{{for|the fictional character|List of Wednesday characters#Yoko Tanaka}} {{short description|Japanese footballer}} {{EngvarB|date=July 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox football biography |name=Yoko Tanaka<br/>田中 陽子 |image=Yōko Tanaka 2012 (cropped).JPG |image_size=200 |caption=2012 U-20 World Cup Awards Ceremony |fullname=Yoko Tanaka |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1993|7|30|df=y}} |birth_place=Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.57}} |position=Midfielder |currentclub=Renofa Yamaguchi FC Ladies |clubnumber= 10 |youthyears1=2006–2011|youthclubs1=JFA Academy Fukushima |years1=2012–2014|clubs1=INAC Kobe Leonessa|caps1=34|goals1=8 |years2=2015–2019|clubs2=Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara|caps2=88|goals2=35 |years3=2019–2021|clubs3=Sporting de Huelva|caps3=42|goals3=5 |years4=2021–2022 |clubs4=Rayo Vallecano|caps4=15|goals4=0 |years5=2022–2024 |clubs5=Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels WFC|caps5=46|goals5=4 |years6=2025– |clubs6=Renofa Yamaguchi FC Ladies|caps6=|goals6= |totalcaps=225|totalgoals=52 |nationalyears1=2008–2010|nationalteam1=Japan U-17|nationalcaps1=9|nationalgoals1=4 |nationalyears2=2012|nationalteam2=Japan U-20|nationalcaps2=6|nationalgoals2=6 |nationalyears3=2013|nationalteam3=Japan|nationalcaps3=4|nationalgoals3=0 |manageryears1=|managerclubs1= |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Team|INAC Kobe Leonessa}} {{Medal|W|Nadeshiko League|2012}} {{Medal|W|Nadeshiko League|2013}} {{Medal|W|Nadeshiko League Cup|2013}} {{Medal|RU|Nadeshiko League Cup|2012}} {{Medal|W|Empress's Cup|2012}} {{Medal|W|Empress's Cup|2013}} {{Medal|Team|Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara}} {{Medal|RU|Empress's Cup|2017}} {{Medal|Country|{{Fbw|JPN}}}} {{Medal|Competition|FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup}} {{Medal|B|2012 Japan|}} {{Medal|Competition|AFC U-19 Women's Championship}} {{Medal|G|2011 Vietnam|}} {{Medal|Competition|FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup}} {{Medal|S|2010 Trinidad and Tobago|}} {{Medal|Competition|AFC U-16 Women's Championship}} {{Medal|B|2009 Thailand|}} |club-update=1 January 2025 |nationalteam-update=1 January 2025 }} {{Nihongo|'''Yoko Tanaka'''|田中 陽子|Tanaka Yōko|born 30 July 1993}} is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Renofa Yamaguchi FC Ladies. She has also been a member of the Japan national team.
==Club career== Tanaka was born in Yamaguchi on July 30, 1993. After graduating from JFA Academy Fukushima, she joined INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2012. In 2014, she moved to Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara. In July 2019, she moved to Sporting de Huelva.<ref>[http://stellakanagawa.nojima.co.jp/cn26/pg1257961.html Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129174852/https://stellakanagawa.nojima.co.jp/cn26/pg1257961.html |date=29 November 2021 }}{{in lang|ja}}</ref> In December 2024, she returned to Japan to sign for her hometown team-Renofa Yamaguchi FC Ladies, becoming the first player to sign a professional contract for the club.<ref>{{cite web |title=【レディース】田中陽子選手 仁川現代製鉄レッドエンジェルズより レノファ山口FC レディースに加入のお知らせ {{!}} レノファ山口FC |url=https://www.renofa.com/archives/143045/ |website=RENOFA YAMAGUCHI FC |language=ja |date=13 December 2024}}</ref>
==National team career== Tanaka was a member of Japan U-17 national team for 2008 and 2010 U-17 World Cup. At 2010, she played 6 games and 4 goals, and U-17 Japan team won 2nd place. She was also a member of U-20 team for 2012 U-20 World Cup in Japan. She played 6 games and 6 goals. She was selected Silver Shoe awards and Japan won 3rd place. In March 2013, she was selected Japan national team for 2013 Algarve Cup. At this competition, on March 6, she debuted against Norway. She played 4 games for Japan in 2013.
==National team statistics== <ref>List of match in [http://www.jfa.jp/nadeshikojapan/schedule_result/2013.html 2013] at Japan Football Association {{in lang|ja}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !colspan=3|Japan national team |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2013||4||0 |- !Total||4||0 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{FIFA player|301252}} *{{Soccerway}} *{{WorldFootball.net}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tanaka, Yoko}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Women's association football midfielders Category:Japanese women's footballers Category:Football people from Yamaguchi Prefecture Category:Japan women's international footballers Category:Nadeshiko League players Category:INAC Kobe Leonessa players Category:Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara players Category:Liga F players Category:Sporting de Huelva players Category:Japanese expatriate women's footballers Category:Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Spain Category:21st-century Japanese sportswomen