Mina Tanaka
Mina Tanaka is a Japanese football player who plays as a forward for INAC Kobe Leonessa and the Japan national team.
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. On August 14, she scored her first goal in a 5–0 home victory against Fukuoka J. Anclas. She became top scorer in 2016 and 2017. She was also selected Best Eleven for 3 years in a row.In 2020, Tanaka signed for INAC Kobe Leonessa. After the season was delayed by two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tanaka made her club debut in the season opener on July 18. She scored the only goal of the match.
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. 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. 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
National team statistics
National team goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 8 March 2013 | Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2013 Algarve Cup | |
| 2 | 9 April 2017 | Egao Kenkō Stadium, Kumamoto, Japan | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 27 July 2017 | SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, United States | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2017 Tournament of Nations | |
| 4 | 22 October 2017 | Minami Nagano Sports Park Stadium, Nagano, Japan | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 5 | 8 December 2017 | Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | |
| 6 | 11 December 2017 | Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | |
| 7 | 1 April 2018 | Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki, Isahaya, Japan | 1–0 | 7–1 | Friendly | |
| 8 | 7 April 2018 | King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup |