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Midfielders#7

Ao Tanaka

Group FAFCLeeds United

38
Caps
8
Goals
27
Age
September 10, 1998
180 cm
Height

Among Midfielders at the 2026 World Cup

Percentile rank vs 370 players in this position.

Caps60%
Goals84%

Fixtures

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Advanced stats

Open data

Computed from free, open event data — per-90 rates and percentiles vs. positional peers.

StatsBomb Open Data · FIFA World Cup 2022 & FIFA World Cup 2018 · 3 matches · 172 min sample

Attacking

Goals
1
0.52 per 90
Assists
0
0.00 per 90
xG96
0.9
0.46 per 90
Shots
1
0.52 per 90
Key passes
1
0.52 per 90

Possession

Pass completion13
74%
Progressive passes35
10
5.23 per 90
Progressive carries4
1
0.52 per 90
Carries
40
20.93 per 90

Defending

Tackles65
4
2.09 per 90
Interceptions90
4
2.09 per 90
Pressures66
38
19.88 per 90
Blocks
8
4.19 per 90
Clearances
1
0.52 per 90

Discipline

Fouls committed
1
0.52 per 90
Fouls won
2
1.05 per 90
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
0

Caps, goals and club from official squad lists; photo, date of birth and height from FIFA. Official FIFA squad page · Squad data as of Jun 11, 2026