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.
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Jonathan Glao Tah[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 26) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||
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 | 209 | (8) | |||||||||||||
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 | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:34, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:42, 14 June 2022 (UTC) |
Tah was born in Hamburg, to an Ivorian father and a German mother.[3] He grew up in the Hamburg-quarter of Altona.[4]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hamburger SV | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
Bayer Leverkusen | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
2016–17 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
2017–18 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
2019–20 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
2021–22 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
2022–23 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
Total | 209 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 279 | 8 | ||
Career total | 248 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 322 | 8 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Germany | |||
2016 | 4 | 0 | |
2019 | 5 | 0 | |
2020 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 1 | 0 | |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 16 | 0 |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen – current squad | |
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Germany squad – UEFA Euro 2016 semi-finalists | ||
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Fritz Walter Medal (Under-19) | |
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Gold | |
Silver | |
Bronze |
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