Domestic-league season · Cerezo Osaka.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 29 | 3 | 0 | 2283 | 7.12 |
 J-League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 114 | — |
Tanaka's current-season form is down 19% on last season (Season 42→34), while his Rating eased 46→36. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 44).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Cerezo Osaka · 10th | 29 | 3 | 0 | 7.12 | 36 | 34 |
| 2024/25 | Cerezo Osaka · 10th | 37 | 3 | 3 | 7.05 | 46 | 42 |
| 2023/24 | Consadole Sapporo · 12th | 34 | 4 | 2 | 6.87 | 52 | 44 |
| 2022/23 | Consadole Sapporo · 10th | 32 | 1 | 1 | 6.99 | 53 | 37 |
| 2021/22 | Consadole Sapporo · 10th | 37 | 1 | 0 | 7.04 | 55 | 35 |
| 2020/21 | Consadole Sapporo · 12th | 31 | 2 | 0 | 6.85 | 53 | 36 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
S. Tanaka is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder at Cerezo Osaka, rated 35.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 444th of 874 in the J3 League. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (70.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.71 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 34 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 15% of the 56 defensive midfielders in the J3 League, on 3 goals, 0 assists and 3.706 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 42 → 34). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 31st of 56 of the 56 defensive midfielders in the J3 League. At 29 Tanaka is in his prime years, and a market index of 14.8 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
3.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 35.5, Tanaka carries the 31st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the J3 League of 56. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
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 (~27), then tapers with age. At 29, Tanaka sits on 14.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Tanaka's projected Rating — 35.5 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.
