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
33 played9 unused sub5 not in squad· 1707 min, 4g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Manchester United | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | H Villarreal | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Friendlies Clubs | H AC Milan | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 18 | Premier League | H Everton | 1-0 | Played | 89 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 23 | Premier League | A Arsenal | 0-5 | Played | 58 | 5.9 | ||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | A Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | Premier League | H Newcastle | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | Premier League | A Fulham | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 20 | Premier League | A Wolves | 3-1 | Played | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 27 | Premier League | H Bournemouth | 2-2 | Played | 10 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 4 | Premier League | H Tottenham | 1-2 | Played | 23 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 18 | Premier League | A Burnley | 0-2 | Played | 9 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 24 | Premier League | H West Ham | 2-1 | Played | 72 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 1 | Premier League | A Brighton | 0-3 | Played | 61 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 9 | Premier League | A Nottingham Forest | 1-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 23 | Premier League | H Aston Villa | 1-2 | Played | 48 | 7.2 | ||
| Nov 29 | Premier League | A Manchester City | 2-3 | Played | 89 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 3 | Premier League | H Chelsea | 3-1 | Played | 67 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Dec 6 | Premier League | H Liverpool | 3-3 | Played | 25 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Dec 14 | Premier League | A Brentford | 1-1 | Played | 73 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 20 | Premier League | H Crystal Palace | 4-1 | Played | 13 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 28 | Premier League | A Sunderland | 1-1 | Played | 59 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 1 | Premier League | A Liverpool | 0-0 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Jan 4 | Premier League | H Manchester United | 1-1 | Played | 10 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 7 | Premier League | A Newcastle | 3-4 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Jan 11 | FA Cup | A Derby | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Jan 17 | Premier League | H Fulham | 1-0 | Played | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 26 | Premier League | A Everton | 1-1 | Played | 24 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 31 | Premier League | H Arsenal | 0-4 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 6 | Premier League | H Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 10 | Premier League | A Chelsea | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 15 | FA Cup | A Birmingham | 1-1 | Played | 78 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 21 | Premier League | A Aston Villa | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 28 | Premier League | H Manchester City | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 3 | Premier League | H Sunderland | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 8 | FA Cup | H Norwich | 3-0 | Played | 70 | 7.0 | ||
| Mar 15 | Premier League | A Crystal Palace | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 21 | Premier League | H Brentford | 0-0 | Played | 22 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 5 | FA Cup | A West Ham | 2-2 | Played | 69 | 1 | 8.3 | |
| Apr 13 | Premier League | A Manchester United | 2-1 | Played | 74 | 7.6 | ||
| Apr 18 | Premier League | H Wolves | 3-0 | Played | 89 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 22 | Premier League | A Bournemouth | 2-2 | Played | 89 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 26 | FA Cup | A Chelsea | 0-1 | Played | 74 | 6.7 | ||
| May 1 | Premier League | H Burnley | 3-1 | Played | 72 | 6.9 | ||
| May 11 | Premier League | A Tottenham | 1-1 | Played | 89 | 6.7 | ||
| May 17 | Premier League | H Brighton | 1-0 | Played | 60 | 6.9 | ||
| May 24 | Premier League | A West Ham | 0-3 | Played | 78 | 6.6 |