Daichi Tani
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 July 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sagan Tosu | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | FC Seoul | ||
| 2023– | Sagan Tosu | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Japan U17 | 5 | (4) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 September 2025 | |||
Daichi Tani (Japanese: 谷大地; Korean: 김도윤; born 1 July 2008) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sagan Tosu. Born in South Korea, he is a Japan youth international.
Early life
[edit]Tani was born on 1 July 2008 in South Korea. The son of Japanese singer Rumiko Tani and South Korean singer Kim Jung-min, he regarded Poland international Robert Lewandowski as his football idol.[1]
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Tani joined the youth academy of South Korean side FC Seoul. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Japanese side Sagan Tosu in 2023.[2]
International career
[edit]Tani is a Japan youth international. During April 2025, he played for the Japan national under-17 football team at the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup.
Style of play
[edit]Tani plays as a forward. South Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo wrote in 2025 that he "possesses exceptional football instincts. His speed allows him to excel in dribbling and passing, and he also possesses the finishing ability of a striker".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "両親が歌手。異色の経歴を持つ韓国育ちのストライカー谷大地の半端ないスケール感。カタールとの首位決戦でもゴール量産に期待【U-16代表】" [Both of his parents are singers. Striker Tani Daichi, who grew up in Korea, has an unusual background and an incredible sense of scale. Expectations are high for him to score a lot of goals in the top-of-the-table clash against Qatar [U-16 National Team]] (in Japanese). Soccer Digest Web. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ Daichi Tani at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "둘째 아들이 일본 국가대표, 김정민 "귀화 아냐, 모국이 두 나라. 최종 선택은 몰라"…김도윤→다니의 꿈은 유럽 진출" [Second son, Kim Jeong-min, a member of the Japanese national team, said, "It's not naturalization. I have two home countries. I don't know the final choice." Kim Do-yoon → Dani's dream is to advance to Europe] (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
External links
[edit]- Daichi Tani at WorldFootball.net