Kosei Tani

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Kosei Tani
谷 晃生
Personal information
Full name Kosei Tani
Date of birth (2000-11-22) November 22, 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Osaka, Japan
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Machida Zelvia (on loan from Gamba Osaka)
Number 1
Youth career
TSK Senboku SC
Gamba Osaka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Gamba Osaka U-23 33 (0)
2018– Gamba Osaka 10 (0)
2020–2022Shonan Bellmare (loan) 90 (0)
2023–2024Dender (loan) 1 (0)
2024–Machida Zelvia (loan) 2 (0)
International career
2015 Japan U15 11 (0)
2016 Japan U16 11 (0)
2017 Japan U17 12 (0)
2018 Japan U19 3 (0)
2021– Japan U23 10 (0)
2022– Japan 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Japan
Men's football
EAFF Championship
Winner 2022 Japan Team
AFC U-19 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Indonesia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2022 (UTC)

Kosei Tani (谷 晃生, Tani Kōsei, born November 22, 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Machida Zelvia, on loan from Gamba Osaka. He also plays for the Japan national team.[1][2][3]

Club career

Born and raised in Osaka, Tani came through the youth ranks at Gamba Osaka and was promoted to the first team ahead of the 2018 season.[4] He made his top team debut in a J.League Cup match away to Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 9 May 2018. Gamba recovered from a 2-0 half-time deficit to run out 3-2 winners.[5]

Prior to joining Gamba's J1 team, Tani played 4 times for Gamba Under-23 in J3 League in 2017. Following his elevation to the club's first-team squad, he earned more playing time at J3 level appearing 17 times as part of a rotation system with Ryota Suzuki.[2]

On 1 August 2023, Tani signed with Belgium 2nd division club, FCV Dender, on a season-long loan transfer.[6]

International career

He appeared for Japan as a goalkeeper in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup and played a total of 7 games at that level.[2]

Career statistics

Last update: 24 November 2022[2][3]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Asia Total
2018 Gamba Osaka J1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - - 1 0
2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
2020 Shonan Bellmare 25 0 0 0 0 0 - - 25 0
2021 34 0 0 0 0 0 - - 34 0
2022 31 0 0 0 4 0 - - 35 0
Career total 90 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 - 95 0

Reserves performance

Last Updated: 2 December 2018

Club performance League Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Total
2017 Gamba Osaka U-23 J3 4 0 4 0
2018 17 0 17 0
Career total 21 0 21 0

Honours

International

References

  1. ^ Kosei Tani at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
  2. ^ a b c d "Kosei Tani Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Kosei Tani Gamba Osaka Player Profile". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Gamba Osaka News – Kosei Tani promotion". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Gamba Osaka 9 May 2018". J. League English Site. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. ^ "谷 晃生選手 FCVデンデルEH(ベルギー)へ期限付き移籍のお知らせ". www.gamba-osaka.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 August 2023.

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