Ao Tanaka #22
Midfielder
Central midfielder
Japan
Premier League 2026/27 · 7 apps · 1 A
Club
- Age
- 28 years
- born 10 September 1998
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 75 kg
- Contract until
- Jun 2028
- At the club since
- Aug 2024
- from Fortuna Düsseldorf
- Matches this season
- 9
- 588 min · 2026/27
| Competition | Matches | Goals | Assists | Rating | xG | Key passes/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6.90 | 0.79 | 1.11 |
| Carabao Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.38 | 0.63 | 1.32 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6.78 | 1.42 | 1.17 |
Friendlies apart: 2 matches, 136 min. Not counted above.
Form
Rating curve · 2026/27 · Avg 6.71 across 11 rated matches · all competitions
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AUGOCT
Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating25 Oct · vs Sunderland (A) 0–0 · 6.93
25 OctPremier League
Sunderland away
D 0–0
89′
6.93
18 OctPremier League
Manchester United home
D 1–1
81′
7.03
10 OctPremier League
Arsenal away
L 1–2
71′
6.36
20 SepPremier League
Crystal Palace home
D 0–0
67′
6.83
14 SepPremier League
Newcastle United home
W 4–1
72′
6.93
All 96 matches
9 SepCarabao Cup
Chelsea away
L 3–6
23′
6.19
5 SepPremier League
Brighton & Hove Albion away
D 1–1
73′
1A
7.30
30 AugPremier League
Brentford home
D 1–1
44′
6.93
25 AugCarabao Cup
Nottingham Forest away
W 2–0
68′
6.57
12 AugClub friendlies
Manchester United away
L 1–1
46′
6.39
2 AugClub friendlies
Liverpool away
W 4–2
90′
6.34
2025/26
29 JunWorld Cup
Brazil neutral
L 1–2
12′
5.58
26 JunWorld Cup
Sweden neutral
D 1–1
90′
7.34
24 MayPremier League
West Ham United away
L 0–3
78′
6.79
17 MayPremier League
Brighton & Hove Albion home
W 1–0
60′
6.75
11 MayPremier League
Tottenham Hotspur away
D 1–1
90′
6.82
1 MayPremier League
Burnley home
W 3–1
72′
1A
7.41
26 AprFA Cup
Chelsea away
L 0–1
74′
6.64
22 AprPremier League
AFC Bournemouth away
D 2–2
89′
6.72
18 AprPremier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers home
W 3–0
90′
7.21
13 AprPremier League
Manchester United away
W 2–1
74′
7.43
5 AprFA Cup
West Ham United away
W 2–2
69′
1G
7.88
21 MarPremier League
Brentford home
D 0–0
22′
6.59
8 MarFA Cup
Norwich City home
W 3–0
70′
6.78
15 FebFA Cup
Birmingham City away
W 1–1
78′
7.07
26 JanPremier League
Everton away
D 1–1
24′
6.57
17 JanPremier League
Fulham home
W 1–0
9′
6.47
11 JanFA Cup
Derby County away
W 3–1
90′
1G
7.96
7 JanPremier League
Newcastle United away
L 3–4
1′
4 JanPremier League
Manchester United home
D 1–1
10′
6.68
1 JanPremier League
Liverpool away
D 0–0
1′
28 DecPremier League
Sunderland away
D 1–1
59′
7.04
20 DecPremier League
Crystal Palace home
W 4–1
13′
6.38
14 DecPremier League
Brentford away
D 1–1
73′
6.56
6 DecPremier League
Liverpool home
D 3–3
25′
1G
7.41
3 DecPremier League
Chelsea home
W 3–1
67′
1G
7.41
29 NovPremier League
Manchester City away
L 2–3
90′
6.81
23 NovPremier League
Aston Villa home
L 1–2
48′
6.83
1 NovPremier League
Brighton & Hove Albion away
L 0–3
61′
6.70
24 OctPremier League
West Ham United home
W 2–1
72′
6.58
18 OctPremier League
Burnley away
L 0–2
9′
6.77
4 OctPremier League
Tottenham Hotspur home
L 1–2
23′
6.75
27 SepPremier League
AFC Bournemouth home
D 2–2
3′
20 SepPremier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers away
W 3–1
7′
6.66
23 AugPremier League
Arsenal away
L 0–5
58′
5.88
18 AugPremier League
Everton home
W 1–0
90′
7.05
9 AugClub friendlies
AC Milan home
D 1–1
67′
6.72
19 JulClub friendlies
Manchester United away
D 0–0
77′
6.90
2024/25
3 MayChampionship
Plymouth Argyle away
W 2–1
79′
7.44
28 AprChampionship
Bristol City home
W 4–0
86′
1G
7.65
21 AprChampionship
Stoke City home
W 6–0
90′
7.07
18 AprChampionship
Oxford United away
W 1–0
90′
7.27
12 AprChampionship
Preston North End home
W 2–1
90′
6.79
8 AprChampionship
Middlesbrough away
W 1–0
90′
6.80
5 AprChampionship
Luton Town away
D 1–1
90′
7.12
29 MarChampionship
Swansea City home
D 2–2
32′
6.57
15 MarChampionship
Queens Park Rangers away
D 2–2
90′
6.84
12 MarChampionship
Millwall home
W 2–0
90′
1G
8.29
9 MarChampionship
Portsmouth away
L 0–1
68′
6.34
1 MarChampionship
West Bromwich Albion home
D 1–1
90′
6.90
24 FebChampionship
Sheffield United away
W 3–1
90′
1G
7.90
17 FebChampionship
Sunderland home
W 2–1
71′
7.19
11 FebChampionship
Watford away
W 4–0
87′
7.02
8 FebFA Cup
Millwall home
L 0–2
21′
6.66
5 FebChampionship
Coventry City away
W 2–0
90′
7.39
1 FebChampionship
Cardiff City home
W 7–0
78′
1A
7.77
27 JanChampionship
Burnley away
D 0–0
90′
7.18
22 JanChampionship
Norwich City home
W 2–0
55′
7.31
19 JanChampionship
Sheffield Wednesday home
W 3–0
90′
1G
8.52
4 JanChampionship
Hull City away
D 3–3
90′
1G
7.60
1 JanChampionship
Blackburn Rovers home
D 1–1
90′
6.94
29 DecChampionship
Derby County away
W 1–0
89′
7.35
26 DecChampionship
Stoke City away
W 2–0
10′
6.57
21 DecChampionship
Oxford United home
W 4–0
90′
7.39
14 DecChampionship
Preston North End away
D 1–1
90′
6.79
10 DecChampionship
Middlesbrough home
W 3–1
90′
1A
7.44
7 DecChampionship
Derby County home
W 2–0
90′
7.16
30 NovChampionship
Blackburn Rovers away
L 0–1
90′
6.74
27 NovChampionship
Luton Town home
W 3–0
90′
7.50
24 NovChampionship
Swansea City away
W 4–3
90′
7.80
9 NovChampionship
Queens Park Rangers home
W 2–0
90′
7.43
6 NovChampionship
Millwall away
L 0–1
90′
7.76
2 NovChampionship
Plymouth Argyle home
W 3–0
90′
7.41
26 OctChampionship
Bristol City away
D 0–0
90′
7.88
22 OctChampionship
Watford home
W 2–1
90′
7.86
18 OctChampionship
Sheffield United home
W 2–0
90′
7.10
4 OctChampionship
Sunderland away
D 2–2
90′
6.80
1 OctChampionship
Norwich City away
D 1–1
90′
7.10
28 SepChampionship
Coventry City home
W 3–0
49′
6.90
21 SepChampionship
Cardiff City away
W 2–0
1′
14 SepChampionship
Burnley home
L 0–1
14′
6.50
31 AugChampionship
Hull City home
W 2–0
10′
6.60
25 Aug2. Bundesliga
Ulm away
W 2–1
90′
7.30
18 AugDFB-Pokal
Dynamo Dresden away
L 0–2
90′
6.83
10 Aug2. Bundesliga
Karlsruher SC home
D 0–0
90′
6.90
4 Aug2. Bundesliga
Darmstadt 98 away
W 2–0
90′
6.90
Transfers
- 30 Aug 2024transfer Fortuna Düsseldorf Leeds United €4m
- 1 Jul 2022transfer Kawasaki Frontale Fortuna Düsseldorf €1m
- 30 Jun 2022end of loan Fortuna Düsseldorf Kawasaki Frontale —
- 1 Jul 2021loan Kawasaki Frontale Fortuna Düsseldorf —
Career
| Club | Matches | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | |||
| Leeds United Premier League · Carabao Cup | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | |||
| Leeds United Premier League · FA Cup | 33 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | |||
| Leeds United Championship · FA Cup | 45 | 5 | 2 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf 2. Bundesliga · DFB-Pokal | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | |||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf 2. Bundesliga · DFB-Pokal | 34 | 8 | 3 |
| 2022/23 | |||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf DFB-Pokal | 3 | 0 | 2 |