Ao Tanaka
Eligibility
- PL homegrown
- No
Not homegrown: no qualifying FA/FAW registration before 21 on record.
- UEFA training origin
- Not locally trained
Not locally trained on record.
- Work permit / GBE
- Exempt — Settled / no permit required
Registration & availability
- On squad lists
- PL 25
- Availability
- Available
No injury or suspension on record.
Contract & caps
- Contract term
- 2024 → 2028 · £25,000/wk
- Transfer fee / amortisation
- £2,950,000 · £0.7m/yr over 4y
- Senior caps
- Not on record
Claims & citations
Every live claim on record for this player, grouped by what it establishes — the provenance behind the derived values above.
- Official
- Press
- Aggregator
- User
- Nationality
JPN1998-09-10 → live
“22 | MF | Ao Tanaka | Japan”
2026–27 Leeds United F.C. season – Wikipedia2026–27 Leeds United F.C. season ↗retrieved 2026-07-13
- Club history2
Leeds United Football Club2024-08-30 → live
“On 30 August 2024, Tanaka signed for EFL Championship club Leeds United on a four-year deal.”
WikipediaAo Tanaka - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13
Fortuna Düsseldorf2022 → 2024
“Fortuna Düsseldorf: 2022–2024”
WikipediaAo Tanaka - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13
- Registration
#22 MF2026-07-01 → live
“22 | MF | Ao Tanaka | Japan”
2026–27 Leeds United F.C. season – Wikipedia2026–27 Leeds United F.C. season ↗retrieved 2026-07-13
- Contract3
Contract term2024-08-30 → 2028-06-30
“The Japanese international has signed a four-year-deal at Elland Road, becoming the club's seventh signing of the summer transfer window.”
Leeds United (official site)Ao Tanaka signs for Leeds United ↗retrieved 2026-07-13
GBP 2,950,000 fee2024-08-30 → 2028-06-30
“Leeds paid £2.95million to bring the 26-year-old to Elland Road from Dusseldorf.”
LeedsAllOverLeeds United: Ao Tanaka transfer fee and wage details emerge ↗retrieved 2026-07-13
GBP 25,000/wk2024-08-30 → 2028-06-30
“Ao Tanaka - £25,000 per week”
Football FanCastWeekly wages: Leeds United FC 2025/26 highest-paid players ↗retrieved 2026-07-13