Asuna Tanaka (田中 明日菜, Tanaka Asuna, born 23 April 1988) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder. She plays for Gyeongju KHNP and has also played for the 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 (age 36)
Place of birth Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team 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)
International career
2008 Japan U-20 4 (1)
2011–2016 Japan 39 (3)
Medal record
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2017

Club career

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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

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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

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Club Season League Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tasaki Perule FC 2007 13 0 3 0 3 0 19 0
2008 19 2 3 0 22 2
Total 32 2 6 0 3 0 41 2
INAC Kobe Leonessa 2009 19 4 3 1 22 5
2010 18 5 4 2 5 1 27 8
2011 16 4 4 1 20 5
2012 18 1 4 1 6 0 28 2
2013 9 1 3 0 12 1
Total 80 15 15 5 14 1 109 21
Frankfurt 2013–14 18 1 4 0 22 1
2014–15 4 0 1 1 1* 0* 6 1
Total 22 1 5 1 1 0 28 2
Career total 134 18 26 6 18 1 178 25

*Champions League

National team statistics

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Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2011 6 2
2012 13 1
2013 9 0
2014 2 0
2015 6 0
2016 3 0
Total 39 3

National team Goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 1 September 2011 Jinan, China   Thailand
2–0
3–0
Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics Qualifiers
2. 11 September 2011 Jinan, China   China
1–0
1–0
Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics Qualifiers
3. 2 March 2012 Faro, Portugal   Germany
2–2
4–3
2012 Algarve Cup

Honors

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International

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Japan National Team
Champion: 2005
Champion: 2011

Club

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INAC Kobe Leonessa
Champions: 2011, 2012
Champions: 2010, 2011, 2012
Champion: 2012
Frankfurt
Champion: 2013–14

Individual

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Best Eleven: 2011, 2012

References

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  1. ^ INAC Kobe Leonessa Archived 26 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
  2. ^ INAC Kobe Leonessa Archived 23 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
  3. ^ INAC Kobe Leonessa Archived 1 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine(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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