Mina Tanaka
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| Full name | Mina Tanaka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 28, 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Nippon TV Beleza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Nippon TV Beleza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011– | Nippon TV Beleza | 137 | (78) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 137 | (78) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Japan U-17 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Japan U-20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Japan | 39 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 31, 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 17, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mina Tanaka (田中 美南, Tanaka Mina, born April 28, 1994) is a Japanese football player. She plays for Nippon TV Beleza and Japan national team.
Club career
Tanaka was born in Thailand on April 28, 1994. On May 3, 2011, she made her debut for Nippon TV Beleza in a 1–0 loss to Okayama Yunogo Belle.[1] On August 14, she scored her first goal in a 5–0 home victory against Fukuoka J. Anclas.[2] She became top scorer in 2016 and 2017. She was also selected Best Eleven for 3 years in a row (2015–2017).
National team career
Tanaka was part of the Japan U-17 national team that finished in second place at the 2010 U-17 World Cup and of the U-20 team that finished in third place at the 2012 U-20 World Cup. In February 2013, she received her first senior team call-up.[3] On March 8, she made her debut for Japan and scored her first goal in a 2–1 loss to Germany in the 2013 Algarve Cup.[4] In 2018, she played at 2018 Asian Cup and Japan won the championship. She played 35 games and scored 14 goals for Japan.
Club statistics
- As of 12 April 2018.
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Nippon TV Beleza | Nadeshiko League 1 | 2011 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||
| 2013 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 17 | ||
| 2014 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | 25 | 8 | |||
| 2015 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 7 | — | 27 | 21 | |||
| 2016 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 26 | ||
| 2017 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 28 | ||
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 121 | 63 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 170 | 104 | ||
- ^ Includes the Empress's Cup
- ^ Includes the Nadeshiko League Cup
National team statistics
- As of December 17, 2019
| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14 | 5 |
| 2018 | 15 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 |
| Total | 39 | 16 |
National team goals
- Scores and results list Japan goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 8 March 2013 | Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal |  Germany |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2013 Algarve Cup |
| 2 | 9 April 2017 | Egao Kenkō Stadium, Kumamoto, Japan |  Costa Rica |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 27 July 2017 | SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, United States |  Australia |
1–0 | 2–4 | 2017 Tournament of Nations |
| 4 | 22 October 2017 | Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium, Nagano, Japan |  Switzerland |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 8 December 2017 | Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan |  South Korea |
1–0 | 3–2 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 6 | 11 December 2017 | Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan |  China |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 7 | 1 April 2018 | Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki, Isahaya, Japan |  Ghana |
1–0 | 7–1 | Friendly |
| 8 | 7 April 2018 | King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan |  Jordan |
4–0 | 4–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
Honours
Club
- Nippon TV Beleza
Individual
- Nadeshiko League Top Scorer: 2016, 2017[6]
- Nadeshiko League Best XI: 2015, 2016, 2017[6]
References
- ^ "Match Report: Okayoma Yunogo Belle – Nippon TV Beleza" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nadeshiko League. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Match Report: Nippon TV Beleza – Fukuoka J. Anclas" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nadeshiko League. 14 August 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "アルガルベカップ（3/6～13）日本女子代表（なでしこジャパン） メンバー" (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Match Report: Germany – Japan" (PDF). Portuguese Football Federation. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ List of match in 2013, 2015 Archived 2018-08-11 at the Wayback Machine, 2016, 2017 Archived 2019-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, 2018, 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)
- ^ a b "2017年度プレナスなでしこリーグ／プレナスチャレンジリーグ表彰式" (in Japanese). Nadeshiko League. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
External links
- Mina Tanaka – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Mina Tanaka at Soccerway
- Mina Tanaka at WorldFootball.net
- Mina Tanaka at Japan Football Association
- Mina Tanaka at NTV Beleza
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Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Japanese women's footballers
- Japan women's international footballers
- Nadeshiko League players
- Nippon TV Beleza players
- Women's association football forwards
- Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games