_(cropped).jpg) Tanaka in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ao Tanaka[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leeds United | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2006 | Saginuma SC | ||
| 2007–2016 | Kawasaki Frontale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Kawasaki Frontale | 79 | (8) |
| 2021–2022 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2022−2024 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 55 | (8) |
| 2024– | Leeds United | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2021 | Japan U23 | 18 | (2) |
| 2019– | Japan | 28 | (8) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024 | |||
Ao Tanaka (田中碧, Tanaka Ao, born 10 September 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL Championship club Leeds United and the Japan national team.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Japan (JPN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 16. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Japan National Team｜JFA｜Japan Football Association".