Mina Tanaka

Mina Tanaka
Personal information
Full name	Mina Tanaka
Date of birth	April 28, 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth	Thailand
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Bayer Leverkusen
Youth career
2007–2011	Nippon TV Beleza
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2019	Nippon TV Beleza
2020	INAC Kobe Leonessa
2021–	Bayer Leverkusen
National team‡
2010	Japan U-17
2012	Japan U-20
2013–	Japan
Honours
Nippon TV Beleza
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Representing Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
FIFA U-17 Women's World 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 2020 season; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2020

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

Biography[change | change source]

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.