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Ao Tanaka opened the 2026/27 League Cup campaign with a single appearance, playing 68 minutes in which he recorded no goals or assists but contributed one shot, one key pass, two tackles and two interceptions. In per-90 terms his defensive work rate - 2.65 tackles per 90 minutes - exceeds the midfielder baseline of 1.84, showing a strong presence in the defensive third. His offensive output, with 1.32 shots per 90 minutes, is also above the baseline of 0.97, while his key passes per 90 (1.32) are nearly on par with the baseline of 1.33. Despite a modest average match rating of 6.3 and a conversion rate of 0%, Tanaka’s defensive volume stands out as a key feature of his season so far.
Ao Tanaka has played 113 minutes across 2 appearances in League Cup, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.14, converting 0% of 1 shots and averaging 6.60 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Justin | M | 3 | 277 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 1 | 72% | 2 | 100% | 10 | 4 | 3 | 66% | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.47 | – |
| Anton Stach | M | 3 | 209 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25% | 1 | 58% | 1 | 17% | 8 | 7 | 0 | 66% | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.27 | – |
| Dominic Calvert-Lewin | F | 3 | 194 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33% | 0 | 48% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41% | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| Daniel James | F | 2 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25% | 3 | 71% | 1 | 25% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.30 | – |
| Tarik Muharemović | D | 3 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 89% | 4 | 100% | 5 | 4 | 5 | 53% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.37 | – |
| Ethan Ampadu | M | 3 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 83% | 1 | 50% | 7 | 5 | 1 | 50% | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.13 | – |
| James Trafford | G | 3 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 63% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7.00 | – |
| Joe Rodon | D | 3 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 75% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 4 | 1 | 53% | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 | – |
| Jayden Bogle | M | 3 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 65% | 2 | 50% | 3 | 1 | 1 | 64% | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 | – |
| Noah Okafor | F | 3 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 68% | 5 | 42% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 52% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| Brenden Aaronson | F | 3 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 77% | 3 | 60% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 46% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| Nico Elvedi | D | 2 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 90% | 0 | 0% | 5 | 4 | 1 | 53% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.85 | – |
| Harry Wilson | F | 3 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 89% | 2 | 67% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 70% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.73 | – |
| Jaka Bijol | D | 2 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 76% | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 0 | 60% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.85 | – |
| Ao Tanaka | M | 2 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 91% | 1 | 33% | 5 | 2 | 1 | 44% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| Lukas Nmecha | F | 2 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 75% | 2 | 67% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 | – |
| Sean Longstaff | M | 2 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 82% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Leeds | League Cup | 1 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 95% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.30 |
| 2026/27 | Leeds | Premier League | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 85% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 71% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 2025/26 | Leeds | Premier League | 28 | 1326 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 13% | 18 | 85% | 4 | 27 | 21 | 47% | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6.74 |
| 2025/26 | Leeds | FA Cup | 5 | 381 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 40% | 4 | 87% | 3 | 13 | 8 | 61% | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7.28 |
| 2024/25 | Leeds | Championship | 43 | 3332 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 16% | 31 | 90% | 13 | 96 | 52 | 56% | 49 | 8 | 0 | 7.22 |
| 2024/25 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 91% | 2 | 6 | 2 | 65% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| 2024/25 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | DFB Pokal | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 88% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 2024/25 | Leeds | FA Cup | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 60% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 2023/24 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 2257 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 29% | 14 | 89% | 16 | 36 | 19 | 47% | 31 | 3 | 0 | 7.10 |
| 2023/24 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Bundesliga | 2 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 74% | 3 | 3 | 0 | 59% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.55 |
| 2022/23 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 1751 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 6% | 22 | 86% | 11 | 40 | 17 | 54% | 22 | 2 | 0 | 6.91 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug | v Brentford | D | 45 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 25 Aug | a Nottingham Forest | W | 68 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 24 May | a West Ham | – | 78 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 17 May | v Brighton | – | 60 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 11 May | a Tottenham | – | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| 01 May | v Burnley | – | 72 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 26 Apr | a Chelsea | L | 74 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| 22 Apr | a Bournemouth | – | 89 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| 18 Apr | v Wolves | – | 89 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |
| 13 Apr | a Manchester United | – | 74 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.60 | – |
| 05 Apr | a West Ham | D | 69 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.30 | – |
| 21 Mar | v Brentford | – | 22 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 08 Mar | v Norwich | W | 70 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 | – |
| 15 Feb | a Birmingham | D | 78 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |
| 26 Jan | a Everton | – | 24 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
