Asuna Tanaka

Asuna Tanaka
	Tanaka at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Asuna Tanaka
Date of birth	April 23, 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender, Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Gyeongju KHNP
Youth career
2004–2006	Tokiwagi Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2008	Tasaki Perule FC
2009–2013	INAC Kobe Leonessa
2013–2014	Frankfurt
2014–2017	INAC Kobe Leonessa
2018–	Gyeongju KHNP
National team
2008	Japan U-20
2011–2016	Japan
Honours
Tasaki Perule FC
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Representing Japan
Olympic Games
FIFA Women's World Cup
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2017 season

Asuna Tanaka (田中明日菜, Tanaka Asuna, born April 23 1988) is a Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography[change | change source]

Tanaka was born in Sakai on April 23, 1988. After graduating from Tokiwagi Gakuen High School, she joined Tasaki Perule FC in 2007. However, the club was disbanded in 2008 due to financial strain. She moved to INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2009. She was selected Best Eleven in 2011 and 2012. She moved to German Bundesliga club Frankfurt in July 2013.^[1] In October 2014, she returned to INAC Kobe Leonessa.^[2] She moved to Korean WK League club Gyeongju KHNP.^[3]

In November 2008, Tanaka was selected by the Japan U-20 national team for the 2008 U-20 World Cup. In March 2011, Tanaka was selected by the Japan national team for the 2011 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on March 4, she debuted against Finland. In July, she played at the 2011 World Cup as Japan won the championship. She also played at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2015 World Cup. Japan won the 2nd place at both tournaments. She played 39 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 2016.

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tasaki Perule FC	2007	13	0	3	0	3	0	19	0
	2008	19	2	3	0	-		22	2
	Total	32	2	6	0	3	0	41	2
INAC Kobe Leonessa	2009	19	4	3	1	-		22	5
	2010	18	5	4	2	5	1	27	8
	2011	16	4	4	1	-		20	5
	Total	53	13	11	4	5	1	69	18
Career total		85	15	17	4	8	1	110	20

↑ INAC Kobe Leonessa Archived 2018-04-26 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
↑ INAC Kobe Leonessa Archived 2021-01-23 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
↑ INAC Kobe Leonessa Archived 2019-03-01 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
↑ List of match in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

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