilfried Gnonto
F
Wilfried Gnonto
72
-2
Ilia Gruev
MF
Ilia Gruev
70
0
Joe Rothwell
MF
Joe Rothwell
68
4
M. Wöber
D
M. Wöber
67
-7
S. Byram
D
S. Byram
66
1
L. Ramazani
F
L. Ramazani
63
-3
Isaac Schmidt
D
Isaac Schmidt
63
-6
Mateo Joseph
F
Mateo Joseph
62
4
Patrick Bamford
F
Patrick Bamford
61
-7

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
1 44 36 3284' 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 42 36 3238' 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
1 season
5
44

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 old
Last match
25/3/2025
Age in last game
26.5 years old

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
88
0
Take Kubo
F
Take Kubo
85
0
Ko Itakura
D
Ko Itakura
84
0
Junya Ito
F
Junya Ito
84
0
Wataru Endo
MF
Wataru Endo
83
0
Y. Sugawara
D
Y. Sugawara
83
0
T. Minamino
F
T. Minamino
83
0
D. Maeda
F
D. Maeda
83
0
M. Yamane
D
M. Yamane
83
0
K. Furuhashi
F
K. Furuhashi
82
0
Hiroki Ito
D
Hiroki Ito
82
0
H. Morita
MF
H. Morita
82
0
M. Yoshida
D
M. Yoshida
82
0
Y. Nagatomo
D
Y. Nagatomo
82
0
E. Kawashima
GK
E. Kawashima
81
0
S. Taniguchi
D
S. Taniguchi
79
0
Ayase Ueda
F
Ayase Ueda
78
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
Debut for team, Debut in category
Leeds United
Leeds United
Championship
Championship
31 AUG. 24
25 years

Best performances