Atomu Tanaka

Atomu Tanaka (田中 亜土夢, Tanaka Atomu, born October 4, 1987) is a Japanese football player who plays for HJK Helsinki in the Veikkausliiga.

Atomu Tanaka
田中 亜土夢

Personal information
Full name	Atomu Tanaka
Date of birth	(1987-10-04) October 4, 1987
Place of birth	Niigata, Japan
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	HJK Helsinki
Number	37
Youth career
2003–2005	Maebashi Ikuei High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2014	Albirex Niigata	200	(17)
2015–2017	HJK Helsinki	71	(16)
2018–2019	Cerezo Osaka	27	(2)
2018–2019	→ Cerezo Osaka U-23	3	(0)
2020–	HJK Helsinki	2	(0)
National team
2006–2007	Japan U-20	8	(1)
Honours Representing  Japan AFC U-19 Championship 2006 India
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 March 2020

He was a participant at 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada and scored 1 goal in 3 appearances.[1]

Club career

Tanaka was educated at and played for Maebashi Ikuei High School in Gunma. While he was a high school student, he was chosen as one of the Designated Players for Development by J.League and JFA.[2] Because of this status, He was able to register as an Albirex Niigata player while he was still eligible to play for his high school club. He played two league games for Albirex in the 2005 season. He made his debut on 27 November 2005 in a J1 League away match against Nagoya Grampus Eight.[3]

After graduating from his high school in 2006, he officially signed with Albirex Niigata. His first appearance as a professional player came on 5 March 2006 in a league match against Kawasaki Frontale.[4] His first professional goal came on 8 April 2006 in a league match against Ventforet Kofu.[5]

After scoring once in five matches for his new team HJK Helsinki in the 2015 Finnish League Cup, he scored on his Veikkausliiga debut against RoPS in a 3-1 away win on 12 April.

In October 2015 of the same year, HJK exercised their option of keeping Tanaka under contract for the 2016 season.[6]

Tanaka was voted as a best eleven member in 2015 and 2016 in the Finnish League.[7]

On 25 October 2017 it was announced that Tanaka would leave HJK at the end of the 2017 season.[8]

He is playing for Cerezo Osaka for the 2018 season.[9]

On 3 March 2020, Tanaka returned to Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi, signing a contract until the end of July.[10]

National team career

Tanaka was a U-20 international and took part in the 2006 AFC Youth Championship and 2007 U-20 World Cup. He scored 1 goal in 8 appearances for this tournament.

Club statistics

As of match played 8 December 2019.[11][12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Albirex Niigata	2005	J1 League	2	0	0	0	0	0	-		-		2	0
	2006		22	1	1	0	4	1	-		-		27	2
	2007		11	1	0	0	2	0	-		-		13	1
	2008		25	1	2	0	5	0	-		-		32	1
	2009		5	0	2	0	3	0	-		-		10	0
	2010		10	1	3	3	3	0	-		-		16	4
	2011		25	3	1	0	2	1	-		-		28	4
	2012		34	4	1	0	4	0	-		-		39	4
	2013		33	4	2	1	6	0	-		-		41	5
	2014		33	2	4	1	0	0	-		-		37	3
	Total		200	17	16	5	29	2	-		-		235	24
HJK Helsinki	2015	Veikkausliiga	31	8	3	2	5	1	6	1	-		45	12
	2016		17	5	2	1	5	2	4	2	-		28	10
	2017		23	3	7	2	-		0	0	-		30	5
	Total		71	16	12	5	10	3	10	3	-		103	27
Cerezo Osaka	2018	J1 League	6	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	10	0
	2019		21	2	1	0	8	1	-				30	3
	Total		27	2	2	0	8	1	3	0	0	0	40	3
Cerezo Osaka U-23	2018	J3 League	1	0	-								1	0
	2019		2	0	-								2	0
	Total		3	0	-								3	0
HJK Helsinki	2020	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	-						0	0
Career total			301	35	30	10	47	6	13	3	0	0	381	54

References

1. "Atomu Tanaka statistics". FIFA.com. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
2. "JFA Release 00018873" (in Japanese). J's Goal. 3 May 2005. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
3. "Match data: Nagoya Grumpus 0-1 Albirex Niigata" (in Japanese). J. League. 27 November 2005. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
4. "Match data: Kawasaki Frontale 6-0 Albirex Niigata" (in Japanese). J. League. 5 March 2006. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
5. "Match data: Ventforet Kofu 0-4 Albirex Niigata" (in Japanese). J. League. 8 April 2006. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
6. "TAIWO, DÄHNE JA ATOM JATKAVAT KLUBISSA". hjk.fi (in Finnish). Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
7. "フィンランド1部ヘルシンキの田中亜土夢が2年連続ベストイレブン!". ゲキサカ. KODANSHA LTD. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
8. "Atomu Tanaka ja Ousman Jallow lähtevät HJK:sta –jäähyväisottelu lauantaina liigan päätöskierroksella". hs.fi (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
9. "田中亜土夢選手　完全移籍のお知らせ". Cerezo Osaka HP. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
10. "Atom palaa Klubiin!". hjk.fi/ (in Finnish). Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
11. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 27 out of 289)
12. "Stats Centre: Atomu Tanaka Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved 2009-09-03.

External links

• Profile at Cerezo Osaka
• Atomu Tanaka – FIFA competition record
• Atomu Tanaka at J.League (in Japanese)