Junya Tanaka (田中 順也, Tanaka Jun'ya, born 15 July 1987) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for FC Gifu.

Junya Tanaka
Tanaka with Sporting CP in 2014
Personal information
Full name Junya Tanaka[1]
Date of birth (1987-07-15) 15 July 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
FC Gifu
Number 18
Youth career
2000–2005 Mitsubishi Yowa
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Juntendo University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Kashiwa Reysol 138 (40)
2014–2016 Sporting CP 20 (5)
2016Kashiwa Reysol (loan) 21 (4)
2017–2021 Vissel Kobe 93 (13)
2022– FC Gifu 24 (3)
International career
2012–2014 Japan 4 (0)
Medal record
Kashiwa Reysol
Winner J1 League 2011
Winner J.League Cup 2013
Winner Emperor's Cup 2012
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2014

Career

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He played 9 games for Kashiwa Reysol in 2009 as a specially-designated player during his graduation year at Juntendo University.[2] After spending nearly six years playing for Reysol, he signed a five-year deal with Primeira Liga side Sporting CP on 29 June 2014.[3]

Personal life

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On December 21, 2013, Tanaka married model Manami Ui,[4] and on July 16, 2014, they welcomed the birth of their first child.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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Updated to 19 December 2020.[6]

Club Season League Cup1 League Cup2 Continental3 Other4 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kashiwa Reysol
2009 9 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 9 0
2010 24 6 3 1 - - 0 0 27 7
2011 30 13 3 2 2 0 - 4 1 39 16
2012 31 5 6 2 3 0 6 4 1 0 47 11
2013 32 11 0 0 4 3 9 2 1 0 46 16
2014 12 5 - 6 3 - - 18 8
2016 21 4 1 0 4 1 - - 23 4
Total 159 44 13 5 19 7 15 6 6 1 209 62
Sporting CP
2014–15 17 5 4 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 28 7
2015–16 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Total 20 5 4 1 7 1 3 0 0 0 34 7
Vissel Kobe
2017 24 1 1 0 7 4 - - 32 5
2018 20 2 2 0 2 0 - - 24 2
2019 23 6 6 4 6 1 - - 35 11
2020 19 2 - 0 0 4 0 1 0 24 2
Total 86 11 9 4 15 5 4 0 1 0 115 20
Career total 265 60 26 10 41 13 22 6 7 1 361 90

1Includes Emperor's Cup.

2Includes J. League Cup.

3Includes AFC Champions League.

4Includes FIFA Club World Cup and Japanese Super Cup.

International

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Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2012 1 0
2013 0 0
2014 3 0
Total 4 0

Honours

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Kashiwa Reysol

Sporting

Vissel Kobe

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2011. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Stats Centre: Junya Tanaka Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Junya Tanaka at Alvalade". Sporting Clube de Portugal. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  4. ^ "柏イケメンFW田中順也が宇井愛美と結婚 - J1ニュース". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  5. ^ "第1子誕生の田中順也 自ら祝うハットトリックで大勝貢献 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex サッカー". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  6. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 58 out of 289)
  7. ^ "Andres Iniesta lifts Japan Super Cup after nine straight pen misses". ESPN. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
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