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.

Japhet Tanganga
Tanganga with Tottenham Hotspur in 2020
Personal information
Full name Japhet Manzambi Tanganga[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999[2]
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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur U23 2017–18[12] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
2018–19[13] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Total ———5050
Tottenham Hotspur 2019–20[14] Premier League 6030101[lower-alpha 2]0110
Career total 60301060160
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in UEFA Champions League

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. "Japhet Tanganga: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. "Japhet Tanganga: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. "Japhet Tanganga". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  5. Eccleshare, Charlie. "Mourinho's new boy Tanganga: an old-fashioned, pacy defender..." The Athletic.
  6. "Japhet Tanganga profile". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  7. "Player update". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  8. Stanton, John (24 September 2019). "Colchester United 0 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  9. McNulty, Phil (11 January 2020). "Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  10. Emons, Michael (15 January 2020). "Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Middlesbrough, FA Cup third-round replay". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  11. "Next step, next challenge for Japhet". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  12. "Games played by Japhet Tanganga in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  13. "Games played by Japhet Tanganga in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  14. "Games played by Japhet Tanganga in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  • Profile at the Tottenham Hotspur F.C. website
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