Mina Tanaka

Mina Tanaka (田中 美南, Tanaka Mina, born April 28, 1994) is a Japanese football player. She plays for the Japan national team.

Mina Tanaka
Personal information
Full name Mina Tanaka
Date of birth (1994-04-28) April 28, 1994
Place of birth Thailand
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Bayer Leverkusen
Youth career
2007–2011 Nippon TV Beleza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2019 Nippon TV Beleza 153 (98)
2020 INAC Kobe Leonessa 18 (12)
2021– Bayer Leverkusen
National team
2010 Japan U-17 3 (1)
2012 Japan U-20 6 (0)
2013– Japan 42 (16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2020

Biography

Tanaka was born in Thailand on April 28, 1994. In 2011, she was promoted to Nippon TV Beleza from the youth team. The club won the champions for 5 years in a row (2015-2019). She also became a top scorer for 4 years in a row (2016-2019). In 2020, she moved to INAC Kobe Leonessa. In 2021, she moved to German Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.

Tanaka was part of the Japan U-17 national team that finished in 2nd place at the 2010 U-17 World Cup and of the U-20 team that finished in 3rd place at the 2012 U-20 World Cup. In February 2013, she received her first the senior team call-up. On March 8, she made her debut for Japan and scored her first goal in a 2–1 loss to Germany in the 2013 Algarve Cup. In 2018, she played at 2018 Asian Cup and Japan won the championship.

Statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201341
201400
201520
201600
2017145
2018158
201942
202030
Total4216

References

  1. List of match in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

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