A. Tanaka · career
Ao Tanaka
Attacking · 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 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 186 appearances, 21 goals and 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Leeds | 3 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 22 |
| 2025/26 | Leeds | 28 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 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 · 2026/27
4 played1 unused sub3 not in squad· 258 min, 0g 1a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8 | Friendlies Clubs | H RB Leipzig | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 12 | Friendlies Clubs | A Manchester United | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | Friendlies Clubs | H FC Augsburg | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | Premier League | A Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 25 | League Cup | A Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Played | 68 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 30 | Premier League | H Brentford | 1-1 | Played | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 5 | Premier League | A Brighton | 1-1 | Played | 73 | 1 | 7.1 | |
| Sep 14 | Premier League | H Newcastle | 4-1 | Played | 72 | 6.7 |