Atomu Tanaka

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He was a participant at 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada and scored 1 goal in 3 appearances.[1]

Club career

Albirex Niigata

Tanaka was educated at and played for Maebashi Ikuei High School in Maebashi, Gunma. While he was a high school student, he was registered as a J.League specially-designated player by Albirex Niigata.[2] It meant that he was eligible to play and train with Albirex Niigata, while he was still eligible to play for his high school football club. He played two league games for Albirex in the 2005 season. He made his debut on 27 November 2005 in a J1 League away match against Nagoya Grampus Eight.[3]

After graduating from his high school in 2006, he officially signed with Albirex Niigata. His first appearance as a professional player came on 5 March 2006 in a league match against Kawasaki Frontale.[4] His first professional goal came on 8 April 2006 in a league match against Ventforet Kofu.[5]

HJK Helsinki

After scoring once in five matches for his new team HJK Helsinki in the 2015 Finnish League Cup, he scored on his Veikkausliiga debut against RoPS in a 3–1 away win on 12 April.

In October 2015 of the same year, HJK exercised their option of keeping Tanaka under contract for the 2016 season.[6] Tanaka was voted as a best eleven member in 2015 and 2016 in the Finnish League.[7]

On 25 October 2017, it was announced that Tanaka would leave HJK at the end of the 2017 season.[8]

Cerezo Osaka

He is playing for Cerezo Osaka for the 2018 season.[9]

Return to HJK

On 3 March 2020, Tanaka returned to Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi, after signing a contract until the end of July.[10]

In the 2023 season Atom surpassed the 200th match mark in HJK. On 28 November 2023, Atom extended his contract with HJK, signing a new deal for the 2024 season,[11] which will be his eight season with the club in total. In December 2024, it was announced that Tanaka would leave HJK after the 2024 season.[12]

KTP

In January 2025, Tanaka signed with newly promoted Veikkausliiga club Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP).

International career

Tanaka was a U-20 international and took part in the 2006 AFC Youth Championship and 2007 U-20 World Cup. He scored 1 goal in 8 appearances for this tournament.

Personal life

Atom is a Finnish sauna enthusiast and he writes a sauna blog in Japanese. He has described Helsinki his second hometown.[13][14][15][16]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Albirex Niigata 2005 J1 League 2 0 0 0 0 0 – 2 0
2006 J1 League 22 1 1 0 4 1 – 27 2
2007 J1 League 11 1 0 0 2 0 – 13 1
2008 J1 League 25 1 2 0 5 0 – 32 1
2009 J1 League 5 0 2 0 3 0 – 10 0
2010 J1 League 10 1 3 3 3 0 – 16 4
2011 J1 League 25 3 1 0 2 1 – 28 4
2012 J1 League 34 4 1 0 4 0 – 39 4
2013 J1 League 33 4 2 1 6 0 – 41 5
2014 J1 League 33 2 4 1 0 0 – 37 3
Total 200 17 16 5 29 2 0 0 245 24
HJK Helsinki 2015 Veikkausliiga 31 8 3 2 5 1 6Template:Efn 1 45 12
2016 Veikkausliiga 17 5 2 1 5 2 4Template:Efn 2 28 10
2017 Veikkausliiga 23 3 7 2 – 0 0 30 5
Total 71 16 12 5 10 3 10 3 103 27
Cerezo Osaka 2018 J1 League 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 10 0
2019 J1 League 21 2 1 0 8 1 – 30 3
Total 27 2 2 0 8 1 3 0 40 3
Cerezo Osaka U-23 2018 J3 League 1 0 – – – 1 0
2019 J3 League 2 0 – – – 2 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
HJK Helsinki 2020 Veikkausliiga 19 5 4 0 – – 23 5
2021 Veikkausliiga 16 1 5 1 – 7Template:Efn 1 28 3
2022 Veikkausliiga 19 1 1 0 2 0 6Template:Efn 0 28 1
2023 Veikkausliiga 18 1 1 0 5 2 8Template:Efn 0 32 3
2024 Veikkausliiga 8 0 2 0 2 0 5Template:Efn 0 17 0
Total 80 8 13 1 9 2 26 1 128 12
KTP 2025 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 5 1 – 5 1
Career total 381 43 43 11 61 9 39 4 514 67

Honours

Club

HJK Helsinki

Individual

Notes

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References

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  11. ↑ Jo kahdeksas kausi Atomia!, hjk.fi, 28 November 2023
  12. ↑ Atomin ja Toivion viimeinen kotipeli, hjk.fi, 10 December 2024
  13. ↑ HJK:n Atomu Tanaka omisti japaninkielisen bloginsa saunalle: ”Suomalaisen saunan suosio kasvaa Japanissa voimakkaasti”, Apu, apu.fi, 1 May 2021
  14. ↑ Japanilainen Atomu Tanaka astui suomalaiseen saunaan – Kummastui näkemästään: ”Mistä se johtuu?”, Iltalehti, 22 June 2023
  15. ↑ Atomu Tanaka finding happiness in the Finnish sauna, saunafromfinland, 18 May 2022
  16. ↑ Saunafani palasi Suomeen, Helsingin Sanomat, Ari Virtanen, 24 June 2020
  17. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, Template:ISBN (p. 27 out of 289)
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