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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) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Schalke 04 | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2017 | 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 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Schalke 04 | 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 1 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 July 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Satoshi Tanaka (田中 聡, Tanaka Satoshi; born 13 August 2002) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for German Bundesliga club Schalke 04 and the Japan national team.
Club career
[edit]Shonan Bellmare
[edit]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]
Kortrijk (loan)
[edit]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]
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
[edit]On 30 December 2024, Tanaka was announced at Sanfrecce 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]
Fortuna Düsseldorf
[edit]On 30 December 2025, Fortuna Düsseldorf signed Tanaka on a deal until summer 2030, for a reported transfer fee of €1 million.[13]
Schalke 04
[edit]On 10 June 2026, Tanaka signed a four-year contract with Schalke 04,[14] after they had triggered his release clause of an estimated €1 million.[15]
International career
[edit]On 12 February 2019, Tanaka was called up to the Japan U17s for the first time.[16]
On 4 October 2019, Tanaka was called up to the Japan U17 squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[17]
On 4 April 2024, Tanaka was called up to the Japan U23 squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[18] Japan won the competition for the second time in their history.[19]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | — | — | 136 | 7 | ||||
| Kortrijk (loan) | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2025 | J1 League | 28 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 47 | 4 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Schalke 04 | 2026–27 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 170 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 212 | 11 | ||
- ↑ Includes Emperor's Cup and Belgian Cup
- ↑ Includes J. League Cup
- ↑ Four appearances and one goal in AFC Champions League Two, five appearances in AFC Champions League Elite
- ↑ Appearance in Japanese Super Cup
Honours
[edit]Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Japan U23
Japan
Individual
References
[edit]- ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
- ↑ "湘南ベルマーレU-18 田中聡選手 2種登録のお知らせ" [Shonan Bellmare U-18 player Satoshi Tanaka has been registered as a 2nd-category player]. www.bellmare.co.jp (in Japanese).
- ↑ "湘南ベルマーレU-18 田中聡選手 2021シーズントップチーム昇格のお知らせ" [Shonan Bellmare U-18 player Satoshi Tanaka promoted to the top team for the 2021 season]. www.bellmare.co.jp (in Japanese).
- ↑ "現役相洋生、Ｊデビュー" [Active player Hiroki Ai makes J-League debut]. www.townnews.co.jp (in Japanese). 18 July 2020.
- ↑ "湘南が18歳ルーキー田中聡のJ１初弾で５試合ぶりの勝利！ 広島は一発に泣き今季初黒星に" [Shonan wins for the first time in five games with 18-year-old rookie Satoshi Tanaka's first J1 goal! Hiroshima loses for the first time this season after a single shot]. www.soccerdigestweb.com (in Japanese).
- ↑ "SATOSHI TANAKA OP HUURBASIS NAAR KVK" (in Dutch). Kortrijk. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ↑ "元湘南・田中聡がベルギーデビュー！現地紙絶賛「彼はコルトレイクに…」" [Former Shonan player Satoshi Tanaka makes his Belgian debut! Local newspaper praises him highly: "He's in Kortrijk..."]. football-tribe.com (in Japanese). 28 August 2022.
- ↑ "田中聡選手 期限付き移籍期間満了及び湘南ベルマーレに復帰のお知らせ" [Announcement of Satoshi Tanaka's return to Shonan Bellmare after completion of loan period]. www.bellmare.co.jp (in Japanese).
- ↑ "田中聡選手 湘南ベルマーレより完全移籍加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of Satoshi Tanaka's permanent transfer from Shonan Bellmare]. www.sanfreece.co.jp (in Japanese). 30 December 2024.
- ↑ "Nam Dinh vs Sanfreece Hiroshima - 12 February 2012". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Machida Zelvia vs Sanfreece Hiroshima - 16 February 2025". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Vissel Kobe vs Sanfreece Hiroshima - 8 February 2025". www.jleague.co.
- ↑ "Erster Mislintat-Transfer: Fortuna holt Tanaka" [First Mislintat transfer: Fortuna brings Tanaka]. Die Zeit (in German). 30 December 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ↑ "Schalke 04 sign Satoshi Tanaka". FC Schalke 04. 10 June 2026.
- ↑ "Offiziell! Schalke 04 verpflichtet Satoshi Tanaka von Fortuna Düsseldorf". Sky.de (in German). 10 June 2026.
- ↑ "U-17日本代表 チリ遠征（2/17-26）メンバー・スケジュール【スポーツ・フォー・トゥモロー（SFT）プログラム 南米・日本U-17サッカー交流】" [U-17 Japan National Team Chile Tour (2/17-26) Members and Schedule [Sport for Tomorrow (SFT) Program South America-Japan U-17 Soccer Exchange]]. www.jfa.jp (in Japanese).
- ↑ "U-17日本代表 メンバー・スケジュール ～FIFA U-17ワールドカップブラジル2019（10/26～11/17）～" [U-17 Japan National Team Squad, Schedule - FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019 (10/26-11/17) -]. www.jfa.jp (in Japanese).
- ↑ "U-23日本代表 メンバー・スケジュール（4.6-5.4 カタール／ドーハ）AFC U23アジアカップ カタール2024" [U-23 Japan National Team Squad List (4.6-5.4 Qatar/Doha) AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024] (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 4 April 2024.
- ↑ "Japan edge Uzbekistan to lift second title". AFC. 4 May 2024.
- ↑ Satoshi Tanaka at Soccerway
- ↑ "Satoshi Tanaka - Club matches". worldfootball.net.
- ↑ "柏vs広島の試合結果・データ(JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ:2025年11月1日)". J. League (in Japanese). 1 November 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ↑ "2025年Jリーグベストイレブンが発表!! 王者・鹿島から最多3人、初受賞は10人". Gekisaka (in Japanese). 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Schalke 04 website
- Satoshi Tanaka at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- 2002 births
- Sportspeople from Nagano (city)
- Football people from Nagano Prefecture
- Living people
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japan men's youth international footballers
- Japan men's international footballers
- AC Nagano Parceiro players
- Shonan Bellmare players
- KV Kortrijk players
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima players
- Fortuna Düsseldorf players
- FC Schalke 04 players
- J1 League players
- Belgian Pro League players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Germany