Atomu Tanaka

Atomu Tanaka
田中 亜土夢
Tanaka with HJK in 2017
Personal information
Full name Atomu Tanaka[1]
Date of birth (1987-10-04) 4 October 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Niigata, Japan
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 HJK Helsinki
Number 37
Youth career
1996–1999 Shindori Eagles
2000–2002 Kido Junior High School
2003–2005 Maebashi Ikuei High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2014 Albirex Niigata 200 (17)
2015–2017 HJK 71 (16)
2018–2019 Cerezo Osaka 27 (2)
2018–2019 → Cerezo Osaka U-23 3 (0)
2020– HJK 80 (8)
International career
2006–2007 Japan U20 8 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2006 India
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024

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.

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

Club career

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Albirex Niigata

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Tanaka was educated at and played for Maebashi Ikuei High School in Maebashi, Gunma. While he was a high school student, he was registered as a J.League specially-designated player by Albirex Niigata.[3] It meant that he was eligible to play and train with Albirex Niigata, while he was still eligible to play for his high school football 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

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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

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

Return to HJK

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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

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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

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

Career statistics

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As of match played 24 October 2024. [17][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Albirex Niigata 2005 J1 League 2 0 0 0 0 0 – 2 0
2006 J1 League 22 1 1 0 4 1 – 27 2
2007 J1 League 11 1 0 0 2 0 – 13 1
2008 J1 League 25 1 2 0 5 0 – 32 1
2009 J1 League 5 0 2 0 3 0 – 10 0
2010 J1 League 10 1 3 3 3 0 – 16 4
2011 J1 League 25 3 1 0 2 1 – 28 4
2012 J1 League 34 4 1 0 4 0 – 39 4
2013 J1 League 33 4 2 1 6 0 – 41 5
2014 J1 League 33 2 4 1 0 0 – 37 3
Total 200 17 16 5 29 2 0 0 245 24
HJK Helsinki 2015 Veikkausliiga 31 8 3 2 5 1 6[a] 1 45 12
2016 Veikkausliiga 17 5 2 1 5 2 4[b] 2 28 10
2017 Veikkausliiga 23 3 7 2 – 0 0 30 5
Total 71 16 12 5 10 3 10 3 103 27
Cerezo Osaka 2018 J1 League 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 10 0
2019 J1 League 21 2 1 0 8 1 – 30 3
Total 27 2 2 0 8 1 3 0 40 3
Cerezo Osaka U-23 2018 J3 League 1 0 – – – 1 0
2019 J3 League 2 0 – – – 2 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
HJK Helsinki 2020 Veikkausliiga 19 5 4 0 – – 23 5
2021 Veikkausliiga 16 1 5 1 – 7[c] 1 28 3
2022 Veikkausliiga 19 1 1 0 2 0 6[b] 0 28 1
2023 Veikkausliiga 18 1 1 0 5 2 8[d] 0 32 3
2024 Veikkausliiga 8 0 2 0 2 0 3[e] 0 15 0
Total 80 8 13 1 9 2 24 1 126 12
Career total 381 43 43 11 56 8 37 4 507 66

Honours

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Club

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HJK Helsinki

Individual

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Notes

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  1. ^ Appearances at the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b 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
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

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  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. ^ "Atomu Tanaka statistics". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  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. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ "TAIWO, DÄHNE JA ATOM JATKAVAT KLUBISSA". hjk.fi (in Finnish). Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  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. ^ "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. ^ "田中亜土夢選手 完全移籍のお知らせ". Cerezo Osaka HP. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Atom palaa Klubiin!". hjk.fi/ (in Finnish). Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  12. ^ Jo kahdeksas kausi Atomia!, hjk.fi, 28 November 2023
  13. ^ HJK:n Atomu Tanaka omisti japaninkielisen bloginsa saunalle: ”Suomalaisen saunan suosio kasvaa Japanissa voimakkaasti”, Apu, apu.fi, 1 May 2021
  14. ^ Japanilainen Atomu Tanaka astui suomalaiseen saunaan – Kummastui näkemästään: ”Mistä se johtuu?”, Iltalehti, 22 June 2023
  15. ^ Atomu Tanaka finding happiness in the Finnish sauna, saunafromfinland, 18 May 2022
  16. ^ Saunafani palasi Suomeen, Helsingin Sanomat, Ari Virtanen, 24 June 2020
  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. ^ "Stats Centre: Atomu Tanaka Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  19. ^ "Koplajoukkue 2016 palkittiin päätöskierroksella". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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