Jonathan Tah

Jonathan Glao Tah (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːnatan ˈtaː]; born 11 February 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bayer Leverkusen and the Germany national team.

Jonathan Tah
Tah with Bayer Leverkusen in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Glao Tah[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
Number 4
Youth career
2000–2009 Altona 93
2009 SC Concordia
2009–2014 Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Hamburger SV II 8 (0)
2013–2015 Hamburger SV 16 (0)
2014–2015 → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 23 (0)
2015– Bayer Leverkusen 230 (10)
International career‡
2011–2012 Germany U16 5 (1)
2012–2013 Germany U17 13 (0)
2014–2015 Germany U19 6 (1)
2015–2019 Germany U21 14 (0)
2016– Germany 19 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up2019 Italy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:18, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:52, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Tah was born in Hamburg, to an Ivorian father and a German mother.[3] He grew up in the Hamburg-quarter of Altona.[4]

Club career

Tah started playing football in Altona 93. Then he joined SC Concordia before being snapped up by Hamburger SV. On 4 August 2013, Tah made his competitive debut for Hamburger SV in DFB Cup match against SV Schott Jena.[5] He made his Bundesliga debut on 21 September 2013 in a 2-0 home loss against Werder Bremen.[6]

On 1 September 2014, he was loaned to Fortuna Düsseldorf for one year.[7]

On 15 July 2015 he signed a five-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen.[8] On 26 February 2018, Bayer Leverkusen announced the extension of Tah's contract with the club until 2023.[9] He made his 100th Bundesliga appearance for the club on 10 March 2019.[10]

International career

Tah received his first call up to the senior Germany squad in March 2016 for friendlies against England and Italy.[11] He made his debut in the former, coming on at half time for Mats Hummels in a 2–3 loss.[12] He was called up to replace Antonio Rüdiger at Euro 2016.[13]

Tah was not included in Joachim Löw's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 September 2023[15]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hamburger SV 2013–14 Bundesliga 16040—200
Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 23000—230
Bayer Leverkusen 2015–16 Bundesliga 29040120450
2016–17 1912050261
2017–18 28050—330
2018–19 3332030383
2019–20 2505090390
2020–21 2711070351
2021–22 3321080422
2022–23 33100140471
2023–24 32100042
Total 2301021058030910
Career total 26682505803498

International
As of match played 17 October 2023[15]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany
201640
201950
202040
202110
202220
202330
Total190

Honours

Germany U21

Individual

References
  1. Jonathan Tah at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Jonathan Tah - Abwehr". bayer04.de.
  3. "Jonathan Tah, Leverkusen's defensive 'battleship'". Bundesliga. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. Schiller, Kai; Weßling, Sebastian (6 September 2019). "Nationalspieler Jonathan Tah: "Bin zum Mann geworden"". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Berliner Morgenpost GmbH (Funke Mediengruppe NRW GmbH & Co. KGaA). Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  5. "Der HSV dank Rudnevs am Ende standesgemäß" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  6. Überblick, Alle Spiele im. "Fußball-Bundesliga: Nils Petersen verschärft die HSV-Krise". sueddeutsche.de (in German). ISSN 0174-4917. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  7. "Jonathan Tah und Kerem Demirbay werden für ein Jahr verliehen" [Jonathan Tah and Kerem Demirbay will be loaned for one year] (in German). Hamburger SV. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  8. "Tah joins Bayer Leverkusen from Hamburg". Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  9. "Jonathan Tah signs Bayer Leverkusen contract extension through 2022-23". 26 February 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  10. "Kai Havertz rescues Bayer Leverkusen with late winner in Hannover". Bundesliga. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  11. "Löw calls up Leverkusen's Tah for England and Italy games". bundesliga.com. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  12. "Germany squander 2-0 lead against England". dfb.de. German Football Association. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  13. "Löw calls up Tah to replace Rüdiger". dfb.de. German Football Association. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  14. "BREAKING: Leroy Sané among cuts from Die Mannschaft". Bavarian Football Works. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  15. "Jonathan Tah Socceway Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  16. "U 21 VERPASST GEGEN SPANIEN DRITTEN EM-TITEL" (in German). The DBF Website. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  17. "Fritz-Walter-Medaille in Gold für Bremer, Tah und Passlack" (in German). German Football Association. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  18. "UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  19. "2022/23 UEFA Europa League Team of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
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