Mina Tanaka (田中 美南, Tanaka Mina, born April 28, 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Bayer Leverkusen (on loan from INAC Kobe Leonessa) and the Japan national team.
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Full name | Mina Tanaka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1994-04-28) April 28, 1994 (age 28) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | INAC Kobe Leonessa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2011 | NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2019 | NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 153 | (98) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020– | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 20 | (20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | → Bayer Leverkusen (loan) | 10 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Japan U-17 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Japan U-20 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013– | Japan | 54 | (25) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 31, 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 17, 2019 |
Tanaka was born in Thailand on April 28, 1994. On May 3, 2011, she made her debut for Nippon TV Beleza in a 1–0 loss to Okayama Yunogo Belle.[1] On August 14, she scored her first goal in a 5–0 home victory against Fukuoka J. Anclas.[2] She became top scorer in 2016 and 2017. She was also selected Best Eleven for 3 years in a row (2015–2017).
In 2020, Tanaka signed for INAC Kobe Leonessa. After the season was delayed by two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[3] Tanaka made her club debut in the season opener on July 18. She scored the only goal of the match.[4]
Tanaka was part of the Japan U-17 national team that finished in second place at the 2010 U-17 World Cup and of the U-20 team that finished in third place at the 2012 U-20 World Cup. In February 2013, she received her first senior team call-up.[5] 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.[6] In 2018, she played at 2018 Asian Cup and Japan won the championship. She played 35 games and scored 14 goals for Japan.
Club | League | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza | Nadeshiko League 1 | 2011 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
2012 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||
2013 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 17 | ||
2014 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | 25 | 8 | |||
2015 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 7 | — | 27 | 21 | |||
2016 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 26 | ||
2017 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 28 | ||
2018 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 27 | ||
2019 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 34 | ||
Total | 153 | 98 | 34 | 33 | 40 | 34 | 229 | 165 | ||
INAC Kobe Leonessa | Nadeshiko League 1 | 2020 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
Career total | 161 | 111 | 34 | 33 | 40 | 34 | 237 | 178 |
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2013 | 4 | 1 |
2014 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 2 | 0 |
2016 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 14 | 5 |
2018 | 15 | 8 |
2019 | 4 | 2 |
Total | 39 | 16 |
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 March 2013 | Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2013 Algarve Cup |
2 | 9 April 2017 | Egao Kenkō Stadium, Kumamoto, Japan | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
3 | 27 July 2017 | SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, United States | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2017 Tournament of Nations |
4 | 22 October 2017 | Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium, Nagano, Japan | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
5 | 8 December 2017 | Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
6 | 11 December 2017 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
7 | 1 April 2018 | Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki, Isahaya, Japan | ![]() | 1–0 | 7–1 | Friendly |
8 | 7 April 2018 | King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan | ![]() | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
9 | 21 August 2018 | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia | ![]() | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2018 Asian Games |
10 | 7–0 | |||||
11 | 11 December 2019 | Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea | ![]() | 2–0 | 9–0 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
12 | 4–0 | |||||
13 | 8 April 2021 | Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai, Japan | ![]() | 7–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
14 | 10 June 2021 | Edion Stadium Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan | ![]() | 8–0 | 8–0 | |
15 | 13 June 2021 | Kanseki Stadium Tochigi, Utsunomiya, Japan | ![]() | 2–0 | 5–1 | |
16. | 27 July 2021 | Miyagi Stadium, Rifu, Japan | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
17 | 30 July 2021 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
18 | 6 October 2022 | Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
19 | 2–0 | |||||
Nippon TV Beleza
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