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.

Jonathan Tah
Tah with Bayer Leverkusen in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Glao Tah
Date of birth (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club 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 133 (4)
National team‡
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 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:29, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:37, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Early life

Tah was born in Hamburg, to an Ivorian father and a German mother.[2]

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.[3] He made his Bundesliga debut on 21 September 2013 in a 2-0 home loss against Werder Bremen.[4]

On 1 September 2014, he was loaned to Fortuna Düsseldorf for one year.[5]

On 15 July 2015 he signed a five-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen.[6]

On 26 February 2018, Bayer Leverkusen announced the extension of Tah's contract with the club until 2023.[7] He made his 100th Bundesliga appearance for the club on 10 March 2019.[8]

International career

Tah received his first call up to the senior Germany squad in March 2016 for friendlies against England and Italy.[9] He made his debut in the former, coming on at half time for Mats Hummels in a 2–3 loss.[10] He was called up to replace Antonio Rüdiger at Euro 2016.[11]

On 4 June 2018, Tah was not included in Joachim Löw's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of 20 June 2020[13]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hamburger SV 2013–14 16040—200
Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 2014–15 23000—230
Bayer Leverkusen 2015–16 29040120450
2016–17 1912050261
2017–18 2805000330
2018–19 3332030383
2019–20 2405070360
Total 13341802701784
Career total 17242202702214

International
As of 19 November 2019[13]
National teamYearApp.Goals
Germany
201640
201950
Total90

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Jonathan Tah - Abwehr". bayer04.de.
  2. "Jonathan Tah, Leverkusen's defensive 'battleship'". Bundesliga. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  3. "Der HSV dank Rudnevs am Ende standesgemäß" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  4. Überblick, Alle Spiele im. "Fußball-Bundesliga: Nils Petersen verschärft die HSV-Krise". sueddeutsche.de (in German). ISSN 0174-4917. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  5. "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.
  6. "Tah joins Bayer Leverkusen from Hamburg". Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  7. "Jonathan Tah signs Bayer Leverkusen contract extension through 2022-23". 26 February 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  8. "Kai Havertz rescues Bayer Leverkusen with late winner in Hannover". Bundesliga. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  9. "Löw calls up Leverkusen's Tah for England and Italy games". bundesliga.com. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  10. "Germany squander 2-0 lead against England". dfb.de. German Football Association. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  11. "Löw calls up Tah to replace Rüdiger". dfb.de. German Football Association. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  12. "BREAKING: Leroy Sané among cuts from Die Mannschaft". Bavarian Football Works. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  13. "Jonathan Tah Socceway Profile". Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  14. "Fritz-Walter-Medaille in Gold für Bremer, Tah und Passlack" (in German). German Football Association. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
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