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, 741 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.73, 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:

• 8 maart 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Norwich City (70 minutes, 1 yellow card, 7.1 FotMob rating)
• 3 maart 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Sunderland (unused substitute)
• 28 februari 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Manchester City (unused substitute)
• 21 februari 2026: 1-1 draw away at Aston Villa (unused substitute)
• 15 februari 2026: 1-1 draw away at Birmingham City (78 minutes, 7.4 FotMob rating)
• 10 februari 2026: 2-2 draw away at Chelsea (unused substitute)
• 6 februari 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Nottingham Forest (unused substitute)
• 31 januari 2026: 0-4 loss at home vs Arsenal (unused substitute)
• 26 januari 2026: 1-1 draw away at Everton (24 minutes, 6.6 FotMob rating)
• 17 januari 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Fulham (9 minutes)

Ao Tanaka's next match is on 15 maart 2026 when Leeds United face Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

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Ao Tanaka currently plays for Leeds United alongside Lucas Perri, Jayden Bogle, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Ethan Ampadu, Pascal Struijk, Joe Rodon, Daniel James, Sean Longstaff, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Joël Piroe, Brenden Aaronson, Lukas Nmecha, Jaka Bijol, Anton Stach, Noah Okafor, Sebastiaan Bornauw, James Justin, Sam Byram, Karl Darlow, Wilfried Gnonto, Facundo Buonanotte, 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 teams include Zion Suzuki, Daiki Hashioka, Shogo Taniguchi, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Yuto Nagatomo, Joel Chima Fujita, Wataru Endo, Yuki Soma, Takumi Minamino, Shuto Machino, Ritsu Doan, Daizen Maeda, Keisuke Osako, Keito Nakamura, Junya Ito, Daichi Kamada, Tomoya Ando, Ayase Ueda, Koki Ogawa, Takefusa Kubo, Kaishu Sano, Ayumu Seko, Tomoki Hayakawa, Koki Saito, Junnosuke Suzuki, Henry Mochizuki, Ayaka Yamashita, Risa Shimizu, Moeka Minami, Saki Kumagai, Toko Koga, Hinata Miyazawa, Kiko Seike, Riko Ueki, Fuka Nagano, Mina Tanaka, Chika Hirao, Hikaru Kitagawa, Yui Hasegawa, Aoba Fujino, Maika Hamano, Honoka Hayashi, Manaka Matsukubo, Miyabi Moriya, Rion Ishikawa, and Maya Hijikata. 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 Premier League, FA Cup, Championship, 2. Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, Bundesliga Qualification, World Cup AFC qualification, World Cup, 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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