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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

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

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

  1. ^ "Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Player Awards". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Ambassador of Japan welcomes Kenta Tanaka playing field hockey at HGC in The Hague". dujat.nl. dujat. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  5. ^ 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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