Midfielder

Ao Tanaka

Leeds United
Japan
28 yrs
180 cm
Preferred foot: Right

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Appearances: 13
Goals: 0
Assists: 1
Average rating: 6.73

Age28

Date of birth10 Sep 1998

Height180 cm

Weight69 kg

Preferred footRight

Market value€16.2M

Contract until30 Jun 2028

Season performance · 2026

Premier League

Leeds United

Appearances / Starts8 / 7

Minutes564

Rating6.78

Goals / Assists0 / 1

Shots (on target)9 (3)

Passes · accuracy268 · 86%

Key passes2

Tackles / Interceptions18 / 4

Duels won29 / 52

Successful dribbles4

Yellow cards / Red cards2 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.94 / 0.09

Detailed statistics

Big chances created1

Big chances missed1

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork1

Accurate long balls7

Accurate crosses0

Touches363

Possession lost51

Dispossessed3

Aerial duels won2

Ground duels won27

Clearances11

Ball recoveries25

Fouls won5

Fouls committed12

Offsides2

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets0

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)66.45

Top speed (km/h)30.56

EFL Cup

Leeds United

Appearances / Starts2 / 1

Minutes91

Rating6.25

Goals / Assists0 / 0

Shots (on target)5 (0)

Passes · accuracy52 · 90%

Key passes1

Tackles / Interceptions2 / 4

Duels won3 / 15

Successful dribbles0

Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.75 / 0.07

Detailed statistics

Big chances created0

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls2

Accurate crosses0

Touches76

Possession lost12

Dispossessed4

Aerial duels won0

Ground duels won3

Clearances1

Ball recoveries6

Fouls won1

Fouls committed1

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets0

Saves from inside the box0

FIFA World Cup

Japan

Appearances / Starts3 / 2

Minutes192

Rating6.93

Goals / Assists0 / 0

Shots (on target)2 (0)

Passes · accuracy161 · 91%

Key passes1

Tackles / Interceptions9 / 1

Duels won17 / 27

Successful dribbles3

Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.08 / 0.06

Detailed statistics

Big chances created0

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls5

Accurate crosses0

Touches191

Possession lost18

Dispossessed0

Aerial duels won3

Ground duels won14

Clearances1

Ball recoveries13

Fouls won2

Fouls committed6

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal1

Team of the week0

Clean sheets1

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)22.10

Top speed (km/h)32.06

Career and transfers

3 clubs · 5 moves · total fees 5M €

Aug 2024

Fortuna To: Leeds

Transfer 4M €
Jul 2022

Kawasaki To: Fortuna

Transfer 1M €
Jun 2022

Fortuna To: Kawasaki

Loan return
Jul 2021

Kawasaki To: Fortuna

Loan
Feb 2017

Frontale U18 To: Kawasaki

Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 31 Oct 2026

Matches (12 months)45

Average rating6.84

Last match rating6.531 Oct 2026

Matches missed0

Last 10 matches

6.5 7.2 6.6 6.2 6.4 6.3 6.6 7.2 6.0 7.0

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Assists	Rating
2026	Premier League	Leeds United	8 (7)	564	1	6.78
2026	FIFA World Cup	Japan	3 (2)	192	0	6.93
2026	EFL Cup	Leeds United	2 (1)	91	0	6.25

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Championship 2024 · percentile among midfielders (234 players)

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43 matches · 3,332 min

Ao Tanaka: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
xA / 90 min	0.10	50
Key passes / 90 min	0.84	29
Completed passes / 90 min	63.9	99
Pass accuracy	89.9%	96
Progressive carries / 90 min	0.00	45
Successful dribbles / 90 min	0.32	17
Tackles + interceptions / 90 min	3.97	89
Rating	7.19	94

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