Kaina Tanimura

Kaina Tanimura (谷村海那, Tanimura Kaina, born 5 March 1998) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for J2 League club Iwaki FC.^[1]

Kaina Tanimura
谷村海那

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Iwaki FC
Number	17
Youth career
2013–2015	Hanamaki Higashi High School
2016–2019	Kokushikan University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Iwaki FC	60	(14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:08, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

Youth career

Tanimura was captain of his high school team before moving on to Kokushikan University.^[2] He scored on his debut for his university, after coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 JUFA Kanto League 1 game against Sendai University.^[3] However, he did not play regularly for Kokushikan in his first or second year, only making four appearances in 2016 and 2017. From 2019, Tanimura did start to get more game time and made 10 appearances in 2018 scoring 1 goal, and a further 21 appearances in 2019 scoring 4 goals. He also received his first red card in his career in his final year.^[4] All in all, he represented his university 35 times, scoring 6 goals.

Club career

In 2020, Tanimura moved to the Japan Football League club Iwaki FC.^[5] He made his debut for the club in August 2020, coming on as a late substitute in a 4-1 league defeat to Verspah Oita.^[6] On his first start in the following month, Tanimura scored his first goals for Iwaki, scoring two goals in a 4–3 league victory over Kochi United SC.^[7] Tanimura went on to make a few more short appearances throughout the rest of the season, playing 9 times across all competitions, scoring 3 goals in total.

In 2021, he played 24 games and scored 6 goals, as Iwaki were crowned champions of the JFL and were promoted to the J3 League for the first time in their history.^[8]

In 2022, Tanimura was largely used as an impact player from the bench in his first season in the J3 League. In spite of his relatively low amount of minutes played, he did manage to score 6 goals during the season, all of which came from appearing as a substitite. He appeared in 29 games as Iwaki were crowned champions of the J3 League and were promoted to the J2 League for the first time in their history. On 12 December 2022, Tanimura renewed his contract with club for the 2023 season.^[9]

He scored on the opening match of the 2023 season in a 3–2 defeat to Fujieda MYFC.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 February 2023.^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Total
Iwaki FC	2020	JFL	7	2	2	1	–		9	3
	2021		23	5	1	1	–		24	6
	2022	J3 League	29	6	0	0	–		29	6
	2023	J2 League	1	1	0	0	–		1	1
Career total			60	14	3	2	0	0	63	16

Honours

Iwaki FC

• Japan Football League : 2021
• J3 League : 2022

Personal life

His elder brother Kenichi Tanimura is also a footballer who has played in the J.League.^[12]

References

1. "谷村 海那：いわきＦＣ：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 February 2023.
2. "[選手権予選]花巻東の注目FW谷村海那、抜群の素材感披露して2ゴールも全国届かず・・・:岩手". ゲキサカ (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 February 2023.
3. "Soccer D.B. : 2016 JUFA Kanto League 1 16/06/12 Kokushikan University - Senshu University Results,Players". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
4. "Soccer D.B. : 2019 JUFA Kanto League 2 19/05/19 Kokushikan University - Saint Paul's University Results,Players". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
5. "[いわきFC OfficialSite] いわきFC 新加入選手内定のお知らせ 〜流通経済大 黒澤丈選手、国士舘大 谷村海那選手、桃山学院大 今吉晃平選手〜". いわきFC OfficialSite (in Japanese). 23 December 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
6. "Soccer D.B. : 2020 Japan Football League 20/08/23 Verspah Oita - Iwaki FC Results,Players". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
7. "Soccer D.B. : 2020 Japan Football League 20/09/13 Iwaki FC - Kochi United FC Results,Players". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
8. "Summary - Japan Football League - Japan - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
9. "[いわきFC OfficialSite] 谷村海那選手 契約更新のお知らせ". いわきFC OfficialSite (in Japanese). 12 December 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
10. "Iwaki vs. Fujieda MYFC - 18 February 2023 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
11. "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Kaina Tanimura Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
12. "[選手権予選]花巻東の注目FW谷村海那、抜群の素材感披露して2ゴールも全国届かず・・・:岩手". ゲキサカ (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 February 2023.

External links

• Profile at J.League
• Kaina Tanimura at Soccerway