is a Japanese

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

On 15 March 2017, Tatsuta made his professional debut in

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against

International career

On May 24, 2019, Tatsuta was called by

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's head coach

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to feature in the

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played in Brazil. He made his debut on 20 June 2019 in the game against Uruguay, as an 87th-minute substitute for

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Club statistics

National team statistics

References

External links

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Profile at Shimizu S-Pulse
1998 births Living people Japanese men's footballers Japan men's youth international footballers Japan men's international footballers Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture J1 League players Shimizu S-Pulse players Kashiwa Reysol players Men's association football defenders Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in football Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games 2019 Copa América players {{Japan-footy-defender-1990s-stub