Asuna Tanaka

Asuna Tanaka (田中 明日菜, Tanaka Asuna, born 23 April 1988) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Gyeongju KHNP. She played for Japan national team.

Asuna Tanaka
田中 明日菜
Personal information
Full name Asuna Tanaka
Date of birth (1988-04-23) 23 April 1988
Place of birth Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Gyeongju KHNP
Number 4
Youth career
2004–2006 Tokiwagi Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Tasaki Perule FC 32 (2)
2009–2013 INAC Kobe Leonessa 80 (15)
2013–2014 Frankfurt 22 (1)
2014–2017 INAC Kobe Leonessa 39 (3)
2018– Gyeongju KHNP 0 (0)
Total 173 (21)
National team
2008 Japan U-20 4 (1)
2011–2016 Japan 39 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2017

Club career

Tanaka was born in Sakai on 23 April 1988. After graduating from high school, she joined Tasaki Perule FC in 2007. However, the club was disbanded in 2008 due to financial strain. She moved to INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2009. She was selected Best Eleven in 2011 and 2012. She moved to German Bundesliga club Frankfurt in July 2013.[1] In October 2014, she returned to INAC Kobe Leonessa.[2] She moved to Korean WK League club Gyeongju KHNP.[3]

National team career
Gold medal match in 2012 London Olympics. Tanaka-red 14, Abby Wambach-blue 14, Hope Solo-1, Becky Sauerbrunn-4

In November 2008, Tanaka was selected by the Japan U-20 national team for the 2008 U-20 World Cup.[4] In March 2011, Tanaka was selected by the Japan national team for the 2011 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on 4 March, she debuted against Finland. In July, she played at the 2011 World Cup as Japan won the championship.[5] She also played at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2015 World Cup.[6] Japan won 2nd place at both tournaments. She played 39 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 2016.

Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tasaki Perule FC 2007 1303030190
2008 19230-222
Total 3226030412
INAC Kobe Leonessa 2009 19431-225
2010 1854251278
2011 16441-205
2012 1814160282
2013 91-30121
Total 801515514110921
Frankfurt 2013–14 18140-221
2014–15 40111*0*61
Total 2215110282
Career total 1341826618117825

*Champions League

National team statistics

[7]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201162
2012131
201390
201420
201560
201630
Total393

National team Goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1 September 2011Jinan, China Thailand
2–0
3–0
Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics Qualifiers
2.11 September 2011Jinan, China China PR
1–0
1–0
Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics Qualifiers
3.2 March 2012Faro, Portugal Germany
2–2
4–3
2012 Algarve Cup

Honors

International
Japan National Team
Champion: 2005
Champion: 2011

Club
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Champions: 2011, 2012
Champions: 2010, 2011, 2012
Champion: 2012
Frankfurt
  • DFB-Pokal
Champion: 2013–14

Individual
Best Eleven: 2011, 2012

References
  1. INAC Kobe Leonessa(in Japanese)
  2. INAC Kobe Leonessa(in Japanese)
  3. INAC Kobe Leonessa(in Japanese)
  4. FIFA
  5. "USA v Japan - as it happened". The Guardian. 17 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  6. FIFA
  7. List of match in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Archived 11 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine, 2016 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
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