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Ataru Esaka

Ulsan HD FC
175 cm
Height
31
Shirt
32 years
May 31, 1992
Right
Preferred foot
Japan
Country
Position
Primary
Attacking Midfielder
Others
Left Midfielder, Right Winger, Striker
LM
RW
AM
ST

Player traits

Stats compared to other attacking midfielders/wingers
Touches80%Shot attempts20%Goals58%
Chances created48%Aerial duels won76%Defensive actions80%

K-League 1 2024

4
Goals
2
Assists
9
Started
24
Matches
1,276
Minutes played
6.92
Rating
1
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Sep 13

Gangwon FC
2-0
45
1
0
0
0
7.1

Aug 31

Pohang Steelers
5-4
45
0
1
1
0
7.5

Aug 25

Gwangju FC
0-1
32
0
0
0
0
7.1

Aug 10

Daegu FC
1-0
45
0
0
0
0
6.5

Jul 26

Jeju United
1-0
23
0
0
0
0
6.2

Jul 20

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC
2-0
67
0
0
0
0
6.6

Jul 13

FC Seoul
1-0
84
0
0
0
0
7.2

Jul 10

Gwangju FC
0-1
25
0
0
0
0
6.4

Jul 5

Suwon FC
1-1
81
1
0
0
0
7.3

Jun 30

Pohang Steelers
2-1
68
0
0
0
0
6.5
Ulsan HD FC

Sep 13

K-League 1
Gangwon FC
2-0
45’
7.1

Aug 31

K-League 1
Pohang Steelers
5-4
45’
7.5

Aug 25

K-League 1
Gwangju FC
0-1
32’
7.1

Aug 10

K-League 1
Daegu FC
1-0
45’
6.5

Jul 26

K-League 1
Jeju United
1-0
23’
6.2
2024

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 58%
  • 24Shots
  • 4Goals
  • 2.13xG
2 - 0
Shot typeRight footSituationFast breakResultGoal
0.38xG0.78xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,276

Shooting

Goals
4
Expected goals (xG)
2.13
xG on target (xGOT)
3.64
Non-penalty xG
2.13
Shots
24
Shots on target
14

Passing

Assists
2
Expected assists (xA)
2.82
Successful passes
457
Pass accuracy
75.8%
Accurate long balls
25
Long ball accuracy
43.1%
Chances created
23
Successful crosses
10
Cross accuracy
22.2%

Possession

Successful dribbles
5
Dribble success
29.4%
Touches
819
Touches in opposition box
59
Dispossessed
11
Fouls won
7

Defending

Tackles won
16
Tackles won %
76.2%
Duels won
51
Duels won %
44.7%
Aerial duels won
18
Aerial duels won %
56.2%
Interceptions
4
Blocked
5
Fouls committed
15
Recoveries
64
Possession won final 3rd
8
Dribbled past
12

Discipline

Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other attacking midfielders/wingers
Touches80%Shot attempts20%Goals58%
Chances created48%Aerial duels won76%Defensive actions80%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Ulsan HD FCJan 2023 - now
60
9
Urawa Red DiamondsJul 2021 - Dec 2022
67
13
Kashiwa Reysol (Free transfer)Jan 2018 - Jul 2021
140
35
Omiya ArdijaJan 2016 - Jan 2018
79
18
Thespa Gunma FCJan 2015 - Dec 2015
42
13

National team

JapanMar 2021 - May 2021
1
0
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Urawa Red Diamonds

Japan
1
Super Cup(2022)
1
Emperor Cup(2021)

Kashiwa Reysol

Japan
1
J2 League(2019)