Domestic-league season · JEF United Chiba.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J2 League | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1142 | — |
 J-League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | — |
Following his move to JEF United Chiba, Tanaka's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→8), while his Rating eased 40→35. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | JEF United Chiba · 3rd | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 8 |
| 2022/23 | Kyoto Sanga · 16th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 40 | 0 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
K. Tanaka is a 26-year-old centre-forward at JEF United Chiba, rated 34.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 48th of 200 in the J2 League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (35.2% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tanaka.
Judged on this season alone, Tanaka graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 15th of 32 of the 32 centre-forwards in the J2 League, on 2 goals and 0 assists in 14 appearances (0.158 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 8).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, top 22% of the 32 centre-forwards in the J2 League. At 26 Tanaka is in his prime years, and a market index of 17.5 reflects that trajectory.
2 goals in 14 appearances (0.14 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.
With a Rating of 34.9, Tanaka carries the 7th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the J2 League of 32 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.16 goal contributions 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.
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 (~18), then tapers with age. At 26, Tanaka sits on 17.5, at or near its peak. The blue line is Tanaka's projected Rating — 34.9 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.
