Ao Tanaka

Ao Tanaka
Personal information
Full name	Ao Tanaka
Date of birth	September 10, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Kawasaki Frontale
Youth career
2014–2016	Kawasaki Frontale
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–	Kawasaki Frontale
2021–	->Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan)
National team
2019	Japan
Honours
Kawasaki Frontale
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2022

Ao Tanaka (田中碧, Tanaka Ao, born September 10, 1998) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Tanaka was born in Kawasaki on September 10, 1998. He joined J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale from their youth team in 2017. He played many matches as defensive midfielder from 2019 and was selected "J.League Best Young Player award" in 2019. Kawasaki won the J1 champions in 2020.

In December 2019, Tanaka was selected the Japan national team for 2019 E-1 Football Championship. At this tournament, he debuted against Hong Kong on December 14.

Statistics

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Club statistics			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
2017	Kawasaki Frontale	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018			4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
2019			24	1	0	0	1	0	4	1	29	2
2020			31	5	2	1	5	0	-		38	6
2021
Country	Japan		59	7	2	1	6	0	4	1	71	9
Total			59	7	2	1	6	0	4	1	71	9