Satoshi Tanaka
Japanese footballer (born 2002)
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Satoshi Tanaka (田中 聡, Tanaka Satoshi; born 13 August 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a left back for German 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf and the Japan national team.
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| Full name | Satoshi Tanaka[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 August 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nagano, Nagano, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Nagano SC | |||||||||||||||||
| Nagano FC Vitoar | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Nagano Parceiro | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Shonan Bellmare | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Shonan Bellmare | 114 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Japan U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Japan | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 July 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
On 5 April 2019, Tanaka was registered as a type-2 player with Shonan Bellmare.[2] On 26 May 2020, he was promoted to the first team squad.[3] Tanaka made his professional league debut against Yokohama F. Marinos on 8 July 2020.[4] He scored his first league goal for the club against Sanfreece Hiroshima, scoring in the 56th minute.[5]
On 22 August 2022, Tanaka joined Kortrijk in Belgium on loan with an option to buy.[6] He made his league debut for the club against Standard Liège on 28 August 2022.[7] On 4 June 2023, Tanaka returned to Shonan Bellmare from his loan spell.[8]
On 30 December 2024, Tanaka was announced at Sanfreece Hiroshima on a permanent transfer.[9] He scored his first league goal for the club against Thep Xanh Nam Dinh in the AFC Champions League Two on 12 February 2025, scoring in the 88th minute.[10] Tanaka made his league debut for the club against Machida Zelvia on 16 February 2025.[11]
During his time at Sanfreece Hiroshima, Tanaka won the 2025 Japanese Super Cup.[12]
On 30 December 2025, Fortuna Düsseldorf signed Tanaka on a deal until summer 2030, for a reported transfer fee of €1 million.[13]
International career
On 12 February 2019, Tanaka was called up to the Japan U17s for the first time.[14]
On 4 October 2019, Tanaka was called up to the Japan U17 squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[15]
On 4 April 2024, Tanaka was called up to the Japan U23 squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[16] Japan won the competition for the second time in their history.[17]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shonan Bellmare | 2020 | J1 League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| 2021 | J1 League | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 44 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | J1 League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | J1 League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | J1 League | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 5 | ||
| Total | 114 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 7 | ||
| Kortrijk (loan) | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2025 | J1 League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[c][d] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Career total | 133 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 161 | 7 | ||
- Includes Emperor's Cup and Belgian Cup
- Includes J. League Cup
- One appearance in Japanese Super Cup
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
Honours
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Japan U23
Japan
Individual
