| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tatsuya Tanaka | ||
| Date of birth | June 9, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Fukuoka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Avispa Fukuoka | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 |
Higashi Fukuoka Jikyokan Junior High School | ||
| 2011–2014 | Kyushu Sangyo University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Roasso Kumamoto | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Roasso Kumamoto | 73 | (10) |
| 2016 | → FC Gifu (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2019 | Gamba Osaka | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Oita Trinita | 48 | (9) |
| 2021 | Urawa Reds | 28 | (4) |
| 2022– | Avispa Fukuoka | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2022 | |||
Tatsuya Tanaka (田中 達也, born June 9, 1992) is a Japanese football player who plays for Avispa Fukuoka in J1 League. His regular playing position is either as a wide midfielder or a wing-back. He has previously played for Roasso Kumamoto, FC Gifu, Gamba Osaka, Oita Trinita and Urawa Reds.[2][3][4]
A native of Fukuoka in northern-Kyushu, Tanaka entered Kyushu Sangyo University in 2011. While completing his university studies he was a specially designated player for Roasso Kumamoto in J2 League and played 4 games for them between 2011 and 2013. After graduation he signed for Roasso on a full-time basis ahead of the 2015 season. He scored once in ten appearances in his first season as a professional and found it difficult to get regular game time. As a result, he was loaned to fellow J2 outfit FC Gifu for 2016 and played 18 times for the men from central Japan, scoring once.
Upon returning to Kumamoto in 2017 he began to play more regularly, making 21 appearances that year before experiencing a career best season in 2018. He played 40 out of Roasso's 42 league games and found the back of the net 9 times which, although personally good for him, was not enough to save his side from relegation to Japan's third tier.
Tanaka would not join Roasso in the J3 league, however, as his impressive performances as a wing-back for the men in red brought him to the attention of J1 side Gamba Osaka who added him to their squad ahead of the 2019 season.[2][3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| Roasso Kumamoto | 2011[9] | J2 League | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2012[9] | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013[9] | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 11 | 2 | |||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| FC Gifu (loan) | 2016 | J2 League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 19 | 1 | |
| Roasso Kumamoto | 2017 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | 43 | 9 | |||
| Total | 63 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 9 | ||
| Gamba Osaka | 2019 | J1 League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
| Oita Trinita | 15 | 1 | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2020 | 33 | 8 | – | 1 | 0 | 34 | 8 | |||
| Total | 48 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 9 | ||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2021 | J1 League | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 41 | 4 |
| Avispa Fukuoka | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 181 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 206 | 27 | ||
