Jephte Tanga

Jephte Matuba Tanga (born 16 June 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Welling United on loan from EFL League One club Leyton Orient.

Jephte Tanga
Personal information
Full name Jephte Matuba Tanga[1]
Date of birth (2004-06-16) 16 June 2004
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Welling United (on loan from Leyton Orient)
Number 30
Youth career
0000–2021 Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Leyton Orient 1 (0)
2022 → Sutton Common Rovers (loan) 8 (0)
2022 → Royston Town (loan) 3 (0)
2022 → Sutton Common Rovers (loan) 8 (2)
2022–2023 → Cray Wanderers (loan) 21 (0)
2023– → Welling United (loan) 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 August 2023 (UTC)

Career

Tanga made his senior debut for Leyton Orient in the EFL Trophy in the 1–0 win at home to Southampton U21 on 14 September 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for Callum Reilly.[2] He later appeared in the 0–0 draw with Milton Keynes Dons in the same competition, again as a substitute, this time for Tyrese Omotoye. Orient lost the match after a penalty shoot-out.[3]

On 14 January 2022, Leyton Orient confirmed Tanga had gone on loan to Sutton Common Rovers,[4] where he won Rovers' Player of the Month award for February.[5] On his return to Orient, he made his league debut as a late substitute for Adam Thompson in the 2–2 draw at Colchester United.[6]

In June 2022, Tanga signed his first professional contract with Orient, alongside defender Harrison Sodje.[5] On 19 August 2022, Tanga signed for Royston Town on a 28-day loan.[7] In October 2022, Tanga rejoined Sutton Common Rovers on loan.[8] In November 2022, Tanga joined Cray Wanderers on loan.[9] Tanga won the players player of the season award at Cray.

Statistics
As of match played 1 March 2022
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leyton Orient 2021–22[10] League Two 1000002[lower-alpha 1]030
Career total 1000002030
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
  2. "Match report: Leyton Orient 1–0 Southampton U21". Leyton Orient F.C. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  3. "Match report: Leyton Orient 0–0 MK Dons (4–5 pens)". Leyton Orient F.C. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  4. "Jephte Tanga joins Sutton Common Rovers on loan". Leyton Orient F.C. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. "Orient duo sign first professional contracts in E10". Leyton Orient F.C. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  6. "Colchester United 2–2 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  7. "Jephte Tanga heads out on loan". Leyton Orient F.C. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  8. "Tanga back at Rovers". Isthmian League. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  9. "CRAY WANDERERS SQUAD UPDATE – 2 NEW SIGNINGS, JEPHTE TANGA (LOAN) & TYREESE HESLOP – CERNY ANDO UPDATE". www.cray-wanderers.com. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  10. Jephte Tanga at Soccerbase
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