Junya Tanaka (footballer, born 1987)

Junya Tanaka
	Tanaka playing for Sporting
Personal information
Full name	Junya Tanaka
Date of birth	July 15, 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward, Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Vissel Kobe
Youth career
2003–2005	Mitsubishi Yowa
2006–2009	Juntendo University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2014	Kashiwa Reysol
2014–2016	Sporting
2016	Kashiwa Reysol
2017–	Vissel Kobe
National team
2012–2014	Japan
Honours
Kashiwa Reysol
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Junya Tanaka (田中順也, Tanaka Junya, born July 15, 1987) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography[change | change source]

Tanaka was born in Itabashi, Tokyo on July 15, 1987. When he played for Juntendo University, he joined J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol in 2009. However the club was relegated to J2 League at the end of the 2009 season. Kashiwa won the champions in 2010 and was returned to J1 in a year. In 2011, Kashiwa won the J1 League champions. Kashiwa also won the champions in the 2012 Emperor's Cup and 2013 J.League Cup. In June 2014, he moved to Portuguese Primeira Liga club Sporting. In February 2016, he returned to Kashiwa. In 2017, he moved to Vissel Kobe. In 2019, Kobe won the champions in the Emperor's Cup which is first major title in the club history.

On February 24, 2012, Tanaka debuted for the Japan national team against Iceland. He played 4 games for Japan until 2014.

Statistics[change | change source]

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Club statistics			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
2009	Kashiwa Reysol	J1 League	9	0	0	0	0	0	-		9	0
2010		J2 League	24	6	3	1	-		-		27	7
2011		J1 League	30	13	3	2	2	0	-		35	15
2012			31	5	6	2	3	0	6	4	46	11
2013			32	11	2	0	4	3	9	2	47	16
2014	12		5	0	0	6	3	-		18	8
Portugal			League		Cup of Portugal		Portuguese League Cup		Europe		Total
2014/15	Sporting	Primeira Liga	17	5	5	1	4	1	2	0	28	7
2015/16	Sporting	Primeira Liga	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	6	0
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
2016	Kashiwa Reysol	J1 League	21	4	1	0	4	1	-		26	5
2017	Vissel Kobe	J1 League	24	1	1	0	7	4	-		32	5
2018			20	2	2	0	2	0	-		24	2
2019			23	6	6	4	6	1	-		35	11
2020			19	2	-		0	0	3	0	19	2
2021
Country	Japan		245	55	24	9	34	12	18	6	321	82
Country	Portugal		20	5	5	1	6	1	3	0	34	7
Total			265	60	29	10	40	13	21	6	355	89