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Shunta Tanaka (footballer)

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Shunta Tanaka
田中 駿汰
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-05-26) 26 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Osaka, Japan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Cerezo Osaka
Number 10
Youth career
2004–2009 NSC Hokuto SC
2010–2012 Gamba Osaka
2013–2015 Riseisha High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Osaka University H&SS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 134 (8)
2024– Cerezo Osaka 17 (2)
Total 151 (10)
International career
2019– Japan U23 6 (0)
2019– Japan 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:43, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:04, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

Shunta Tanaka (田中 駿汰, Tanaka Shunta, born 26 May 1997) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre back for J1 League club Cerezo Osaka.

Club career

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Tanaka was born in Osaka Prefecture on May 26, 1997. In May 2019, when he was an Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences student, J1 League club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo announced that signed a contract with Tanaka from the 2020 season.[1]

In December 2023, it was announced that Tanaka would be moving to J1 League club Cerezo Osaka ahead of the 2024 season.[2]

National team career

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In December 2019, when Tanaka was an Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences student, he was selected Japan national team for 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship. At this tournament, he debuted as center back against Hong Kong on December 14.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 10 June 2024[4][5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Other Total
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2020 J1 League 31 2 0 0 3 0 34 2
2021 J1 League 37 1 1 0 8 1 46 2
2022 J1 League 32 1 0 0 4 1 36 2
2023 J1 League 34 4 2 0 7 1 43 5
Total 134 8 3 0 22 3 0 0 159 11
Cerezo Osaka 2024 J1 League 17 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 2
Career total 151 10 3 0 23 3 0 0 177 13

National team

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As of matches played 14 December 2019.[6]
Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2019 1 0
Total 1 0

References

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  1. ^ Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Archived 2019-06-03 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
  2. ^ "田中 駿汰選手 北海道コンサドーレ札幌より完全移籍加入について". セレッソ大阪オフィシャルウェブサイト | Cerezo OSAKA. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  3. ^ Japan Football Association
  4. ^ Shunta Tanaka at Soccerway
  5. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2024 Shunta Tanaka Result by Season". soccer-db.net. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  6. ^ Shunta Tanaka at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
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