Ao Tanaka
Height
Shirt
Age
Preferred foot
Country
Transfer value
Contract end
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Started
28
Matches
—
Minutes played
Rating
Yellow cards
Red cards
Season performance
Season Shot MapOn Target: 0%
0.08
xG
0
Goals
2
Shots
Match stats
| Date | Opponent | Result | ' | ★ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29 |  Brazil | L2 - 1 | 12 | — | — | — | 5.4 |
| Jun 25 |  Sweden | D1 - 1 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.6 |
| Jun 21 |  Tunisia | W0 - 4 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.5 |
| Jun 14 |  Netherlands | D2 - 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| May 31 |  Iceland | W1 - 0 | 73 | — | — | — | 7.2 |
| May 24 |  West Ham United | L3 - 0 | 78 | — | — | — | 6.8 |
| May 17 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | W1 - 0 | 60 | — | — | — | 7.0 |
| May 11 |  Tottenham Hotspur | D1 - 1 | 89 | — | — | — | 7.3 |
| May 1 |  Burnley | W3 - 1 | 72 | — | — | — | 7.1 |
| Apr 26 |  Chelsea | L1 - 0 | 74 | — | — | — | 6.4 |
About
Biography and Personal Profile of Ao Tanaka
Ao Tanaka is a professional 27-year-old footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Leeds United, born on September 9, 1998, who is right-footed. Known for his tactical intelligence, positional discipline, and technical skill on the pitch, he has become a key figure for both club and country. Follow Ao Tanaka on FotLive for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotLive ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.
Ao Tanaka Season Stats and Match Performance Analytics
In the current Premier League campaign, Ao Tanaka has delivered standout performances. Over the course of 28 appearances (accumulating 0 minutes of active play), he has recorded 2 goals and 0 assists to his team's offensive output, securing a solid overall seasonal FotLive rating of 6.85.
Compared to other defensive midfielders in the competition, Ao Tanaka ranks in the upper tier for goals scored, ratings, and active minutes played on the pitch.
Recent Match Log & Individual Performance Ratings
Ao Tanaka's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:
- May 30, 2027: null-null vs Crystal Palace (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 23, 2027: null-null vs Sunderland (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 15, 2027: null-null vs Manchester United (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 8, 2027: null-null vs Arsenal (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 1, 2027: null-null vs Ipswich Town (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 24, 2027: null-null vs Liverpool (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 17, 2027: null-null vs Brentford (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 10, 2027: null-null vs Nottingham Forest (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- March 20, 2027: null-null vs Newcastle United (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- March 13, 2027: null-null vs Brighton & Hove Albion (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
Tactical Style of Play & Graphic Analysis
Explore Ao Tanaka's playing style with FotLive's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.
View Ao Tanaka's shot map on FotLive to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.
Teammates, Career Path & International Representation
Ao Tanaka currently plays for Leeds United alongside Largie Ramazani, Ilia Gruev, Wilfried Gnonto, Isaac Schmidt, Mateo Joseph, Karl Darlow, Sam Byram, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Lucas Perri, Maximilian Wöber, James Justin, Joe Rodon, Daniel James, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Jack Harrison. Visit their player pages on FotLive to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.
Ao Tanaka's career has also included time at Fortuna Düsseldorf, Kawasaki Frontale, Japan, Japan U23, Japan U22.
On the international stage, Ao Tanaka has represented Japan.
Other notable players from Japan include Tokuma Suzuki, Katsuya Iwatake, Yuta Togashi, Shuto Kawai, Shuhei Takizawa, Kenta Nishizawa, Kazuya Onohara, Ryoga Ishio, Katsuya Nakano, Ryu Takao, Kennedy Ebbs Mikuni, Takumi Nakamura, Yushi Hasegawa, Yutaro Hakamata, Yuya Ono. Explore each player's page on FotLive for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.
Career Trophies, Achievements & Competitions
Throughout their career, Ao Tanaka has won 5 titles: Championship (2024/2025) with Leeds United, J. League (2020, 2018, 2017) with Kawasaki Frontale, Super Cup (2021, 2019) with Kawasaki Frontale, J. League Cup (2019) with Kawasaki Frontale, Emperor Cup (2020) with Kawasaki Frontale.
Ao Tanaka has competed in Premier League, FA Cup, Championship, 2. Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, Bundesliga Qualification, J. League, Super Cup, J. League Cup, AFC Champions League Elite. Each league page on FotLive provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.
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