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Tatsuya Tanaka
田中達也
Personal information
Full name	Tatsuya Tanaka
Date of birth	June 9, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Fukuoka, Japan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ratchaburi
Number	7
Youth career
2008–2010	Higashi Fukuoka Jikyokan; Junior High School
2011–2014	Kyushu Sangyo University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2013	Roasso Kumamoto
2015–2018	Roasso Kumamoto
2016	→ FC Gifu (loan)
2019	Gamba Osaka
2019–2020	Oita Trinita
2021	Urawa Reds
2022–2024	Avispa Fukuoka
2024–	Ratchaburi
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024

Tatsuya Tanaka (田中達也, born June 9, 1992) is a Japanese football player who plays for Ratchaburi in Thai League 1. 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, Urawa Reds, and Avispa Fukuoka.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Club career

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 statistics

As of 2 March 2022.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Total
Club	Season	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	2019		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	J1 League	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
Career Total			181	24	7	1	18	2	206	27

References

^ "Tatsuya Tanaka" (in Japanese). Avispa Fukuoka. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Gamba Osaka News – Tatsuya Tanaka Signing". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Tatsuya Tanaka Soccerway Profile". Soccerway. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
^ "Tatsuya Tanaka Gamba Osaka Player Profile". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 236 out of 289)
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 215 out of 289)
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 237 out of 289)
^ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Tatsuya Tanaka Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c designated player for JFA