Ao Tanaka

Ao Tanaka is a 27-year-old football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Leeds United, born on September 10, 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 2026/2027 Premier League season, Ao Tanaka has recorded 0 goals, 1 assist, 118 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 7.32.

Ao Tanaka scores highly on Assists and Rating compared to defensive midfielders in the Premier League.

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

• September 5, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Brighton & Hove Albion (73 minutes, 1 assist, 7.8 FotMob rating)
• August 30, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Brentford (45 minutes, 6.8 FotMob rating)
• August 25, 2026: 2-0 win away at Nottingham Forest (68 minutes, 1 yellow card, 6.8 FotMob rating)
• August 22, 2026: 1-0 win away at Nottingham Forest (unused substitute)
• August 15, 2026: 4-0 win at home vs Augsburg (14 minutes, 1 assist)
• August 12, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Manchester United (45 minutes, 6.3 FotMob rating)
• August 8, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs RB Leipzig (10 minutes, 6.9 FotMob rating)
• August 2, 2026: 4-2 win away at Liverpool (45 minutes, 1 yellow card, 6.6 FotMob rating)
• July 30, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Sunderland (50 minutes, 1 yellow card)
• July 25, 2026: 2-3 loss at home vs Wrexham (44 minutes)

Ao Tanaka's next match is on September 9, 2026 when Leeds United face Chelsea in the EFL Cup.

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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 Mateo Joseph, James Trafford, Jayden Bogle, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Ethan Ampadu, Tarik Muharemovic, Joe Rodon, Daniel James, Sean Longstaff, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Harry Wilson, Brenden Aaronson, Lukas Nmecha, Jaka Bijol, Michael Zetterer, Anton Stach, Noah Okafor, Alex Cairns, Jean-Mattéo Bahoya, James Justin, Melvin Bard, Nico Elvedi, 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 Premier League, EFL Cup, World Cup, FA Cup, Championship, 2. Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, Bundesliga Qualification, World Cup AFC qualification, J. League, Summer Olympics, and AFC Champions League Elite. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

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