Ao Tanaka
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Tanaka with Leeds United in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ao Tanaka | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leeds United | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2006 | Saginuma SC | ||
| 2007–2016 | Kawasaki Frontale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Kawasaki Frontale | 79 | (8) |
| 2021–2022 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 55 | (8) |
| 2024– | Leeds United | 61 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2021 | Japan U23 | 18 | (2) |
| 2019– | Japan | 35 | (8) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ao Tanaka (田中 碧, Tanaka Ao; born 10 September 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Leeds United and the Japan national team.