Japhet Tanganga
Japhet Manzambi Tanganga (born 31 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
![]() Tanganga with Tottenham Hotspur in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Japhet Manzambi Tanganga[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 31 March 1999||
Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[3] | ||
Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Number | 39 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2019 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014–2015 | England U16 | 3 | (0) |
2016 | England U17 | 4 | (0) |
2016–2017 | England U18 | 6 | (0) |
2017–2018 | England U19 | 11 | (1) |
2018– | England U20 | 10 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:42, 8 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:09, 20 November 2019 (UTC) |
Club career
Tanganga was born in Hackney, Greater London,[4] to a Congolese family.[5] He went on to attend Greig City Academy and at the age of 10 joined the Tottenham Hotspur youth academy.[6] In June 2019 he had his contract with Tottenham extended until 2020.[7] On 24 September 2019, he made his debut in the EFL Cup away to Colchester United.[8] He made his full Premier League debut at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium against Liverpool on 11 January 2020.[9] Three days later he played the full 90 minutes against Middlesbrough in a FA Cup replay, which Spurs won 2–1 and was named man of the match.[10]
On 27 July 2020, Tanganga signed a new contract with Tottenham, valid until 2025.[11]
International career
Tanganga has represented England youth levels at under-16, 17, 18, 19 and 20. In 2017, he took part in the Toulon Tournament which England went on to win.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 March 2020
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tottenham Hotspur U23 | 2017–18[12] | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
2018–19[13] | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
Total | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
Tottenham Hotspur | 2019–20[14] | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Career total | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
References
- "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- "Japhet Tanganga: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- "Japhet Tanganga: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- "Japhet Tanganga". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- Eccleshare, Charlie. "Mourinho's new boy Tanganga: an old-fashioned, pacy defender..." The Athletic.
- "Japhet Tanganga profile". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- "Player update". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- Stanton, John (24 September 2019). "Colchester United 0 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- McNulty, Phil (11 January 2020). "Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- Emons, Michael (15 January 2020). "Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Middlesbrough, FA Cup third-round replay". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- "Next step, next challenge for Japhet". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- "Games played by Japhet Tanganga in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- "Games played by Japhet Tanganga in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- "Games played by Japhet Tanganga in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
External links
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- Profile at the Tottenham Hotspur F.C. website