Atomu_Tanaka

Atomu Tanaka

Atomu Tanaka

Japanese footballer

Atomu Tanaka (田中 亜土夢, Tanaka Atomu, born 4 October 1987), nicknamed Atom, is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki.

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He was a participant at 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada and scored 1 goal in 3 appearances.[2]

Club career

Albirex Niigata

Tanaka was educated at and played for Maebashi Ikuei High School in Gunma. While he was a high school student, he was chosen as one of the Designated Players for Development by J.League and JFA.[3] Because of this status, He was able to register as an Albirex Niigata player while he was still eligible to play for his high school club. He played two league games for Albirex in the 2005 season. He made his debut on 27 November 2005 in a J1 League away match against Nagoya Grampus Eight.[4]

After graduating from his high school in 2006, he officially signed with Albirex Niigata. His first appearance as a professional player came on 5 March 2006 in a league match against Kawasaki Frontale.[5] His first professional goal came on 8 April 2006 in a league match against Ventforet Kofu.[6]

HJK Helsinki

After scoring once in five matches for his new team HJK Helsinki in the 2015 Finnish League Cup, he scored on his Veikkausliiga debut against RoPS in a 3–1 away win on 12 April.

In October 2015 of the same year, HJK exercised their option of keeping Tanaka under contract for the 2016 season.[7] Tanaka was voted as a best eleven member in 2015 and 2016 in the Finnish League.[8]

On 25 October 2017, it was announced that Tanaka would leave HJK at the end of the 2017 season.[9]

Cerezo Osaka

He is playing for Cerezo Osaka for the 2018 season.[10]

Return to HJK

On 3 March 2020, Tanaka returned to Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi, after signing a contract until the end of July.[11]

In the 2023 season Atom surpassed the 200th match mark in HJK. On 28 November 2023, Atom extended his contract with HJK, signing a new deal for the 2024 season,[12] which will be his eight season with the club in total.

International career

Tanaka was a U-20 international and took part in the 2006 AFC Youth Championship and 2007 U-20 World Cup. He scored 1 goal in 8 appearances for this tournament.

Personal life

Atom is a Finnish sauna enthusiast and writes a sauna blog in Japanese language. He has described Helsinki his second hometown.[13][14][15][16]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 April 2024. [17][18]
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Honours

Club

HJK Helsinki

Individual

Notes

  1. Appearances at the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances at the UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances at the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. Appearances at the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. [1]
    "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Atomu Tanaka statistics". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  3. [3]
    "JFA Release 00018873" (in Japanese). J's Goal. 3 May 2005. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Match data: Nagoya Grumpus 0-1 Albirex Niigata" (in Japanese). J. League. 27 November 2005. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Match data: Kawasaki Frontale 6-0 Albirex Niigata" (in Japanese). J. League. 5 March 2006. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  6. [6]
    "Match data: Ventforet Kofu 0-4 Albirex Niigata" (in Japanese). J. League. 8 April 2006. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  7. [7]
    "TAIWO, DÄHNE JA ATOM JATKAVAT KLUBISSA". hjk.fi (in Finnish). Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  8. [8]
    "フィンランド1部ヘルシンキの田中亜土夢が2年連続ベストイレブン!". ゲキサカ. KODANSHA LTD. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  9. [9]
    "Atomu Tanaka ja Ousman Jallow lähtevät HJK:sta –jäähyväisottelu lauantaina liigan päätöskierroksella". hs.fi (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  10. [10]
    "田中亜土夢選手 完全移籍のお知らせ". Cerezo Osaka HP. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  11. [11]
    "Atom palaa Klubiin!". hjk.fi/ (in Finnish). Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  12. [12]
    Jo kahdeksas kausi Atomia!, hjk.fi, 28 November 2023
  13. [13]
    HJK:n Atomu Tanaka omisti japaninkielisen bloginsa saunalle: ”Suomalaisen saunan suosio kasvaa Japanissa voimakkaasti”, Apu, apu.fi, 1 May 2021
  14. [14]
    Japanilainen Atomu Tanaka astui suomalaiseen saunaan – Kummastui näkemästään: ”Mistä se johtuu?”, Iltalehti, 22 June 2023
  15. [15]
    Atomu Tanaka finding happiness in the Finnish sauna, saunafromfinland, 18 May 2022
  16. [16]
    Saunafani palasi Suomeen, Helsingin Sanomat, Ari Virtanen, 24 June 2020
  17. [17]
    Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 27 out of 289)
  18. [18]
    "Stats Centre: Atomu Tanaka Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  19. [19]
    "Koplajoukkue 2016 palkittiin päätöskierroksella". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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