Mina Tanaka

Mina Tanaka (田中 美南, Tanaka Mina, born April 28, 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Bayer Leverkusen (on loan from INAC Kobe Leonessa) and the Japan national team.

For the Japanese luger, see Mina Tanaka (luger).
Mina Tanaka
田中 美南
Personal information
Full name Mina Tanaka
Date of birth (1994-04-28) April 28, 1994
Place of birth Thailand
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
(on loan from INAC Kobe Leonessa)
Youth career
2007–2011 Nippon TV Beleza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2019 Nippon TV Beleza 137 (78)
2020– INAC Kobe Leonessa 8 (11)
2021– → Bayer Leverkusen (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2010 Japan U-17 3 (1)
2012 Japan U-20 6 (0)
2013– Japan 39 (16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 31, 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 17, 2019

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).

In 2020, Tanaka signed for INAC Kobe Leonessa. After the season was delayed by two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[3] Tanaka made her club debut in the season opener on July 18. She scored the only goal of the match.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6] 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 17 August 2020.
Club League Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nippon TV Beleza Nadeshiko League 1 2011 7130—101
2012 1522120193
2013 171020872717
2014 21345—258
2015 231447—2721
2016 181842963126
2017 181557662928
2018 181557552827
2019 16205410103334
2020 53000053
Career total 15810134334034232168
  1. Includes the Empress's Cup
  2. Includes the Nadeshiko League Cup

National team statistics
As of December 17, 2019[7]
Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201341
201400
201520
201600
2017145
2018158
201942
Total3916

National team goals
Scores and results list Japan goal tally first.
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 March 2013Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal Germany1–11–22013 Algarve Cup
29 April 2017Egao Kenkō Stadium, Kumamoto, Japan Costa Rica2–03–0Friendly
327 July 2017SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, United States Australia1–02–42017 Tournament of Nations
422 October 2017Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium, Nagano, Japan  Switzerland2–02–0Friendly
58 December 2017Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan South Korea1–03–22017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
611 December 2017Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan China PR1–01–02017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
71 April 2018Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki, Isahaya, Japan Ghana1–07–1Friendly
87 April 2018King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan Vietnam4–04–02018 AFC Women's Asian Cup
921 August 2018Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia Vietnam4–07–02018 Asian Games
107–0
1111 December 2019Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea Chinese Taipei2–09–02019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
124–0

Honours

Club
Nippon TV Beleza

Individual

References
  1. "Match Report: Okayoma Yunogo Belle – Nippon TV Beleza" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nadeshiko League. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. "Match Report: Nippon TV Beleza – Fukuoka J. Anclas" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nadeshiko League. 14 August 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. Kujawa, Taylor (July 21, 2020). "How to watch the 2020 Nadeshiko League season". Her Football Hub. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  4. "2020 Plenus Nadeshiko League Part 1 Section 1". inac-kobe.com/. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  5. "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.
  6. "Match Report: Germany – Japan" (PDF). Portuguese Football Federation. 8 March 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  7. 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)
  8. "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.
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