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Ao Tanaka

Ao Tanaka

Midfielder · Leeds United · 28 · Japan

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Season score
49.7
Premier League 26/27, 6 matches
Last 5 weeks
48.0
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€15.0M
+€2.0M (+15%) since 3 Jun 2026
Transfermarkt, 7 Oct 2026

Photo: 内閣官房内閣広報室, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born
10 Sep 1998
Height
180 cm
Foot
R
Contract until
30 Jun 2028
Wikipedia views
13,943 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

19 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 52.5 (minutes-weighted); 1 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
13–19 Oct 202618151.050.851.5
6–12 Oct 202617140.651.541.4
15–21 Sep 202616746.351.948.0
8–14 Sep 2026210246.852.347.4
1–7 Sep 202617355.152.561.0
25–31 Aug 2026211357.952.157.8
23–29 Jun 202611260.452.060.8
19–25 May 202617845.152.745.0
12–18 May 202616055.052.655.1
5–11 May 202618947.153.347.5
28 Apr – 4 May 202617246.953.948.0
21–27 Apr 202618946.754.846.6
14–20 Apr 202618960.354.560.9
7–13 Apr 2026174100.050.5100.0
17–23 Mar 202612264.450.265.7
20–26 Jan 202612441.850.441.6
13–19 Jan 20261945.950.545.7
6–12 Jan 20261152.750.552.8
30 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 202621142.450.642.2
23–29 Dec 202515955.150.457.9
16–22 Dec 202511328.450.827.7
9–15 Dec 202517345.651.245.8
2–8 Dec 202529261.450.248.6
25 Nov – 1 Dec 202518952.949.953.0
18–24 Nov 202514861.849.262.3
28 Oct – 3 Nov 202516152.548.852.6
21–27 Oct 202517238.249.838.6
14–20 Oct 20251999.149.2100.0
30 Sep – 6 Oct 202512363.748.764.2
23–29 Sep 202511039.448.839.0
16–22 Sep 202511245.848.745.6
19–25 Aug 202515839.749.439.3
12–18 Aug 202518947.049.747.7

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: −2.9 a week below expectation.

20.040.060.080.0100.012 Aug25 Nov7 Apr28 Apr19 May8 Sep13 OctScore 51.0Expected 50.8

Market value

Where these come from
Transfermarkt €15.0M +€2.0M (+15%) since 3 Jun 2026 7 Oct 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €16.2M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €7.5M–€17.6M −31% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age −20% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Issa Diop at 28 (€14.0M, scoring 48.9) −43%; Daichi Kamada at 28 (€15.0M, scoring 48.9) −20%; Gorka Guruzeta at 28 (€18.0M, scoring 50.2) −67%.
0€5.0M€10M€15M€20M201820192020202120222023202420252026€15.0M€16.2M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
22 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€16.2M
7 Oct 2026Transfermarkt€15.0M
3 Jun 2026Transfermarkt€13.0M
9 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€10.0M
27 May 2025Transfermarkt€10.0M
28 Mar 2025Transfermarkt€8.0M
30 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€4.0M
6 Jun 2024Transfermarkt€4.0M
22 Mar 2024Transfermarkt€3.5M
15 Dec 2023Transfermarkt€2.5M
20 Oct 2023Transfermarkt€2.0M
28 Jun 2023Transfermarkt€2.5M
23 Dec 2022Transfermarkt€2.5M
14 Nov 2022Transfermarkt€1.8M
16 Jun 2022Transfermarkt€1.5M
15 Dec 2021Transfermarkt€1.5M
29 Jun 2021Transfermarkt€1.7M
29 Jan 2021Transfermarkt€1.5M
8 Apr 2020Transfermarkt€900k
28 Dec 2019Transfermarkt€1.0M
27 Jun 2019Transfermarkt€400k
5 Jan 2019Transfermarkt€50k
5 Jan 2018Transfermarkt€50k
25 Mar 2017Transfermarkt€50k

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers
DateMoveFee
18 Aug 2025Fortuna Düsseldorf Leeds UnitedFirst match
30 Aug 2024F. Düsseldorf Leeds€4.0M
1 Jul 2022Kawasaki Front. F. Düsseldorf€1.0M
30 Jun 2022F. Düsseldorf Kawasaki Front.Free or loan
1 Jul 2021Kawasaki Front. F. DüsseldorfFree or loan

What the score is made of

Premier League 26/27: each part per 90 minutes against the average midfielder in the top five leagues (0), in standard deviations.

  • Shooting +0.66
  • Creating −0.65
  • Progressing −0.36
  • Keeping the ball +1.07
  • Defending +0.56
  • Aerial −0.33
  • Finishing −0.63

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

020K40K60K28 Oct16 Dec3 Feb24 Mar12 May30 Jun18 Aug6 Oct

Plays most like

same position, last 12 months: the shape of their play, not its level
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Curtis Jones Inter · 2557.2€35.0M91%Compare
Pape Matar Sarr Juventus · 2456.6€30.0M91%Compare
Saša Lukić Ipswich Town · 3053.0€10.0M90%Compare

Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Ao Tanaka.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
Premier League 26/27Premier LeagueLeeds United640949.751.5
EFL Cup 26/27EFL CupLeeds United29852.152.0
World Cup 2026World Cup 2026Japan11260.460.8
Premier League 25/26Premier LeagueLeeds United281,32654.254.0
Bundesliga 23/24BundesligaFortuna Düsseldorf216548.648.7

Latest matches

37 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
18 Oct 2026Premier LeagueManchester UnitedD 1–181000.050.0151.0
10 Oct 2026Premier Leagueat ArsenalL 1–271000.090.0040.6
20 Sep 2026Premier LeagueCrystal PalaceD 0–067000.160.0046.3
14 Sep 2026Premier LeagueNewcastle UnitedW 4–172000.060.0348.8
9 Sep 2026EFL Cupat ChelseaL 3–63000––42.0
5 Sep 2026Premier Leagueat Brighton & Hove AlbionD 1–173010.530.0155.1
30 Aug 2026Premier LeagueBrentfordD 1–14500–0.0259.9
25 Aug 2026EFL Cupat Nottingham ForestW 2–06800––56.6
29 Jun 2026World Cup 2026at BrazilL 1–21200–0.0060.4
24 May 2026Premier Leagueat West Ham UnitedL 0–37800–0.0145.1
All 37 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
18 Oct 2026Premier LeagueManchester UnitedD 1–181000.050.0151.0
10 Oct 2026Premier Leagueat ArsenalL 1–271000.090.0040.6
20 Sep 2026Premier LeagueCrystal PalaceD 0–067000.160.0046.3
14 Sep 2026Premier LeagueNewcastle UnitedW 4–172000.060.0348.8
9 Sep 2026EFL Cupat ChelseaL 3–63000––42.0
5 Sep 2026Premier Leagueat Brighton & Hove AlbionD 1–173010.530.0155.1
30 Aug 2026Premier LeagueBrentfordD 1–14500–0.0259.9
25 Aug 2026EFL Cupat Nottingham ForestW 2–06800––56.6
29 Jun 2026World Cup 2026at BrazilL 1–21200–0.0060.4
24 May 2026Premier Leagueat West Ham UnitedL 0–37800–0.0145.1
17 May 2026Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove AlbionW 1–06000–0.0455.0
11 May 2026Premier Leagueat Tottenham HotspurD 1–189000.050.0147.1
1 May 2026Premier LeagueBurnleyW 3–172000.110.0346.9
22 Apr 2026Premier Leagueat BournemouthD 2–28900–0.0246.7
18 Apr 2026Premier LeagueWolverhamptonW 3–089000.020.1660.3
13 Apr 2026Premier Leagueat Manchester UnitedW 2–174000.420.47100.0
21 Mar 2026Premier LeagueBrentfordD 0–022000.020.0464.4
26 Jan 2026Premier Leagueat EvertonD 1–12400–0.0041.8
17 Jan 2026Premier LeagueFulhamW 1–0900–0.0045.9
7 Jan 2026Premier Leagueat Newcastle UnitedL 3–4100–0.0052.7
4 Jan 2026Premier LeagueManchester UnitedD 1–11000–0.0144.7
1 Jan 2026Premier Leagueat Liverpool FCD 0–0100––19.6
28 Dec 2025Premier Leagueat SunderlandD 1–159000.200.0855.1
20 Dec 2025Premier LeagueCrystal PalaceW 4–11300–0.0028.4
14 Dec 2025Premier Leagueat BrentfordD 1–173000.030.1045.6
6 Dec 2025Premier LeagueLiverpool FCD 3–325100.200.0389.3
3 Dec 2025Premier LeagueChelseaW 3–167100.250.0151.1
29 Nov 2025Premier Leagueat Manchester CityL 2–38900–0.2652.9
23 Nov 2025Premier LeagueAston VillaL 1–24800–0.0161.8
1 Nov 2025Premier Leagueat Brighton & Hove AlbionL 0–36100–0.0152.5
24 Oct 2025Premier LeagueWest Ham UnitedW 2–172000.070.0138.2
18 Oct 2025Premier Leagueat BurnleyL 0–2900–0.0499.1
4 Oct 2025Premier LeagueTottenham HotspurL 1–22300–0.0263.7
27 Sep 2025Premier LeagueBournemouthD 2–21000–0.0039.4
20 Sep 2025Premier Leagueat WolverhamptonW 3–11200––45.8
23 Aug 2025Premier Leagueat ArsenalL 0–55800–0.0039.7
18 Aug 2025Premier LeagueEvertonW 1–089000.100.0447.0