A. Tanaka · career
Ao Tanaka
Central · Leeds · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
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
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 183 appearances, 21 goals and 8 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Leeds — Season rating 50, 5 goals and 2 assists in 43 games. Form has slipped 14 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 27 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2025/26 (Premier League) and kept playing — 28 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Leeds | 28 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 22 |
| 2024/25 | Leeds | 43 | 5 | 2 | 73 | 50 |
| 2024/25 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 30 | 7 | 3 | 68 | 36 |
| 2022/23 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 22 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 23 |
| 2021/22 | Fortuna DüsseldorfLoan | 29 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 25 |
| 2021/22 | Kawasaki Frontale | 20 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 27 |
| 2020/21 | Kawasaki Frontale | 31 | 5 | 1 | 60 | 45 |
| 2019/20 | Kawasaki Frontale | 24 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Kawasaki Frontale | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2026/27 | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 9 | 1 |
| 2026/27 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | |
| 2026/27 | World Cup | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025/26 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | Friendlies | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 4 | 3 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup - Qualification Asia | 7 | 1 | |
| 2022/23 | Kirin Cup | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 4 | 1 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup | 3 | 1 | |
| 2019/20 | EAFF E-1 Football Championship | 2 | 0 | |
| Japan U23 | 2020/21 | Olympics Men | 6 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | AFC U23 Asian Cup | 2 | 0 | |
| Japan U22 | 2019/20 | Tournoi Maurice Revello | 4 | 0 |
Honours
J1 League×4Super Cup×3Championship×2Emperor Cup×2J-League Cup×2EAFF E-1 Football Championship×2Emperor Cup×2J-League Cup×2Kirin Cup×2Super Cup×2Tournoi Maurice Revello×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup - Qualification Asiaat Japan | 9 | 597 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| World Cupat Japan | 3 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Friendliesat Japan | 3 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
Schedule · 2025/26
The schedule for A. Tanaka is still being gathered (we backfill fixtures best-league-first). Check back soon.