He previously played for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League and the Parramatta Eels, North Queensland Cowboys and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the NRL.

[5][6] In round 2 of the 2015 NRL season, Tanginoa made his debut for North Queensland, coming off the bench in the side's 14–16 loss to the Newcastle Knights.

[citation needed] On 27 September 2015, Tanginoa played in the Townsville Blackhawks' Intrust Super Cup Grand Final loss to the Ipswich Jets.

[citation needed] Tanginoa played 22 games for Wakefield Trinity in the 2022 Super League season which saw the side finish 10th.

He was limited to only seven matches with Wakefield Trinity in the Super League XXVIII season as the club finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the RFL Championship which ended their 24-year stay in the top flight.

After leaving Wakefield Trinity, he moved across the M62 to the city of Hull to join up with former team mates Corey Hall, James Batchelor, Yousef Aydin, Jai Whitbread and George King ahead of the 2024 Super League season.