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Ao Tanaka called up for November internationals

Ao Tanaka Japan

Leeds United midfielder Ao Tanaka has been named in Hajime Moriyasu's Japan squad, for their upcoming fixtures against Indonesia and China.

Tanaka has been in impressive form for the Whites since joining the club in August, making 15 appearances and voted Player of the Match against Plymouth and Watford.

Tanaka will be looking to add to his 29 caps, having most recently played 90 minutes in last month's 1-1 draw with Australia.

Japan will first travel to the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium on Friday 15th November, where they will face Indonesia, before taking on China at the Xiamen Egret Stadium a few days later on Tuesday 19th November.

Japan Squad:

Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Kosei Tani (Machida Zelvia), Zion Suzuki (Parma), Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), Shogo Taniguchi (Sint-Truiden), Ko Itakura (Borussia Monchengladbach), Koki Machida (Royale Union Saint-Gilloise), Daiki Hashioka (Luton), Ayumu Seko (Grasshoppers), Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton), Kota Takai (Kawasaki Frontale), Wataru Endo (Liverpool), Junya Ito, Keito Nakamura (Reims), Takumi Minamino (Monaco), Kyogo Furuhashi, Daizen Maeda, Reo Hatate (Celtic), Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon), Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers), Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace), Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), Koki Ogawa (NEC Nijmegen), Ritsu Doan (Freiburg), Ao Tanaka (Leeds United), Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), Joel Chima Fujita (Sint-Truiden)

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