Football Query

Player · Japan · Midfielder

Ao Tanaka

Goals from 12 Oct 2021 to 21 Mar 2024

Caps
39
Starts
26
Minutes
2,441
Win % when playing
69.2%
Goals
8
Matches scored in
7
Penalties
0
Hat-tricks
0
For their side
25th of 154
Yellow cards
1
Sent off
0
Minutes per goal
305

Goals by year

FinalsQualifiersFriendlies
2021202220232024

Tallest: 3 · Year

When they scored

By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.

1–15′16–30′31–45′46–60′61–75′76–90′ET

Tallest: 3 · Minute

What the goals did

Extended lead3
Winning goal3
Opening goal2

Japan with and without them

Japan's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.

With them392784882769.2%
Without them201226521760%

Played most alongside10

Junya Ito33
Ritsu Doan31
Takumi Minamino28
Wataru Endo26
Shogo Taniguchi24
Ayase Ueda23
Daichi Kamada23
Kou Itakura20
Takefusa Kubo20
Hiroki Ito19

Faced most10

Ajdin HrusticAustralia3
Bruno GuimarãesBrazil3
CasemiroBrazil3
Gabriel MartinelliBrazil3
Lucas PaquetáBrazil3
Mitchell DukeAustralia3
Vinícius JúniorBrazil3
Zhang YuningChina PR3
Zhu ChenjieChina PR3
Abdul Rahman OuesSyria2

Against7

Canada21
Australia11
Germany11
North Korea11
Paraguay11
Spain11
Thailand11

At tournaments3

Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.

FIFA World Cup qualification 202411
FIFA World Cup 202211
FIFA World Cup qualification 202111

Every goal8

21 Mar 2024v North Korea1–02′—Winning goal1–0FIFA World Cup qualification 2024
1 Jan 2024v Thailand5–050′—Winning goal1–0Friendly
13 Oct 2023v Canada4–149′—Extended lead4–0Friendly
13 Oct 2023v Canada4–12′—Opening goal1–0Friendly
9 Sep 2023v Germany4–190′—Extended lead4–1Friendly
1 Dec 2022v Spain2–151′—Winning goal2–1FIFA World Cup 2022 · Group stage
2 Jun 2022v Paraguay4–185′—Extended lead4–1Friendly
12 Oct 2021v Australia2–18′—Opening goal1–0FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

Every match on record39

In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.

29 Jun 2026v Brazil1–2came on 78′12——FIFA World Cup 2026 · Round of 32
25 Jun 2026v Sweden1–1started90——FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage
20 Jun 2026v Tunisia4–0started90——FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage
31 May 2026v Iceland1–0started, off 73′73——Friendly
31 Mar 2026v England1–0came on 71′19——Friendly
28 Mar 2026v Scotland1–0started, off 78′78——Friendly
14 Nov 2025v Ghana2–0started, off 68′68——Kirin Cup 2025
14 Oct 2025v Brazil3–2came on 74′16——Kirin Cup 2025
10 Oct 2025v Paraguay2–2started, off 78′78—YellowKirin Cup 2025
25 Mar 2025v Saudi Arabia0–0started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
20 Mar 2025v Bahrain2–0came on 45′45——FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
19 Nov 2024v China PR3–1started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2024
15 Oct 2024v Australia1–1started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2024
5 Sep 2024v China PR7–0came on 71′19——FIFA World Cup qualification 2024
11 Jun 2024v Syria5–0started, off 73′73——FIFA World Cup qualification 2024
21 Mar 2024v North Korea1–0started901—FIFA World Cup qualification 2024
1 Jan 2024v Thailand5–0started, off 79′791—Friendly
21 Nov 2023v Syria5–0came on 83′7——FIFA World Cup qualification 2023
16 Nov 2023v Myanmar5–0started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2023
13 Oct 2023v Canada4–1started, off 72′722—Friendly
12 Sep 2023v Turkey4–2started90——Friendly
9 Sep 2023v Germany4–1came on 75′151—Friendly
24 Mar 2023v Uruguay1–1came on 74′16——Friendly
5 Dec 2022v Croatia1–1came on 106′14——FIFA World Cup 2022 · Round of 16
1 Dec 2022v Spain2–1started, off 87′871—FIFA World Cup 2022 · Group stage
23 Nov 2022v Germany2–1started, off 71′71——FIFA World Cup 2022 · Group stage
17 Nov 2022v Canada1–2started, off 67′67——Friendly
27 Sep 2022v Ecuador0–0started90——Kirin Challenge Cup 2022
14 Jun 2022v Tunisia0–3came on 46′44——Kirin Cup 2022
10 Jun 2022v Ghana4–1came on 69′21——Kirin Cup 2022
6 Jun 2022v Brazil0–1started, off 81′81——Friendly
2 Jun 2022v Paraguay4–1came on 62′281—Friendly
29 Mar 2022v Vietnam1–1came on 61′29——FIFA World Cup qualification 2022
24 Mar 2022v Australia2–0started, off 84′84——FIFA World Cup qualification 2022
1 Feb 2022v Saudi Arabia2–0started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2022
27 Jan 2022v China PR2–0started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2022
16 Nov 2021v Oman1–0started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
11 Nov 2021v Vietnam1–0started, off 75′75——FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
12 Oct 2021v Australia2–1started901—FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.