Domestic-league season · Leeds.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1326 | 6.74 |
 FA Cup | 5 | 2 | 0 | 381 | 7.28 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 6.27 |
Tanaka's current-season form is down 55% on last season (Season 49→22), while his Rating eased 73→62. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 49).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Leeds · 14th | 28 | 2 | 0 | 6.74 | 62 | 22 |
| 2024/25 | Leeds · 1st | 43 | 5 | 2 | 7.21 | 73 | 49 |
| 2023/24 | Fortuna Düsseldorf · 3rd | 30 | 7 | 3 | 7.11 | 68 | 35 |
| 2022/23 | Fortuna Düsseldorf · 4th | 22 | 1 | 1 | 6.96 | 61 | 23 |
| 2021/22 | Fortuna Düsseldorf · 10th | 29 | 1 | 1 | 6.85 | 60 | 26 |
| 2020/21 | Kawasaki Frontale · 1st | 31 | 5 | 1 | 7.29 | 60 | 44 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | 3 | 0 |
Caps & goals this season.
A. Tanaka is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Leeds, rated 61.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 279th of 418 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 32nd of 43 of the 43 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 49 → 22). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 62, 33rd of 43 of the 43 central midfielders in the Premier League. At 27 Tanaka is in his prime years, and a market index of 123.2 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
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.
With a Rating of 61.6, Tanaka carries the 33rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Premier League of 43, 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.
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 (~123), then tapers with age. At 27, Tanaka sits on 123.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Tanaka's projected Rating — 61.6 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
