Momoko Tanikawa

Momoko Tanikawa
谷川 萌々子
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-05-07) 7 May 2005
Place of birth Aichi, Japan
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Bayern Munich
Number 18
Youth career
Nagoya FC Ladies
NGU Nagoya FC Ladies
Nagoya Grampus Miyoshi
Grampus Miyoshi
2018–2023 JFA Academy Fukushima
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 JFA Academy Fukushima 51 (19)
2024– Bayern Munich 6 (0)
2024FC Rosengård (loan) 20 (16)
International career
Japan U-17
2024– Japan 9 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:40, 24 February 2025 (UTC)

Momoko Tanikawa (谷川 萌々子, Momoko Tanikawa, born 7 May 2005) is a Japanese professional footballer playing as a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Japan national team.

Tanikawa begun her career with the Japanese national team youth setup, JFA Academy Fukushima, before transferring to Europe. She has won the Damallsvenskan league title with FC Rosengård in 2024 while on loan at the club.

A full international since 2023, Tanikawa won the 2022 Asian Games women's football tournament and the 2023 Toulon Tournament with Japan, having reached the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup with the national team, scoring in every game.