Keiko Tanaka (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 May 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Japan | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Gladesville Ravens | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2011 | TEPCO Mareeze | ||
2012 | MyNavi Sendai | ||
2013–2017 | NHK Spring Yokohama FC Seagulls | ||
2020 | NWS Koalas FC | ||
2021– | Gladesville Ravens | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Keiko Tanaka (Japanese: 田中景子; born 6 May 1986) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Gladesville Ravens.
Early life
[edit]Tanaka started playing football during fourth grade.[1]
Career
[edit]In 2013, Tanaka signed for Japanese side NHK Spring Yokohama FC Seagulls, where she captained the club.[2] After that, she signed for Australian side NWS Koalas FC and left due to the coronavirus pandemic.[3] Before the 2021 season, she signed for Australian side Gladesville Ravens, helping the club achieve promotion.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Tanaka has worked as a football coach and at a Japanese restaurant.[5]
References
[edit]Categories:
- Living people
- 1986 births
- Women's association football defenders
- Women's association football midfielders
- Expatriate women's soccer players in Australia
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Japanese women's footballers
- Japanese expatriate women's footballers
- Mynavi Sendai Ladies players
- TEPCO Mareeze players
- 21st-century Japanese sportswomen