Paulo Junichi Tanaka
Attack - Right Winger
at Tochigi City
at Tochigi City
1,206 days · joined 2023-02-03
👕200+ Apps
Market value
—
Right Winger Attack
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
2012
debut season
0.15
goals / match
FC Gifu
top club · 89 apps
Position rank · 2025
#23
goals rank
#12
assists rank
49
season goals
46
season assists
Among 416 Attack - Right Wingers · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€500k
peak value · 2019
—
top transfer fee
8
best season · 2018
7 · 14.3%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 1993-10-23 · 6 players total
329Appearances
49Goals
46Assists
16Yellow cards
1Red cards
45Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Paulo Junichi Tanaka |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | 田中 パウロ 淳一 |
| Date of birth | 1993-10-23 (32 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Takasago, Hyogo, Japan |
| Citizenship |  Japan |
| Position | Attack - Right Winger (main: Attack) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 169.00 m |
| Current club | Tochigi City |
| Joined | 2023-02-03 |
| Contract expires | 2026-01-31 |
| Agent | JEB ENTERTAINMENT ... |
Jul 2025
2025 — Tochigi City
26 matches · 8 G · 8 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
2024 — Tochigi City
27 matches · 6 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
2023 — Tochigi City
27 matches · 7 G · 15 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2023
Transfer: Matsumoto Yama. → Tochigi City
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
2022 — Matsumoto Yamaga
10 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
2021 — Matsumoto Yamaga
25 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2021
Transfer: Reno. Yamaguchi → Matsumoto Yama.
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
2020 — Renofa Yamaguchi
31 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
2019 — Renofa Yamaguchi
38 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2019
Transfer: FC Gifu → Reno. Yamaguchi
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2018
2018 — FC Gifu
32 matches · 8 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
2017 — FC Gifu
36 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
2016 — FC Gifu
21 matches · 0 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2016
Transfer: Zweig. Kanazawa → FC Gifu
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
2015 — Zweigen Kanazawa
27 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
2014 — Zweigen Kanazawa
26 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2014
Transfer: Without Club → Zweig. Kanazawa
13/14 · Transfer
Mar 2013
Transfer: Kawasaki Front. → Without Club
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
2012 — Kawasaki Frontale
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2012
Transfer: Osaka Toin HS → Kawasaki Front.
11/12 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €500k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 218 other Attack - Right Wingers with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals8 total · 2.72/90
Assists8 total · 2.72/90
G+A16 total · 5.43/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.34/90
Minutes played by club
Tochigi City
26.9%
Matsumoto Yamaga
4.0%
Renofa Yamaguchi
45.2%
FC Gifu
17.4%
Zweigen Kanazawa
6.5%
Kawasaki Frontale
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tochigi City | 3 | 2023 | 2025 | 80 | 21 | 27 | 1,079 |
| Matsumoto Yamaga | 2 | 2021 | 2022 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 159 |
| Renofa Yamaguchi | 2 | 2019 | 2020 | 69 | 6 | 7 | 1,814 |
| FC Gifu | 3 | 2016 | 2018 | 89 | 13 | 8 | 697 |
| Zweigen Kanazawa | 2 | 2014 | 2015 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 262 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 1 | 2012 | 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | J3 League | Tochigi City | 26 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 265 |
| 2024 | Emperor's Cup | Tochigi City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Japan Football League | Tochigi City | 25 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 288 |
| 2023 | Emperor's Cup | Tochigi City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Kanto Soccer League (Div.1) | Tochigi City | 18 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 410 |
| 2023 | RL Champ. League | Tochigi City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 |
| 2023 | Shakaijin Cup | Tochigi City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Emperor's Cup | Matsumoto Yamaga | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 2022 | J3 League | Matsumoto Yamaga | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 110 |
| 2021 | Emperor's Cup | Matsumoto Yamaga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | J2 League | Matsumoto Yamaga | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | J2 League | Renofa Yamaguchi | 31 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1,514 |
| 2019 | Emperor's Cup | Renofa Yamaguchi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | J2 League | Renofa Yamaguchi | 36 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 300 |
| 2018 | J2 League | FC Gifu | 32 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 321 |
| 2017 | J2 League | FC Gifu | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 376 |
| 2016 | Emperor's Cup | FC Gifu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | J2 League | FC Gifu | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Emperor's Cup | Zweigen Kanazawa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| 2015 | J2 League | Zweigen Kanazawa | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Emperor's Cup | Zweigen Kanazawa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | J3 League | Zweigen Kanazawa | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 |
| 2012 | Emperor's Cup | Kawasaki Frontale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | J. League Cup | Kawasaki Frontale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | J.League Div.1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | 2012-02-01 | Osaka Toin HS | Kawasaki Front. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-03-26 | Kawasaki Front. | Without Club | Transfer | 25000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-14 | Without Club | Zweig. Kanazawa | Transfer | 25000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-01 | Zweig. Kanazawa | FC Gifu | Transfer | 25000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-01 | FC Gifu | Reno. Yamaguchi | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-09 | Reno. Yamaguchi | Matsumoto Yama. | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-02-03 | Matsumoto Yama. | Tochigi City | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Collateral ligament injury | 2018-07-21 | 2018-09-01 | 43 | 8 |
Current—
Peak€500k
Low—
Δ since start−€25k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuhiro Sato | 1 | 1 | 611 |
| Koya Kazama | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Henik | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Takayuki Mae | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joji Ikegami | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kazuma Takai | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | J2 League | FC Gifu | 8 | 32 |
| 2025 | J3 League | Tochigi City | 8 | 26 |
| 2024 | Japan Football League | Tochigi City | 6 | 25 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kanto Soccer League (Div.1) | Tochigi City | 15 | 18 |
| 2025 | J3 League | Tochigi City | 8 | 26 |
| 2016 | J2 League | FC Gifu | 5 | 20 |
Teams faced most often by Paulo Junichi Tanaka's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kashima Antlers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0% |
| Oita Trinita | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 50% |
| Nagoya Grampus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50% |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0% |
| Cerezo Osaka | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0% |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0% |
| FC Tokyo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0% |
| Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0% |
| Vegalta Sendai | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| Shonan Bellmare | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Vissel Kobe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Senior debut season | |
| 2014 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | 265 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 2024 | 27 | 288 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 |
| 2023 | 27 | 526 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 2022 | 10 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.57 |
| 2021 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 31 | 1,514 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 2019 | 38 | 300 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 32 | 321 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.56 |
| 2017 | 36 | 376 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 2015 | 27 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.17 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
J2 League
203 apps
19 G
14 A
J3 League
58 apps
13 G
10 A
Japan Football League
25 apps
6 G
4 A
Emperor's Cup
15 apps
4 G
3 A
RL Champ. League
6 apps
4 G
0 A
Kanto Soccer League (Div.1)
18 apps
3 G
15 A
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Frequently asked about Paulo Junichi Tanaka
Who is Paulo Junichi Tanaka?
Paulo Junichi Tanaka is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Tochigi City.
How old is Paulo Junichi Tanaka?
Paulo Junichi Tanaka is 32 years old. He was born on October 23, 1993 in Takasago, Hyogo.
What position does Paulo Junichi Tanaka play?
Paulo Junichi Tanaka plays as a right winger (Attack - Right Winger).
What club does Paulo Junichi Tanaka play for?
Paulo Junichi Tanaka currently plays for Tochigi City.
How many career goals has Paulo Junichi Tanaka scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Paulo Junichi Tanaka has scored 49 goals in 329 appearances.