Shunta Tanaka (footballer)
Shunta Tanaka (田中 駿汰, Tanaka Shunta, born 26 May 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre back for J1 League club Cerezo Osaka.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cerezo Osaka | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| NSC Hokuto SC | |||
| Gamba Osaka | |||
| 2013–2015 | Riseisha HS | ||
| 2016–2019 |
Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 134 | (8) |
| 2024– | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | (2) |
| Total | 151 | (10) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Japan U23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019– | Japan | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:43, 10 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:04, 24 April 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Tanaka was born in Osaka Prefecture on May 26, 1997. In May 2019, when he was an Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences student, J1 League club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo announced that signed a contract with Tanaka from the 2020 season.[1]
In December 2023, it was announced that Tanaka would be moving to J1 League club Cerezo Osaka ahead of the 2024 season.[2]
National team career
In December 2019, when Tanaka was an Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences student, he was selected Japan national team for 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship. At this tournament, he debuted as center back against Hong Kong on December 14.[3]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
| Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 2020 | J1 League | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 34 | 2 | |
| 2021 | J1 League | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | – | 46 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | J1 League | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | J1 League | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | – | 43 | 5 | ||
| Total | 134 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 11 | ||
| Cerezo Osaka | 2024 | J1 League | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Career total | 151 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 13 | ||
National team
- As of matches played 14 December 2019.[6]
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References
- Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Archived 2019-06-03 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
- "田中 駿汰選手 北海道コンサドーレ札幌より完全移籍加入について". セレッソ大阪オフィシャルウェブサイト | Cerezo OSAKA. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- Japan Football Association
- Shunta Tanaka at Soccerway
- "Soccer D.B. : 2024 Shunta Tanaka Result by Season". soccer-db.net. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- Shunta Tanaka at National-Football-Teams.com