Momoko Tanikawa

Early career

From 2018 until 2023, Tanikawa played in Fukushima for the U18 team in the JFA Academy, the youth program of the Japan Football Association.

Bayern Munich

2024: Loan to FC Rosengård

On 11 January 2024, it was announced that Tanikawa had signed with Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. She was immediately sent on loan to Damallsvenskan club FC Rosengård for the 2024 season. She quickly established herself as a key figure in the team as the team went on to win the league title in dominant fashion, which includes a 23 games league winning streak and losing only once. She would end the season as the team and league's top scorer with 16 goals, and won the league's best breakthrough and best midfielder of season award. She return to Bayern Munich at the conclusion of the season.

2025–Present: Return to first team

Tanikawa rejoined Bayern Munich following the conclusion of the Damallsvenskan season. She made her league debut for the team in a 3–1 league win against Hoffenheim as a 90th minute substitute on 9 February 2025. She scored her first goal for the club in a 4–1 DFB-Pokal extra-time win against Eintracht Frankfurt on 13 February 2025, where she also contributed an assist.

Youth

Tanikawa made her international debut in 2022. She made her debut for the U17 national team on 3 October in a 2-1 friendly loss against the United States U17 national team. With the youth national team of this age group, she also took part in the World Cup held in India from 11 to 30 October 2022, playing in all Group D matches and scoring a goal in each game. She also scored a goal in the 2-1 quarter-final loss to the U17 national team of Spain. With the U19 national team, she took part in the Sud Ladies Cup competition as part of the Toulon Tournament from 16 to 21 May 2023, scoring four goals in three matches.

Senior

She made her senior national team debut on 14 July 2023 in a 5-0 friendly win against the Panama national team. Tanikawa went on to win the 2022 Asian Games women's football tournament in Hangzhou, China in October 2023, scoring in a 4-1 final win over North Korea. On 14 June 2024, Tanikawa was included in the Japan squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Tanikawa was part of the Japan squad that won the 2025 SheBelieves Cup.

Club

As of match played 14 September 2026

International

As of match played 6 June 2026

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tanikawa goal.

FC Rosengård

Damallsvenskan: 2024 Bayern Munich

Bundesliga: 2024–25, 2025–26 DFB-Pokal: 2024–25, 2025–26 DFB-Supercup: 2025, 2026 Japan U19

Sud Ladies Cup winners: 2023 Japan

AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2026 Asian Games: 2022 SheBelieves Cup: 2025 Individual

FIFA U17 Women's World Cup top scorer: 2022 Damallsvenskan's Best Midfielder: 2024 Damallsvenskan's Top scorer: 2024 Damallsvenskan's Breakthrough of the Year: 2024 Damallsvenskan's Player of the Month: April 2024