{{Short description|Japanese footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Kaina Tanimura<br/>谷村海那 |image = |fullname = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|03|05|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Iwate Prefecture]], [[Japan]] |height = 1.81 m |currentclub = [[Yokohama F. Marinos]] |clubnumber = 48 |position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] |youthclubs1 = [[Iwate Grulla Morioka|Grulla Morioka]] |youthyears1 = |youthclubs2 = Renuovens Ogasa FC |youthyears2 = |youthclubs3 = Omiya Junior High School |youthyears3 = 2010–2012 |youthclubs4 = Hanamaki Higashi High School |youthyears4 = 2013–2015 |college1 = [[Kokushikan University]] |collegeyears1 = 2016–2019 |years1 = 2020–2025 |clubs1 = [[Iwaki FC]] |caps1 = 160 |goals1 = 46 |years2 = 2025– |clubs2 = [[Yokohama F. Marinos]] |caps2 = 20 |goals2 = 7 |nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 = |club-update = 11:51, 9 March 2026 (UTC) |nationalteam-update = }}
{{nihongo|'''Kaina Tanimura'''|谷村海那|Tanimura Kaina|born 5 March 1998}} is a Japanese professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for {{Japanese football updater|YokoFMar}} club [[Yokohama F. Marinos]].<ref>{{cite web |title=谷村 海那：いわきＦＣ：Ｊリーグ.jp |url=https://www.jleague.jp/player/1630058/#attack |website=Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） |access-date=19 February 2023 |language=ja}}</ref>
==Youth career== Tanimura was captain of his high school team before moving on to [[Kokushikan University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=[選手権予選]花巻東の注目FW谷村海那、抜群の素材感披露して2ゴールも全国届かず・・・:岩手 |url=https://web.gekisaka.jp/news/detail/?175085-175085-fl |website=ゲキサカ |access-date=19 February 2023 |language=ja}}</ref> He scored on his debut for his university, after coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 JUFA Kanto League 1 game against [[Sendai University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Soccer D.B. : 2016 JUFA Kanto League 1 16/06/12 Kokushikan University - Senshu University Results, Players |url=https://soccer-db.net/result.php?g=20160612061&la=e |website=Soccer D.B. |access-date=19 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref> However, he did not play regularly for Kokushikan in his first or second year, only making four appearances in 2016 and 2017. From 2019, Tanimura did start to get more game time and made 10 appearances in 2018 scoring 1 goal, and a further 21 appearances in 2019 scoring 4 goals. He also received his first red card in his career in his final year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Soccer D.B. : 2019 JUFA Kanto League 2 19/05/19 Kokushikan University - Saint Paul's University Results, Players |url=https://soccer-db.net/result.php?g=20190519062&la=e |website=Soccer D.B. |access-date=19 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref> All in all, he represented his university 35 times, scoring 6 goals.
==Club career== ===Iwaki FC=== In 2020, Tanimura moved to the [[Japan Football League]] club [[Iwaki FC]].<ref>{{cite web |title=[いわきFC OfficialSite] いわきFC 新加入選手内定のお知らせ 〜流通経済大 黒澤丈選手、国士舘大 谷村海那選手、桃山学院大 今吉晃平選手〜 |url=https://iwakifc.com/news/2019/1223_012884.php |website=いわきFC OfficialSite |access-date=19 February 2023 |language=ja |date=23 December 2019}}</ref> He made his debut for the club in August 2020, coming on as a late substitute in a 4-1 league defeat to [[Verspah Oita]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Soccer D.B. : 2020 Japan Football League 20/08/23 Verspah Oita - Iwaki FC Results, Players |url=https://soccer-db.net/result.php?g=20200823034&la=e |website=Soccer D.B. |access-date=19 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref> On his first start in the following month, Tanimura scored his first goals for Iwaki, scoring two goals in a 4–3 league victory over [[Kochi United SC]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Soccer D.B. : 2020 Japan Football League 20/09/13 Iwaki FC - Kochi United FC Results, Players |url=https://soccer-db.net/result.php?g=20200913036&la=e |website=Soccer D.B. |access-date=19 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Tanimura went on to make a few more short appearances throughout the rest of the season, playing 9 times across all competitions, scoring 3 goals in total.
In 2021, he played 24 games and scored 6 goals, as Iwaki were crowned champions of the JFL and were promoted to the [[J3 League]] for the first time in their history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Summary - Japan Football League - Japan - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/national/japan/japan-football-league/2021/regular-season/r61149/ |website=uk.soccerway.com |access-date=15 July 2022}}</ref>
In 2022, Tanimura was largely used as an impact player from the bench in his first season in the [[J3 League]]. In spite of his relatively low amount of minutes played, he did manage to score 6 goals during the season, all of which came from appearing as a substitute. He appeared in 29 games as Iwaki were crowned champions of the J3 League and were promoted to the [[J2 League]] for the first time in their history. On 12 December 2022, Tanimura renewed his contract with club for the 2023 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=[いわきFC OfficialSite] 谷村海那選手 契約更新のお知らせ |url=https://iwakifc.com/news/2022/1212_021504.php |website=いわきFC OfficialSite |access-date=19 February 2023 |language=ja |date=12 December 2022}}</ref>
He scored on the opening match of the [[2023 J2 League|2023 season]] in a 3–2 defeat to [[Fujieda MYFC]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Iwaki vs. Fujieda MYFC - 18 February 2023 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2023/02/18/japan/j2-league/iwaki/fujieda-myfc/4009166/ |website=uk.soccerway.com |access-date=19 February 2023}}</ref>
===Yokohama F. Marinos=== On 6 July 2025, it was announced that Tanimura would be joining [[J1 League]] club [[Yokohama F. Marinos]].<ref>{{cite web |title=谷村 海那選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ {{!}} ニュース |url=https://www.f-marinos.com/news/team/8877 |website=横浜F・マリノス 公式サイト |access-date=7 July 2025 |language=ja}}</ref> Later that month, Tanimura scored on his debut in a 3–0 league victory over [[Nagoya Grampus]].<ref>{{cite web |title=「自分、持っている」新加入で即先発→J1初ゴール！ 横浜FM谷村海那「こういうサッカーを継続していけたら」 |url=https://www.soccer-king.jp/news/japan/jl/20250721/2041706.html |website=サッカーキング |access-date=9 March 2026 |language=ja |date=21 July 2025}}</ref> He finished the 2025 season with 6 goals in 16 games across all competitions for Marinos.
==Career statistics== {{updated|9 March 2026}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=2026 Kaina Tanimura Players |url=https://soccer-db.net/player/index/61907/?la=e |website=Soccer D.B. Japan |access-date=9 March 2026 |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- ! rowspan=2 | Club ! rowspan=2 | Season ! colspan=3 | League ! colspan=2 | [[Emperor's Cup]] ! colspan=2 | [[J. League Cup]] ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Division ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals |- |rowspan="7"|[[Iwaki FC]]||[[2020 Japan Football League|2020]]||[[Japan Football League|JFL]]||7||2||2||1||colspan="2"|–||9||3 |- |[[2021 Japan Football League|2021]]||JFL||23||5||1||1||colspan="2"|–||24||6 |- |[[2022 J3 League|2022]]||[[J3 League]]||29||6||0||0||colspan="2"|–||29||6 |- |[[2023 J2 League|2023]]||[[J2 League]]||41||7||1||0||colspan="2"|–||42||7 |- |[[2024 J2 League|2024]]||J2 League||38||18||1||0||1||0||40||18 |- |[[2025 J2 League|2025]]||J2 League||22||8||1||1||0||0||23||9 |- !colspan="2"|Total !160||46||6||3||1||0||167||49 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Yokohama F. Marinos]] |[[2025 J1 League|2025]] |[[J1 League]] |15||6||0||0||1||0||16||6 |- |[[J1 100 Year Vision League|2026]] |J1 (100) |5||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||5||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !20||7||0||0||1||0||21||7 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !180||53||6||3||2||0||188||56 |}
==Honours== ; Iwaki FC *[[Japan Football League]] : [[2021 Japan Football League|2021]] *[[J3 League]] : [[2022 J3 League|2022]]
; Individual * [[J2 League]] [[J.League Best XI|Best XI]]: [[2024 J2 League|2024]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Ｊ２受賞選手：2024Ｊ２リーグアウォーズ：Ｊリーグ.jp |url=https://www.jleague.jp/awards/2024/j2.html |website=Ｊリーグ.jp |access-date=20 December 2024 |language=ja}}</ref>
==Personal life== His elder brother [[Kenichi Tanimura]] is also a footballer who has played in the J.League.<ref>{{cite web |title=[選手権予選]花巻東の注目FW谷村海那、抜群の素材感披露して2ゴールも全国届かず・・・:岩手 |url=https://web.gekisaka.jp/news/detail/?175085-175085-fl |website=ゲキサカ |access-date=19 February 2023 |language=ja}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.jleague.co/players/4616/Kaina-TANIMURA/ Profile at J.League] *{{Soccerway|kaina-tanimura/811989}}
{{Yokohama F. Marinos squad}} {{2024 J2 League Best XI}}
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