| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kōsei Tani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2000-11-22) 22 November 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Machida Zelvia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0000–2012 | TSK Senboku SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Gamba Osaka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Gamba Osaka U23 | 33 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Gamba Osaka | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | → Shonan Bellmare (loan) | 90 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Dender (loan) | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Machida Zelvia (loan) | 37 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Machida Zelvia | 29 | (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 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 June 2025, 12:22 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kōsei Tani (谷 晃生, Tani Kōsei; born 22 November 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club, Machida Zelvia. He also plays for the Japan national team.[1][2][3]
Club career
Gamba Osaka
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 Osaka U23 which compete in the J3 League in the 2017 season. 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]
Dender (loan)
On 1 August 2023, Tani signed with Belgium 2nd division club, FCV Dender, on a season-long loan transfer.[6]
Machida Zelvia
On 12 January 2024, Tani was announce official join to J1 promoted club, Machida Zelvia on a loan transfer for 2024 season until 31 January 2025.[7][8]
On 4 January 2025, Tani was announce official permanent transfer to Machida Zelvia for 2025 season. During the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite, he was named Best Goalkeeper after recording seven clean sheets, as his club reached the final, where they were defeated 1–0 after extra time by Al-Ahli.[9]
International career
Youth
Tani 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]
Senior
On 27 July 2022, Tani make his debut for Japan national team playing the full match in a 3–0 win over South Korea during the 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gamba Osaka | 2018 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Shonan Bellmare (loan) | 2020 | J1 League | 25 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 94 | 0 | ||||
| Dender (loan) | 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Machida Zelvia (loan) | 2024 | J1 League | 37 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| Machida Zelvia | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 138 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 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
Club
Machida Zelvia
- Emperor's Cup: 2025[10]
- AFC Champions League Elite : 2025–26 Runners-up[11]
International
Individual
References
- Kōsei Tani at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- "Kōsei Tani Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- "Kōsei Tani Gamba Osaka Player Profile". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- "Gamba Osaka News – Kōsei Tani promotion". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- "Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Gamba Osaka 9 May 2018". J. League English Site. Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- "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" [Announcement: Player Kosei Tani joins FCV Dender EH (Belgium) on a loan transfer.]. www.gamba-osaka.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- "谷晃生選手 期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" [Announcement: Kosei Tani joins on a loan transfer.] (Press release). FC町田ゼルビア. 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- "谷 晃生選手 FC町田ゼルビアへ期限付き移籍のお知らせ" [Announcement: Kosei Tani joins FC Machida Zelvia on a loan transfer.] (Press release). ガンバ大阪. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- "Machida's Tani earns Best Goalkeeper honour". The AFC. 25 April 2026.
- "町田vs神戸の試合結果・データ(天皇杯:2025年11月22日)". J.League (in Japanese). 22 November 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- "Ultimate battles to be revealed for #ACLElite Finals". the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
External links
- Kōsei Tani – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Kōsei Tani at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)