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 2025/2026 Premier League season, Ao Tanaka has recorded 2 goals, 0 assists, 1,015 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.81, 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:

• April 22, 2026: 2-2 draw away at AFC Bournemouth (89 minutes, 7.1 FotMob rating)
• April 18, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (89 minutes, 7.5 FotMob rating)
• April 13, 2026: 2-1 win away at Manchester United (74 minutes, 7.7 FotMob rating)
• April 5, 2026: 2-2 draw away at West Ham United (69 minutes, 1 goal, 8.3 FotMob rating)
• March 31, 2026: 1-0 win away at England (19 minutes, 6.2 FotMob rating)
• March 28, 2026: 1-0 win away at Scotland (78 minutes, 7.9 FotMob rating)
• March 21, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Brentford (22 minutes, 6.2 FotMob rating)
• March 15, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Crystal Palace (unused substitute)
• March 8, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Norwich City (70 minutes, 1 yellow card, 7.1 FotMob rating)
• March 3, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Sunderland (unused substitute)

Ao Tanaka's next match is on April 26, 2026 when Leeds United face Chelsea in the FA 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 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, Illan Meslier, Anton Stach, Noah Okafor, Alex Cairns, Sebastiaan Bornauw, James Justin, Sam Byram, Karl Darlow, Wilfried Gnonto, Facundo Buonanotte, Ilia Gruev, and Charlie Crew. 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, Ayumu Seko, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Joel Chima Fujita, Kaoru Mitoma, Yuito Suzuki, Shuto Machino, Ritsu Doan, Daizen Maeda, Keisuke Osako, Keito Nakamura, Junya Ito, Daichi Kamada, Daiki Hashioka, Tomoya Ando, Ayase Ueda, Koki Ogawa, Kodai Sano, Ryunosuke Sato, Hiroki Ito, Kento Shiogai, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Tomoki Hayakawa, Kaishu Sano, Junnosuke Suzuki, and Keisuke Goto. 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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