Mina Tanaka
Mina Tanaka (田中 美南, Tanaka Mina, born April 28, 1994) is a Japanese football player who plays as a forward for INAC Kobe Leonessa and the Japan national team.
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Full name | Mina Tanaka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | April 28, 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | INAC Kobe Leonessa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2011 | Nippon TV Beleza | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2019 | Nippon TV Beleza | 137 | (78) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020– | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 2 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 139 | (80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Japan U-17 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Japan U-20 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013– | Japan | 39 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 31, 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 17, 2019 |
Club career
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]
National team career
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 statistics
- As of 17 August 2020.
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 | |||
Nippon TV 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 | ||
2020 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | ||
Career total | 158 | 101 | 34 | 33 | 40 | 34 | 232 | 168 |
- Includes the Empress's Cup
- Includes the Nadeshiko League Cup
National team statistics
- As of December 17, 2019[7]
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 |
National team goals
- Scores and results list Japan goal tally first.
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 | Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | |
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 |
Honours
Club
- Nippon TV Beleza
- Nadeshiko League: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Empress's Cup: 2014, 2017, 2018
- Nadeshiko League Cup: 2012, 2016, 2018
Individual
- Nadeshiko League Top Scorer: 2016, 2017[8], 2018, 2019
- Nadeshiko League Best XI: 2015, 2016, 2017[8], 2018, 2019
- Nadeshiko League Best Player Award (MVP): 2018, 2019
References
- "Match Report: Okayoma Yunogo Belle – Nippon TV Beleza" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nadeshiko League. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- "Match Report: Nippon TV Beleza – Fukuoka J. Anclas" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nadeshiko League. 14 August 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- Kujawa, Taylor (July 21, 2020). "How to watch the 2020 Nadeshiko League season". Her Football Hub. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- "2020 Plenus Nadeshiko League Part 1 Section 1". inac-kobe.com/. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- "アルガルベカップ(3/6~13)日本女子代表(なでしこジャパン) メンバー" (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- "Match Report: Germany – Japan" (PDF). Portuguese Football Federation. 8 March 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- List of match in 2013, 2015 Archived 2018-08-11 at the Wayback Machine, 2016, 2017 Archived 2019-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, 2018, 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
- "2017年度プレナスなでしこリーグ/プレナスチャレンジリーグ表彰式" (in Japanese). Nadeshiko League. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
External links
- Mina Tanaka – FIFA competition record
- Mina Tanaka at Soccerway
- Mina Tanaka at WorldFootball.net
- Mina Tanaka at Japan Football Association
- Mina Tanaka at NTV Beleza