Kodai Tanaka (田中 幸大, Tanaka Kodai, born 23 December 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a forward for Albirex Niigata (S).
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Date of birth | (1999-12-23) 23 December 1999 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Kanagawa, Japan | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
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Current team | Albirex Niigata (S) | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
Yokohama F. Marinos | |||
0000–2017 | Tokai University Kofu HS | ||
2018–2021 | Takushoku University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Albirex Niigata (S) | 28 | (33) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:46, 15 October 2022 (UTC) |
Kodai came through the ranks of the Yokohama F. Marinos youth team and then Tokai University Kofu High School and Takushoku University before being picked up by Albirex Niigata Singapore FC.[1]
Kodai started his professional career with Albirex Niigata Singapore FC in the 2022 Singapore Premier League. In his first 11 matches, he has notched 12 goals, of which 7 had came from headers.[1] As part of Albirex's "LIT" frontline comprising ex-Southampton and Japan man Tadanari Lee, Ilhan Fandi and himself, the trio have combined for 57 goals in 26 league matches - more than five of the other seven teams in the SPL, with Kodai himself notching 31 goals.[2] He ended his first professional season as the second top goalscorer in the league, with 33 goals in 28 games.[3]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Albirex Niigata (S) | 2022 | SPL | 28 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 39 |
Career total | 28 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 39 |
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