Wataru Tanaka
Japanese footballer
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Wataru Tanaka (田中 渉, Tanaka Wataru; born 23 September 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Kagoshima United.
Date of birth
23 September 2000
Place of birth
Gunma, Japan
Height
1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position
Midfielder
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Gunma, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kagoshima United | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | FC Ojima Junior | ||
| 2013–2015 | Maebashi SC | ||
| 2016–2018 | Kiryu Daiichi High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Vegalta Sendai | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Renofa Yamaguchi FC (loan) | 55 | (6) |
| 2023–2026 | Montedio Yamagata | 60 | (2) |
| 2024 | Kagoshima United (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2026– | Kagoshima United | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 August 2026 | |||
Personal life
Tanaka is the brother of fellow footballer Hiromu Tanaka.[1]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 July 2022.[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vegalta Sendai | 2019 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Renofa Yamaguchi (loan) | 2021 | J2 League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 25 | 2 | 2[a] | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 50 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 6 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in the Emperor's Cup
- Appearances in the J. League Cup
