Junya Tanaka

Junya Tanaka (田中 順也, Tanaka Jun'ya; born 15 July 1987) is a Japanese former professional footballer.

Junya Tanaka

Tanaka with Sporting CP in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Junya Tanaka[1]
Date of birth	(1987-07-15) 15 July 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward / Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2005	Mitsubishi Yowa
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Juntendo University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2014	Kashiwa Reysol	138	(40)
2014–2016	Sporting CP	20	(5)
2016	→ Kashiwa Reysol (loan)	21	(4)
2017–2021	Vissel Kobe	93	(13)
2022–2023	FC Gifu	48	(6)
International career
2012–2014	Japan	4	(0)
Medal record Kashiwa Reysol Winner J1 League 2011 Winner J.League Cup 2013 Winner Emperor's Cup 2012
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

He played 9 games for Kashiwa Reysol in 2009 as a specially-designated player during his graduation year at Juntendo University.^[2] After spending nearly six years playing for Reysol, he signed a five-year deal with Primeira Liga side Sporting CP on 29 June 2014.^[3]

Personal life

On December 21, 2013, Tanaka married model Manami Ui,^[4] and on July 16, 2014, they welcomed the birth of their first child.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

Updated to 19 December 2020.^[6]

Club	Season	League		Cup1		League Cup2		Continental3		Other4		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kashiwa Reysol
	2009	9	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0	9	0
	2010	24	6	3	1	-		-		0	0	27	7
	2011	30	13	3	2	2	0	-		4	1	39	16
	2012	31	5	6	2	3	0	6	4	1	0	47	11
	2013	32	11	0	0	4	3	9	2	1	0	46	16
	2014	12	5	-		6	3	-		-		18	8
	2016	21	4	1	0	4	1	-		-		23	4
	Total	159	44	13	5	19	7	15	6	6	1	209	62
Sporting CP
	2014–15	17	5	4	1	5	1	2	0	0	0	28	7
	2015–16	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
	Total	20	5	4	1	7	1	3	0	0	0	34	7
Vissel Kobe
	2017	24	1	1	0	7	4	-		-		32	5
	2018	20	2	2	0	2	0	-		-		24	2
	2019	23	6	6	4	6	1	-		-		35	11
	2020	19	2	-		0	0	4	0	1	0	24	2
	Total	86	11	9	4	15	5	4	0	1	0	115	20
Career total		265	60	26	10	41	13	22	6	7	1	361	90

¹Includes Emperor's Cup.

²Includes J. League Cup.

³Includes AFC Champions League.

⁴Includes FIFA Club World Cup and Japanese Super Cup.

International

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2012	1	0
2013	0	0
2014	3	0
Total	4	0

Honours

Kashiwa Reysol

• J1 League: 2011
• J2 League: 2010
• Emperor's Cup: 2012
• J.League Cup: 2013
• Japanese Super Cup: 2012

Sporting

• Taça de Portugal: 2014–15
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2015

Vissel Kobe

• Emperor's Cup: 2019
• Japanese Super Cup: 2020^[7]