Jonathan Tah Biography

German footballer (born 1996)

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:38, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

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

Early life

Tah was born in Hamburg, to an Ivorian father and a German mother. He grew up in the Hamburg district of Altona.

Club career

Tah started playing football at local clubs Altona 93 and SC Concordia before being snapped up by Hamburger SV. On 4 August 2013, Tah made his compe*ive debut for Hamburg in a DFB-Pokal match against SV Schott Jena. He made his Bundesliga debut on 21 September 2013 in a 2-0 home loss against Werder Bremen.

On 1 September 2014, he was loaned to Fortuna Düsseldorf for a year.

Bayer Leverkusen

On 15 July 2015 he signed a five-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen for a fee of €7.5 million. On 26 February 2018, Bayer Leverkusen announced the extension of Tah's contract with the club until 2023.

He made his 100th Bundesliga appearance for the club on 10 March 2019.

In September 2021, Tah signed a contract extension with the club until 2025.

Tah was part of the Leverkusen side that won their first Bundesliga *le ever during the 2023–24 season, clinching the league with a win against Werder Bremen on 14 April 2024.

International career

After playing for the Germany youth sides from U16 to U21, Tah received his first call up to the senior Germany squad in March 2016 for friendlies against England and Italy. He made his debut in the former, coming on at half-time for Mats Hummels in a 2–3 loss. He was called up to replace Antonio Rüdiger at Euro 2016.

Tah was not included in the Germany squads for the 2018 World Cup or the 2022 World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 April 2024

International

As of match played 26 March 2024

Honours

Bayer Leverkusen

• Bundesliga: 2023–24

Germany U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2019

Individual

• Fritz Walter Medal U19 Gold: 2015
• UEFA Europa League Team of the Season: 2019–20, 2022–23

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jonathan Tah.

• Jonathan Tah – UEFA compe*ion record (archive):
• Jonathan Tah at kicker (in German)
• Jonathan Tah at DFB (also available in German)