Ao Tanaka
Height
22
Shirt
27 years
10 Sept 1998
Right
Preferred foot
Country
€13.2M
Market value
30 Jun 2028
Contract end
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder
DM
CM
AM
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches85%Shot attempts60%Goals85%
Chances created35%Aerial duels won75%Defensive contributions60%
Premier League 2025/2026
2
Goals0
Assists7
Started18
Matches708
Minutes played6.74
Rating1
Yellow cards0
Red cardsMatch stats
7 Jan
L4-3
1
0
0
0
0
-
4 Jan
D1-1
10
0
0
0
0
6.3
1 Jan
D0-0
1
0
0
0
0
-
28 Dec 2025
D1-1
59
0
0
0
0
7.0
20 Dec 2025
W4-1
13
0
0
0
0
6.0
14 Dec 2025
D1-1
73
0
0
0
0
6.4
6 Dec 2025
D3-3
25
1
0
0
0
7.6
3 Dec 2025
W3-1
67
1
0
0
0
7.7
29 Nov 2025
L3-2
89
0
0
0
0
7.1
23 Nov 2025
L1-2
48
0
0
1
0
7.3
7 Jan
Premier League
Newcastle United
4-3
1’
-
4 Jan
Premier League
Manchester United
1-1
10’
6.3
1 Jan
Premier League
Liverpool
0-0
1’
-
28 Dec 2025
Premier League
Sunderland
1-1
59’
7.0
20 Dec 2025
Premier League
Crystal Palace
4-1
13’
6.0
Season shot map
On target: 27%- 11Shots
- 2Goals
- 0.83xG
Shot typeLeft footSituationFrom cornerResultGoal
0.17xG0.83xGOT
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Season performanceMinutes played: 708
Shooting
Goals
2
Expected goals (xG)
0.83
xG on target (xGOT)
1.31
Non-penalty xG
0.83
Shots
11
Shots on target
3
Passing
Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.63
Successful passes
309
Successful passes %
84.4%
Accurate long balls
8
Accurate long balls %
40.0%
Chances created
8
Successful crosses
1
Successful crosses %
9.1%
Possession
Successful dribbles
1
Successful dribbles %
20.0%
Touches
475
Touches in opposition box
11
Dispossessed
4
Fouls won
4
Defending
Tackles
15
Duels won
28
Duels won %
42.4%
Aerial duels won
8
Aerial duels won %
47.1%
Interceptions
12
Blocked shots
1
Fouls committed
8
Recoveries
41
Possession won final 3rd
4
Dribbled past
15
Discipline
Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0
News
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches85%Shot attempts60%Goals85%
Chances created35%Aerial duels won75%Defensive contributions60%
Career
Senior career | ||
|---|---|---|
63 7 | ||
65 9 | ||
30 1 | ||
93 9 | ||
National team | ||
35 8 | ||
9 0 | ||
4 0 |
Matches Goals
Trophies