TANAKA Ao

Reading. (tv-asahi.co.jp, 25 Jun 2019)

Athlete

Japanese

Kawasaki Frontale [Japan] since 2016

Toru Oniki [club], JPN; Hajime Moriyasu [national], JPN

Midfielder (soccer-king.jp, 10 Jan 2020)

Right-footed (frontale.co.jp, 05 Feb 2018)

First A-match in 2019 for Japan Against Hong Kong, in Busan, Republic of Korea (gekisaka.jp, 01 Jan 2020; footballchannel.jp, 18 Dec 2019)

In March 2017 he injured the lateral collateral ligament in his knee during training. He underwent surgery and was sidelined for four months. (frontale.co.jp, 09 Mar 2017)

J1 League [JPN] (footballchannel.jp, 27 Mar 2020)

He began playing football at age five at preschool, and took up the sport seriously in grade three of primary school in Kawasaki, Japan. (frontale.co.jp, 24 Nov 2018; tv-asahi.co.jp, 25 Jun 2019)

To compete at the Olympic Games, the World Cup and the UEFA Champions League. (footballchannel.jp, 27 Mar 2020)

Spanish footballer Sergio Busquets. (frontale.co.jp, 13 Feb 2019; tv-asahi.co.jp, 25 Jun 2019)

Coach Yasushi Takasaki. (frontale.co.jp, 13 Feb 2019)

He sprays water on his hair before a match. (frontale.co.jp, 13 Feb 2019)

"If you don't live a disciplined life, you won't be able to show a good performance either." (tv-asahi.co.jp, 25 Jun 2019; frontale.co.jp, 13 Feb 2019)

He was named in the Team of the Tournament at the 2019 Toulon Tournament in France. (yamadamanblog.com, 19 Nov 2019)

He was named the Best Young Player at the 2019 J League Awards in Japan. (frontale.co.jp, 20 Dec 2019; soccerdigestweb.com, 08 Dec 2019)