# Kaina Tanimura

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Japanese footballer

Kaina Tanimura 谷村海那 Personal information Date of birth (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 28) Place of birth Iwate Prefecture, Japan Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Position Forward Team information Current team Yokohama F. Marinos Number 48 Youth career Grulla Morioka Renuovens Ogasa FC 2010–2012 Omiya Junior High School 2013–2015 Hanamaki Higashi High School College career Years Team Apps (Gls) 2016–2019 Kokushikan University Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2020–2025 Iwaki FC 160 (46) 2025– Yokohama F. Marinos 20 (7) * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:51, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

**Kaina Tanimura** (谷村海那, *Tanimura Kaina*; born 5 March 1998) is a Japanese professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [forward](/source/Forward_(association_football)) for [J1 League](/source/J1_League) club [Yokohama F. Marinos](/source/Yokohama_F._Marinos).[1]

## Youth career

Tanimura was captain of his high school team before moving on to [Kokushikan University](/source/Kokushikan_University).[2] 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](/source/Sendai_University).[3] 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.[4] 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](/source/Japan_Football_League) club [Iwaki FC](/source/Iwaki_FC).[5] 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](/source/Verspah_Oita).[6] 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](/source/Kochi_United_SC).[7] 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](/source/J3_League) for the first time in their history.[8]

In 2022, Tanimura was largely used as an impact player from the bench in his first season in the [J3 League](/source/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](/source/J2_League) for the first time in their history. On 12 December 2022, Tanimura renewed his contract with club for the 2023 season.[9]

He scored on the opening match of the [2023 season](/source/2023_J2_League) in a 3–2 defeat to [Fujieda MYFC](/source/Fujieda_MYFC).[10]

### Yokohama F. Marinos

On 6 July 2025, it was announced that Tanimura would be joining [J1 League](/source/J1_League) club [Yokohama F. Marinos](/source/Yokohama_F._Marinos).[11] Later that month, Tanimura scored on his debut in a 3–0 league victory over [Nagoya Grampus](/source/Nagoya_Grampus).[12] He finished the 2025 season with 6 goals in 16 games across all competitions for Marinos.

## Career statistics

- *As of 9 March 2026*.[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Iwaki FC 2020 JFL 7 2 2 1 – 9 3 2021 JFL 23 5 1 1 – 24 6 2022 J3 League 29 6 0 0 – 29 6 2023 J2 League 41 7 1 0 – 42 7 2024 J2 League 38 18 1 0 1 0 40 18 2025 J2 League 22 8 1 1 0 0 23 9 Total 160 46 6 3 1 0 167 49 Yokohama F. Marinos 2025 J1 League 15 6 0 0 1 0 16 6 2026 J1 (100) 5 1 – – 5 1 Total 20 7 0 0 1 0 21 7 Career total 180 53 6 3 2 0 188 56

## Honours

**Iwaki FC**

- [Japan Football League](/source/Japan_Football_League) : [2021](/source/2021_Japan_Football_League)

- [J3 League](/source/J3_League) : [2022](/source/2022_J3_League)

**Individual**

- [J2 League](/source/J2_League) [Best XI](/source/J.League_Best_XI): [2024](/source/2024_J2_League)[14]

## Personal life

His elder brother [Kenichi Tanimura](/source/Kenichi_Tanimura) is also a footballer who has played in the J.League.[15]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["谷村 海那：いわきＦＣ：Ｊリーグ.jp"](https://www.jleague.jp/player/1630058/#attack). *Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ）* (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["\[選手権予選\]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"](https://web.gekisaka.jp/news/detail/?175085-175085-fl). *ゲキサカ* (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Soccer D.B. : 2016 JUFA Kanto League 1 16/06/12 Kokushikan University - Senshu University Results, Players"](https://soccer-db.net/result.php?g=20160612061&la=e). *Soccer D.B*. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Soccer D.B. : 2019 JUFA Kanto League 2 19/05/19 Kokushikan University - Saint Paul's University Results, Players"](https://soccer-db.net/result.php?g=20190519062&la=e). *Soccer D.B*. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["\[いわきFC OfficialSite\] 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〜"](https://iwakifc.com/news/2019/1223_012884.php). *いわきFC OfficialSite* (in Japanese). 23 December 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Soccer D.B. : 2020 Japan Football League 20/08/23 Verspah Oita - Iwaki FC Results, Players"](https://soccer-db.net/result.php?g=20200823034&la=e). *Soccer D.B*. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Soccer D.B. : 2020 Japan Football League 20/09/13 Iwaki FC - Kochi United FC Results, Players"](https://soccer-db.net/result.php?g=20200913036&la=e). *Soccer D.B*. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Summary - Japan Football League - Japan - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway"](https://uk.soccerway.com/national/japan/japan-football-league/2021/regular-season/r61149/). *uk.soccerway.com*. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["\[いわきFC OfficialSite\] 谷村海那選手 契約更新のお知らせ"](https://iwakifc.com/news/2022/1212_021504.php). *いわきFC OfficialSite* (in Japanese). 12 December 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Iwaki vs. Fujieda MYFC - 18 February 2023 - Soccerway"](https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2023/02/18/japan/j2-league/iwaki/fujieda-myfc/4009166/). *uk.soccerway.com*. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["谷村 海那選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ | ニュース"](https://www.f-marinos.com/news/team/8877). *横浜F・マリノス 公式サイト* (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 July 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["「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」"](https://www.soccer-king.jp/news/japan/jl/20250721/2041706.html). *サッカーキング* (in Japanese). 21 July 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["2026 Kaina Tanimura Players"](https://soccer-db.net/player/index/61907/?la=e). *Soccer D.B. Japan*. Retrieved 9 March 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Ｊ２受賞選手：2024Ｊ２リーグアウォーズ：Ｊリーグ.jp"](https://www.jleague.jp/awards/2024/j2.html). *Ｊリーグ.jp* (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["\[選手権予選\]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"](https://web.gekisaka.jp/news/detail/?175085-175085-fl). *ゲキサカ* (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 February 2023.

## External links

- [Profile at J.League](https://www.jleague.co/players/4616/Kaina-TANIMURA/)

- [Kaina Tanimura](https://int.soccerway.com/players/kaina-tanimura/811989/) at Soccerway

v t e Yokohama F. Marinos – current squad 1 Park Il-gyu 2 Katō 6 K. Watanabe 7 Tōno 8 Kida 9 Tanimura 11 Croux 13 Inoue 15 T. Watanabe 17 Quiñónes 18 Onaiwu 19 Tevis 20 Tsuboi 21 Iikura 22 Tsunoda 23 Miyaichi 24 Kondo 25 Suzuki 26 David 27 Matsubara 28 Yamane 29 Higuchi 30 Yuri 31 Kimura 32 Tanaka 33 Suwama 34 Kimura 35 Sekitomi 40 Amano 41 Matsumura 44 Deng 46 Asada 47 Miidera 49 Murakami Manager: Ōshima

v t e 2024 J2 League Best XI GK: Brodersen DF: Fukumori DF: Nduka DF: Sumiyoshi DF: Yamahara MF: Lara MF: Inui MF: Matheus Jesus FW: Komori FW: Tanimura FW: Tanaka

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