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Percentile rankings
Where this player ranks among position peers in the same league.
Ao Tanaka
Percentile rankings — vs Cen. Midfielders in Premier League
Minutes played: 775
<30
30–49
50–74
75–89
90+
Deployment
How the coach uses this player — start frequency, substitution patterns, availability.
23%
Start rate
73
Avg mins
27%
vs Top 6
1
Injuries
Match-by-match
League start
European start
Sub
Unused
Goal
xG timeline
Goals scored vs. expected goals by season — the gap shows finishing quality.
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Goals
xG
Shot map
Where shots are taken from and whether they go in.
2 Goals
1.1 xG
12 Shots
16.7% Conv.
2
Goals
1.1
xG
12
Shots
16.7%
Conv. rate
Performance
Raw output numbers across all tracked seasons.
| Season | League | GP | G | xG | xA | Shots | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 | EPL | 21 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 12 | +0.9 |
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Transfer history
Career moves with recorded transfer fees.
| Date | From | To | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2024 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Leeds | n/a | |
| 01 Jul 2021 | Kawasaki Frontale | Fortuna Düsseldorf | loan |
Injury record
Recorded injuries — type, timing, and duration.
1 recorded injuries
| Type | Date | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| MCL Knee Injury | 24 Aug 2025 | 2 weeks, 4 days |
International
National team appearances and goals.
Japan
9 caps
5 goals
International timeline
Recent international appearances.
| Date | Window | Opponent | Competition | Role | Mins | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2025 | 2025 November Window | Ghana | Friendlies | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 Oct 2025 | 2025 October Window | Brazil | Friendlies | SUB | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 Oct 2025 | 2025 October Window | Paraguay | Friendlies | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 01 Jan 2024 | 2024 January Friendly | Thailand | Friendlies | START | 90 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 Oct 2023 | 2023 October Window | Canada | Friendlies | START | 90 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 Sep 2023 | 2023 September Window | Türkiye | Friendlies | START | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| 09 Sep 2023 | 2023 September Window | Germany | Friendlies | SUB | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 Mar 2023 | 2023 March Window | Uruguay | Friendlies | SUB | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 01 Dec 2022 | 2022-12 International | Spain | World Cup | START | 90 | 1 | 0 |
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