Kenta Tanaka Explained

Kenta Tanaka should not be confused with Kanta Tanaka.

Kenta Tanaka
Birth Date:	4 May 1988
Birth Place:	Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Height:	1.72 m
Position:	Forward
Years1:	–2018
Clubs1:	Minoshima Club
Years2:	2018–2022
Clubs2:	HGC
Nationalyears1:	2011–2021
Nationalteam1:	Japan
Nationalcaps1:	166

is a Japanese former field hockey player who played as a forward.

International career

He was a part of the Japan squad which won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games.^[1] He was named the Player of the Tournament at the 2021 Men's Asian Champions Trophy where they won the silver medal.^[2]

Club career

Before the 2018 Asian Games he played club hockey for Japanese club Minoshima Club.^[3] After those Asian Games he joined Dutch club HGC.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Japan . tms.fih.ch . International Hockey Federation . 25 November 2018.
2. Web site: Player Awards . tms.fih.ch . . 31 December 2021 . 22 December 2021.
3. Web site: Men's Hockey National Team "Samurai Japan" Candidate To Represent Japan in Asian Games . hockey.or.jp . Japan Hockey Association . 25 November 2018 . 18 May 2018.
4. Web site: Ambassador of Japan welcomes Kenta Tanaka playing field hockey at HGC in The Hague . dujat.nl . dujat . 25 November 2018 . 9 October 2018.
5. Web site: Huiskamp . Frank . Japanner Tanaka moet de nieuwe ster worden bij HGC . nrc.nl . 25 November 2018 . Dutch . 9 September 2018.