| Shunta Tanaka 田中 駿汰 | |
| Birth Date: | 26 May 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Osaka, Japan |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Currentclub: | Cerezo Osaka |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | NSC Hokuto SC |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | Gamba Osaka |
| Youthyears3: | 2013–2015 |
| Youthclubs3: | Riseisha High School |
| Collegeyears1: | 2016–2019 |
| College1: | Osaka University H&SS |
| Years1: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo |
| Caps1: | 134 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | Cerezo Osaka |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam2: | Japan |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 13:43, 10 June 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 17:04, 24 April 2020 (UTC) |
| Totalcaps: | 151 |
| Totalgoals: | 10 |
is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre back for club Cerezo Osaka.
Tanaka was born in Osaka Prefecture on May 26, 1997. In May 2019, when he was an Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences student, J1 League club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo announced that signed a contract with Tanaka from the 2020 season.[1]
In December 2023, it was announced that Tanaka would be moving to J1 League club Cerezo Osaka ahead of the 2024 season.[2]
In December 2019, when Tanaka was an Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences student, he was selected Japan national team for 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship. At this tournament, he debuted as center back against Hong Kong on December 14.[3]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||||
| Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 2020 | J1 League | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | J1 League | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | – | 46 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | J1 League | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2023 | J1 League | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | – | 43 | 5 | |||
| Total | 134 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 11 | |||
| Cerezo Osaka | 2024 | J1 League | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| Career total | 151 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 13 | |||
| Japan national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |