Mina Tanaka

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Mina Tanaka
Personal information
Full name Mina Tanaka
Date of birth (1994-04-28) April 28, 1994 (age 29)
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)
Honours
Nippon TV Beleza
Winner Nadeshiko League 2015
Winner Nadeshiko League 2016
Winner Nadeshiko League 2017
Winner Nadeshiko League 2018
Winner Nadeshiko League 2019
Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2011
Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2012
Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2013
Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2014
Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 2012
Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 2016
Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 2018
Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 2019
Winner Empress's Cup 2014
Winner Empress's Cup 2017
Winner Empress's Cup 2018
Winner Empress's Cup 2019
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2020
Representing  Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jordan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Japan
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2010 Trinidad and Tobago
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Thailand
* 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.

Statistics[change | change source]

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Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2013 4 1
2014 0 0
2015 2 0
2016 0 0
2017 14 5
2018 15 8
2019 4 2
2020 3 0
Total 42 16

References[change | change source]

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

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