Ao Tanaka

Tanaka's current-season form is level with last season (Season 22→22), while his Rating climbed 55→62. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 50).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Leeds · 3rd	3	0	1	6.86	62	22
2025/26	Leeds · 14th	28	2	0	6.74	55	22
2024/25	Leeds · 1st	43	5	2	7.21	73	50
2024/25	Fortuna Düsseldorf · 6th	3	0	0	7.03	49	2
2023/24	Fortuna Düsseldorf · 3rd	30	7	3	7.11	68	36
2022/23	Fortuna Düsseldorf · 4th	22	1	1	6.96	61	23

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	41	8
Japan U23	8	0
Japan U22	4	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

A. Tanaka is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder at Leeds, rated 54.6 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (38.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tanaka.

On the season, Tanaka graded 11 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals and 0 assists in 28 appearances (0.136 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 22 → 22). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 55. At 28 Tanaka is in his prime years, and a market index of 39.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downStepped up 2025/26

54.6

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

38.8%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.14

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Leeds finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.07

Goals / app

2 goals in 28 appearances (0.07 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

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.
Output. 0.14 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

Rated 54.6 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.14 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years). 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %38.8%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.136

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.136

Defensive actions / 903.394

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.068

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~66), then tapers with age. At 28, Tanaka sits on 39.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Tanaka's projected Rating — 54.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2—

Passing

Assists0—

Defending

Tackles27—

Interceptions21—

Blocks2—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

LeedsAug 2024 – now

Fortuna Düsseldorf(on loan)Jul 2021 – Aug 2024

Kawasaki Frontaleuntil Jul 2021

About A. Tanaka

Ao Tanaka is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Leeds, born on September 10, 1998 in Kawasaki, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Japan. Leeds currently sit 3rd of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, A. Tanaka has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 190 minutes, averaging a 6.74 match rating over his last 4 rated games.

Recent matches

September 14, 2026: 4-1 win at home vs Newcastle (72 minutes, 6.68 rating)
September 5, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Brighton (73 minutes, 1 assist, 7.06 rating)
August 30, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Brentford (45 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 25, 2026: 2-0 win away at Nottingham Forest (68 minutes, 6.3 rating)

A. Tanaka's next match is on September 20, 2026, when Leeds face Crystal Palace at home in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Tanaka at 54.6 with a Season form score of 11. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 13 career titles — among them the Championship and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, A. Tanaka has totalled 237 club appearances with 23 goals and 14 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 43 appearances for Leeds.

A. Tanaka's career has also included time at Fortuna Düsseldorf and Kawasaki Frontale.

On the international stage, A. Tanaka has represented Japan, Japan U23, Japan U22 — 53 caps and 8 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.