Kenta Tanaka
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| Born |
4 May 1988 Shiga Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| –2018 | Minoshima Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | HGC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2021 | Japan | 166 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Kenta Tanaka (田中 健太, Tanaka Kenta, born 4 May 1988) is a Japanese former field hockey player who played as a forward.
International career
[edit]He was a part of the Japan squad which won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games.[1] He was named the Player of the Tournament at the 2021 Men's Asian Champions Trophy where they won the silver medal.[2]
Club career
[edit]Before the 2018 Asian Games he played club hockey for Japanese club Minoshima Club.[3] After those Asian Games he joined Dutch club HGC.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Player Awards". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Men's Hockey National Team "Samurai Japan" Candidate To Represent Japan in Asian Games" (PDF). hockey.or.jp. Japan Hockey Association. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Ambassador of Japan welcomes Kenta Tanaka playing field hockey at HGC in The Hague". dujat.nl. dujat. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ Huiskamp, Frank (9 September 2018). "Japanner Tanaka moet de nieuwe ster worden bij HGC". nrc.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 November 2018.
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