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Tatsuya Tanaka (footballer, born 1992)

Tatsuya Tanaka
田中 達也
Personal information
Full name Tatsuya Tanaka
Date of birth (1992-06-09) June 9, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Fukuoka, Japan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ratchaburi
Number 7
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 73 (10)
2016FC Gifu (loan) 18 (1)
2019 Gamba Osaka 8 (0)
2019–2020 Oita Trinita 48 (9)
2021 Urawa Reds 28 (3)
2022–2024 Avispa Fukuoka 33 (1)
2024– Ratchaburi 12 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024

Tatsuya Tanaka (田中 達也, born June 9, 1992) is a Japanese football player who plays for Ratchaburi in Thai League 1. His regular playing position is either as a wide midfielder or a wing-back. He has previously played for Roasso Kumamoto, FC Gifu, Gamba Osaka, Oita Trinita, Urawa Reds, and Avispa Fukuoka.[2][3][4]

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.[2][3]

Club statistics

As of 2 March 2022.[5][6][7][8]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
Roasso Kumamoto 2011[9] J2 League 3 0 3 0
2012[9] 0 0 0 0
2013[9] 1 0 1 0
2015 10 1 1 1 11 2
Total 14 1 1 1 0 0 15 2
FC Gifu (loan) 2016 J2 League 18 1 1 0 19 1
Roasso Kumamoto 2017 21 0 1 0 22 0
2018 42 9 1 0 43 9
Total 63 9 2 0 0 0 65 9
Gamba Osaka 2019 J1 League 8 0 1 0 6 2 15 2
Oita Trinita 15 1 15 1
2020 33 8 1 0 34 8
Total 48 9 0 0 1 0 49 9
Urawa Red Diamonds 2021 J1 League 28 4 3 0 10 0 41 4
Avispa Fukuoka 2022 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Career Total 181 24 7 1 18 2 206 27

References

  1. ^ "Tatsuya Tanaka" (in Japanese). Avispa Fukuoka. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Gamba Osaka News – Tatsuya Tanaka Signing". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Tatsuya Tanaka Soccerway Profile". Soccerway. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Tatsuya Tanaka Gamba Osaka Player Profile". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ 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)
  8. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Tatsuya Tanaka Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  9. ^ a b c designated player for JFA