Ao Tanaka

Ao Tanaka is a 27-year-old football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Leeds United, born on 10 September 1998, who is right-footed. Follow Ao Tanaka on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Premier League season, Ao Tanaka has recorded 2 goals, 0 assists, 1,314 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.85, 1 yellow card.

Ao Tanaka's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

• 12 August 2026: 1-1 draw away at Manchester United (45 minutes, 6.3 FotMob rating)
• 8 August 2026: 2-0 win at home vs RB Leipzig (10 minutes, 6.9 FotMob rating)
• 2 August 2026: 4-2 win away at Liverpool (45 minutes, 1 yellow card, 6.6 FotMob rating)
• 25 July 2026: 2-3 loss at home vs Wrexham (44 minutes)
• 29 June 2026: 1-2 loss away at Brazil (12 minutes, 5.4 FotMob rating)
• 25 June 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Sweden (90 minutes, 7.6 FotMob rating)
• 21 June 2026: 4-0 win away at Tunisia (90 minutes, 7.5 FotMob rating)
• 14 June 2026: 2-2 draw away at Netherlands (unused substitute)
• 31 May 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Iceland (73 minutes, 7.2 FotMob rating)
• 24 May 2026: 0-3 loss away at West Ham United (78 minutes, 6.8 FotMob rating)

Ao Tanaka's next match is on 15 August 2026 when Leeds United face Augsburg in the Club Friendlies.

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View Ao Tanaka's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Ao Tanaka currently plays for Leeds United alongside Joe Gelhardt, Largie Ramazani, Mateo Joseph, James Trafford, Lucas Perri, Jayden Bogle, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Ethan Ampadu, Tarik Muharemovic, Joe Rodon, Daniel James, Sean Longstaff, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Joël Piroe, Brenden Aaronson, Lukas Nmecha, Jaka Bijol, Harry Wilson, Anton Stach, Noah Okafor, Alex Cairns, James Justin, Sam Byram, Wilfried Gnonto, Sebastiaan Bornauw, and Ilia Gruev. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Ao Tanaka's career has also included time at Fortuna Düsseldorf and Kawasaki Frontale.

On the international stage, Ao Tanaka has represented Japan, Japan U23, and Japan U22.

Ao Tanaka is from Japan, and the national team includes Zion Suzuki, Yukinari Sugawara, Shogo Taniguchi, Ko Itakura, Yuto Nagatomo, Shuto Machino, Takefusa Kubo, Keisuke Goto, Ritsu Doan, Daizen Maeda, Keisuke Osako, Keito Nakamura, Junya Ito, Daichi Kamada, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Yuito Suzuki, Ayase Ueda, Koki Ogawa, Ayumu Seko, Hiroki Ito, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Tomoki Hayakawa, Kaishu Sano, Junnosuke Suzuki, and Kento Shiogai. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Ao Tanaka has won 8 titles: Championship (2024/2025) with Leeds United and J. League (2020, 2018, 2017), Super Cup (2021, 2019), J. League Cup (2019), and Emperor Cup (2020) with Kawasaki Frontale.

Ao Tanaka has competed in World Cup, Premier League, FA Cup, Championship, 2. Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, Bundesliga Qualification, World Cup AFC qualification, J. League, and Summer Olympics. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

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