SATOSHI TANAKA
Midfielder · FC Schalke 04 · Bundesliga
“Shuttling midfielder who keeps Japan connected in both directions.”
GoalPost verdict
GoalPost score (GPS)
GoalPost read
S. Tanaka rates limited, with value built on reliable season-to-season consistency and elite position-adjusted output. He is improving, a steady riser in his prime, with peak form at Shonan Bellmare.
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range €966K – €1.1M
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s.
GPS / value trend
Daily snapshots only. Sparse history stays hidden rather than drawing a flat line.
Scouting report
Strengths
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Watch-outs
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Analysis overview
S. Tanaka is a box-to-box midfielder who works the full length of the pitch, stitching play together with constant movement and clean support angles. He arrives to help build, then sprints back to recover, giving Japan energy, balance, and an extra passing option in transition. As an emerging talent, his game feels built around industry, timing, and reliability rather than flash.
Playing style
Shot profile
Shots / 90
0.44
SoT / 90
0.15
Accuracy
33%
Conversion
0%
Club football this season: 3 shots in 8 matches (612 min).
Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.
Last 12 matches · shots
4 shots · 0 goals
Player intelligence
Workrate
The unglamorous work: tackles, interceptions, duels, passing, fouls won, minutes and discipline, against his position
Ball progression
Estimated progressive passes and carries, against his position
Team impact
Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample
Performance overview
2026/27 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 507 | 6.83 |
 DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 6.62 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 612 | 6.79 |
Form (last 10 matches)
Each dot is one match rating.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.00
per 90
Assists
0.00
per 90
Shots
0.44
per 90
Shots on target
0.15
per 90
Conversion
0%
goals per shot
Dribbles
0.88
per 90 · 86% completed
Key passes
0.15
per 90
Pass accuracy
76%
Fouls won
2.06
per 90
Tackles + interceptions
4.71
per 90
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 |  Dynamo Dresden | DFB-Pokal | L2-0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Oct 24 |  1. FC Köln | Bundesliga | D0-0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Oct 17 |  FSV Mainz 05 | Bundesliga | L0-1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Oct 11 |  SC Freiburg | Bundesliga | L2-1 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Sep 28 |  Venezuela | Friendly | W2-1 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Sep 20 |  SV Elversberg | Bundesliga | D0-0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Minutes played
Total minutes
Bundesliga507 (83%)DFB Pokal105 (17%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  FC Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.69 |
| 2025/26 |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 65 | 1 | 3 | 0.06 | 6.98 |
| 2024/25 |  Shonan Bellmare | J1 League | 55 | 4 | 3 | 0.13 | 7.10 |
| 2023/24 | Shonan Bellmare | J1 League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.87 |
| 2022/23 | Shonan Bellmare | J1 League | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 6.78 |
| 2021/22 | Shonan Bellmare | J1 League | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0.07 | 6.83 |
| 2020/21 | Shonan Bellmare | J1 League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.90 |
| 2019/20 | Shonan Bellmare | J1 League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Career highlights
AFC U23 Asian Cup
2024
EAFF E-1 Football Championship
2025
Super Cup
2025
Spell detail
Apps
6
Goals
0
Assists
0
Minutes
432
By season
| 2026/27 | Bundesliga | 6 app | 0 g | 6.69 |
Goals by season
0 goals in the spell
International career
Japan
National-team finishes
- AFC U23 Asian CupWinner · 2024
World Cup 2026
Japan
Japan's tournament →No World Cup minutes on record for S. Tanaka.