Overview
- Tanaka joins immediately from Sanfrecce Hiroshima and will wear squad number 16.
- Sky reports a transfer fee of about €1 million paid to Hiroshima, a figure not confirmed by the clubs.
- The 23-year-old made 47 appearances for Hiroshima in 2025 with five goals and three assists, winning the Japanese Super Cup and League Cup.
- Sporting director Sven Mislintat praised Tanaka’s ball-winning, technical skill and security in possession, noting his first Japan national team call-up in the summer.
- He previously spent 2022/23 on loan at KV Kortrijk and is expected to take part in Fortuna’s January 2 training start in Düsseldorf; he is not related to former player Ao Tanaka.