Kaina Tanimura
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Iwate Prefecture, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Iwaki FC | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Grulla Morioka | |||
| Renuovens Ogasa FC | |||
| 2010–2012 | Omiya Junior High School | ||
| 2013–2015 | Hanamaki Higashi High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Kokushikan University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Iwaki FC | 126 | (34) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:12, 11 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Kaina Tanimura (谷村海那, Tanimura Kaina, born 5 March 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J2 League club Iwaki FC.[1]
Youth career
[edit]Tanimura was captain of his high school team before moving on to Kokushikan University.[2] He scored on his debut for his university, after coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 JUFA Kanto League 1 game against Sendai University.[3] However, he did not play regularly for Kokushikan in his first or second year, only making four appearances in 2016 and 2017. From 2019, Tanimura did start to get more game time and made 10 appearances in 2018 scoring 1 goal, and a further 21 appearances in 2019 scoring 4 goals. He also received his first red card in his career in his final year.[4] All in all, he represented his university 35 times, scoring 6 goals.
Club career
[edit]In 2020, Tanimura moved to the Japan Football League club Iwaki FC.[5] He made his debut for the club in August 2020, coming on as a late substitute in a 4-1 league defeat to Verspah Oita.[6] On his first start in the following month, Tanimura scored his first goals for Iwaki, scoring two goals in a 4–3 league victory over Kochi United SC.[7] Tanimura went on to make a few more short appearances throughout the rest of the season, playing 9 times across all competitions, scoring 3 goals in total.
In 2021, he played 24 games and scored 6 goals, as Iwaki were crowned champions of the JFL and were promoted to the J3 League for the first time in their history.[8]
In 2022, Tanimura was largely used as an impact player from the bench in his first season in the J3 League. In spite of his relatively low amount of minutes played, he did manage to score 6 goals during the season, all of which came from appearing as a substitite. He appeared in 29 games as Iwaki were crowned champions of the J3 League and were promoted to the J2 League for the first time in their history. On 12 December 2022, Tanimura renewed his contract with club for the 2023 season.[9]
He scored on the opening match of the 2023 season in a 3–2 defeat to Fujieda MYFC.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 10 August 2024.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||
| Iwaki FC | 2020 | JFL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 9 | 3 | |
| 2021 | JFL | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | 24 | 6 | ||
| 2022 | J3 League | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 6 | ||
| 2023 | J2 League | 41 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | 42 | 7 | ||
| 2024 | J2 League | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 14 | |
| Career total | 126 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 131 | 36 | ||
Honours
[edit]- Iwaki FC
Personal life
[edit]His elder brother Kenichi Tanimura is also a footballer who has played in the J.League.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "谷村 海那：いわきＦＣ：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "[選手権予選]花巻東の注目FW谷村海那、抜群の素材感披露して2ゴールも全国届かず・・・:岩手". ゲキサカ (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2016 JUFA Kanto League 1 16/06/12 Kokushikan University - Senshu University Results,Players". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2019 JUFA Kanto League 2 19/05/19 Kokushikan University - Saint Paul's University Results,Players". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "[いわきFC OfficialSite] いわきFC 新加入選手内定のお知らせ 〜流通経済大 黒澤丈選手、国士舘大 谷村海那選手、桃山学院大 今吉晃平選手〜". いわきFC OfficialSite (in Japanese). 23 December 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2020 Japan Football League 20/08/23 Verspah Oita - Iwaki FC Results,Players". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2020 Japan Football League 20/09/13 Iwaki FC - Kochi United FC Results,Players". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Summary - Japan Football League - Japan - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "[いわきFC OfficialSite] 谷村海那選手 契約更新のお知らせ". いわきFC OfficialSite (in Japanese). 12 December 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Iwaki vs. Fujieda MYFC - 18 February 2023 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Kaina Tanimura Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "[選手権予選]花巻東の注目FW谷村海那、抜群の素材感披露して2ゴールも全国届かず・・・:岩手". ゲキサカ (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Profile at J.League
- Kaina Tanimura at Soccerway