Junya Tanaka Explained

Junya Tanaka
Fullname:	Junya Tanaka^[1]
Birth Date:	15 July 1987
Birth Place:	Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
Currentclub:	FC Gifu
Clubnumber:	18
Position:	Forward / Midfielder
Youthyears1:	2000–2005
Youthclubs1:	Mitsubishi Yowa
Collegeyears1:	2006–2009
College1:	Juntendo University
Years1:	2009–2014
Clubs1:	Kashiwa Reysol
Caps1:	138
Goals1:	40
Years2:	2014–2016
Clubs2:	Sporting CP
Caps2:	20
Goals2:	5
Years3:	2016
Clubs3:	→ Kashiwa Reysol (loan)
Caps3:	21
Goals3:	4
Years4:	2017–2021
Clubs4:	Vissel Kobe
Caps4:	93
Goals4:	13
Years5:	2022–
Clubs5:	FC Gifu
Caps5:	24
Goals5:	3
Nationalyears1:	2012–2014
Nationalteam1:	Japan
Nationalcaps1:	4
Nationalgoals1:	0
Pcupdate:	20 November 2022
Ntupdate:	14 October 2014

is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for FC Gifu.

Career

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

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

Club

Updated to 19 December 2020.^[6]

Club	Season	League		Cup^1		League Cup^2		Continental^3		Other^4		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kashiwa Reysol
	2009	9	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"	-	0	0	9	0
	2010	24	6	3	1	colspan="2"	-	colspan="2"	-	0	0	27	7
	2011	30	13	3	2	2	0	colspan="2"	-	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	colspan="2"	-	6	3	colspan="2"	-	colspan="2"	-	18	8
	2016	21	4	1	0	4	1	colspan="2"	-	colspan="2"	-	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	colspan="2"	-	colspan="2"	-	32	5
	2018	20	2	2	0	2	0	colspan="2"	-	colspan="2"	-	24	2
	2019	23	6	6	4	6	1	colspan="2"	-	colspan="2"	-	35	11
	2020	19	2	colspan=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

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

Honours

Kashiwa Reysol

• J1 League

2011

• J2 League

2010

• Emperor's Cup

2012

• J.League Cup

2013

• Japanese Super Cup

2012

Sporting

• Taça de Portugal

2014–15

• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

2015

Vissel Kobe

• Emperor's Cup

2019

• Japanese Super Cup

2020^[7]

External links

• • • • • Japan National Football Team Database
  • Junya Tanaka at Kashiwa Reysol official site
• Profile at Vissel Kobe
  • Junya Tanaka – Yahoo! Japan competition record

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota: List of Players . FIFA . 6 . 11 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120119163204/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2011/pdf/FCWC_2011_SquadLists.pdf . 19 January 2012 . dead.
2. Web site: . Stats Centre: Junya Tanaka Facts . 2011-06-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121011114418/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=63&CPID=147&pStr=Player&PLID=217108&TEID=3539 . 2012-10-11 .
3. Web site: Sporting Clube de Portugal . Junya Tanaka at Alvalade . 2014-07-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140707160125/http://www.sporting.pt/English/News/newsfut_eng_futtanakadeal_290614_129433.asp . 2014-07-07 .
4. Web site: 柏イケメンＦＷ田中順也が宇井愛美と結婚 - Ｊ１ニュース . 2023-12-28 . nikkansports.com . ja.
5. Web site: 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 . 2023-12-28 . スポニチ Sponichi Annex . ja.
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, (p. 58 out of 289)
7. Web site: Andres Iniesta lifts Japan Super Cup after nine straight pen misses. ESPN. 8 February 2020. 8 February 2020.