Yoko Tanaka

Yoko Tanaka
田中陽子
	2012 U-20 World Cup Awards Ceremony
Personal information
Full name	Yoko Tanaka
Date of birth	July 30, 1993
Place of birth	Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Sporting de Huelva
Number	18
Youth career
2006–2011	JFA Academy Fukushima
Senior career*
National team
INAC Kobe Leonessa
Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
Representing Japan
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 14, 2018

Yoko Tanaka (田中陽子, Tanaka Yōko, born July 30, 1993) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Primera División club Sporting de Huelva. She was a member of the Japan women's national team.

Club career

Tanaka was born in Yamaguchi on July 30, 1993. After graduating from JFA Academy Fukushima, she joined INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2012. In 2014, she moved to Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara. In July 2019, she moved to Sporting de Huelva.[1]

National team career

Tanaka was a member of Japan U-17 national team for 2008 and 2010 U-17 World Cup. At 2010, she played 6 games and 4 goals, and U-17 Japan team won 2nd place. She was also a member of U-20 team for 2012 U-20 World Cup in Japan. She played 6 games and 6 goals. She was selected Silver Shoe awards and Japan won 3rd place. In March 2013, she was selected Japan national team for 2013 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on March 6, she debuted against Norway. She played 4 games for Japan in 2013.

National team statistics

[2]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2013	4	0
Total	4	0

References

Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara(in Japanese)
List of match in 2013 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

External links

Yoko Tanaka – FIFA competition record
Yoko Tanaka at Soccerway
Yoko Tanaka at WorldFootball.net

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[1] Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara(in Japanese)

[2] List of match in 2013 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)