Saki Tanaka (field hockey) explained

Saki Tanaka
Birth Date:1998 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Position:Midfield
Currentclub:GlaxoSmithKline Orange United
Nationalyears1:2022–
Nationalteam1:Japan
Nationalcaps1:18
Nationalgoals1:2

Saki Tanaka (Japanese: 田中 彩樹, born 18 September 1998)[1] is a field hockey player from Japan.[2]

Personal life

Saki Tanaka was born in the Iwate Prefecture.[3]

Career

Domestic league

In the Japanese national league, Tanaka represents GlaxoSmithKline Orange United.[2] [3]

Cherry Blossoms

Tanka made her senior international debut in 2022.[4] She represented the team at the Asian Cup in Muscat, where she won a gold medal.[5] She went on to win a second medal later in the year, taking home bronze at the FIH Nations Cup in Valencia.[6]

She didn't represent the team again until 2024.[4] She made appearances at the International Festival of Hockey in Perth and the 2023–24 FIH Nations Cup in Terrassa.[7] [8] [9]

International goals

GoalDateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 23 January 2022 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman 2–0 2–0 [10]
2 3 June 2024 Estadi Martí Colomer, Terrassa, Spain 3–0 3–0 [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Details – Japan . . tms.fih.ch . 14 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Japan Women's Field Hockey Team "Sakura Japan Representative Candidate . . en.hockey.or.jp . 16 March 2024 . 14 June 2024.
  3. Web site: 田中 彩樹 – Tanaka Saki . . hjl-hockey.tv . Japanese . 14 June 2024.
  4. Web site: TANAKA Saki . . tms.fih.ch . 14 June 2024.
  5. Web site: JAPAN LIFTS TROPHY IN WOMEN'S ASIA CUP MUSCAT 2022 . . asiahockey.org . 29 January 2022 . 14 June 2024.
  6. Web site: Gurjit Kaur and fellow defenders shine as India are crowned inaugural champions at the FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup Spain 2022 . . fih.hockey . 17 December 2022 . 14 June 2024.
  7. Web site: FIHパース国際ホッケーフェスティバル丨放送予定一覧!テレビ・ネット中継・ライブ配信 . . olympics.com . Japanese . 20 April 2024 . 14 June 2024.
  8. Web site: TANAKA Saki . . hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com . 14 June 2024.
  9. Web site: ホッケー女子、初戦はカナダに3-0勝利 浅井2得点、田中彩がダメ押しゴール/FIH女子ネーションズカップ . . myhockey.jp . Japanese . 4 June 2024 . 14 June 2024.
  10. Web site: Japan 2–0 India . . 14 June 2024.
  11. Web site: Japan 3–0 Canada . . 5 June 2024.