based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Leeds.
Scout report
A. Tanaka is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Leeds, rated 61.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 93rd of 193 on scout potential in the Premier League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (38.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.39 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tanaka.
Judged on this season alone, Tanaka graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 24th of 41 of the 41 central midfielders in the Premier League, on 2 goals, 0 assists and 3.394 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 50 → 22). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 62, top 40% of the 41 central midfielders in the Premier League. At 27 Tanaka is in his prime years, and a market index of 73.9 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Leeds finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side
3.39 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 93.2/100).
Watch points
- Game time. Only 38.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 61.6, Tanaka carries the 16th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Premier League (top 40%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Leeds finished 14th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.39 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
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