Ao Tanaka

Ao Tanaka is a 27-year-old football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Leeds United, born on 10 กันยายน 2541, 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:

• 5 กันยายน 2569: 1-1 draw away at Brighton & Hove Albion (73 minutes, 1 assist, 7.8 FotMob rating)
• 30 สิงหาคม 2569: 1-1 draw at home vs Brentford (45 minutes, 6.8 FotMob rating)
• 25 สิงหาคม 2569: 2-0 win away at Nottingham Forest (68 minutes, 1 yellow card, 6.8 FotMob rating)
• 22 สิงหาคม 2569: 1-0 win away at Nottingham Forest (unused substitute)
• 15 สิงหาคม 2569: 4-0 win at home vs Augsburg (14 minutes, 1 assist)
• 12 สิงหาคม 2569: 1-1 draw away at Manchester United (45 minutes, 6.3 FotMob rating)
• 8 สิงหาคม 2569: 2-0 win at home vs RB Leipzig (10 minutes, 6.9 FotMob rating)
• 2 สิงหาคม 2569: 4-2 win away at Liverpool (45 minutes, 1 yellow card, 6.6 FotMob rating)
• 30 กรกฎาคม 2569: 1-0 win at home vs Sunderland (50 minutes, 1 yellow card)
• 25 กรกฎาคม 2569: 2-3 loss at home vs Wrexham (44 minutes)

Ao Tanaka's next match is on 9 กันยายน 2569 when Leeds United face Chelsea in the EFL Cup.

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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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