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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 Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Germany national team.

Early life

Tah was born in Hamburg, to an Ivorian father and a German mother.[3] He grew up in the Hamburg district of Altona.[4]

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 competitive debut for Hamburg in a DFB-Pokal 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 a year.[7]

Bayer Leverkusen

On 15 July 2015 he signed a five-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen for a fee of €7.5 million.[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]

In September 2021, Tah signed a contract extension with the club until 2025.[11]

Tah was part of the Leverkusen side that won their first Bundesliga title ever during the 2023–24 season, clinching the league with a win against Werder Bremen on 14 April 2024.[12][13] On 3 May 2024, Tah was included in the Bundesliga team of the season along with five of his Leverkusen teammates.[14]

In September 2024, he announced that he would not renew his contract.[15][16]

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.[17] He made his debut in the former, coming on at half-time for Mats Hummels in a 2–3 loss.[18] He was called up to replace Antonio Rüdiger at Euro 2016, but didn't play in the tournament.[19]

Tah was not included in the Germany squads for the 2018 World Cup or the 2022 World Cup.[20]

Tah was named in Germany's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 April 2025[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hamburger SV 2013–14 Bundesliga 16 0 4 0 — 0 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[a] 0 — 45 0
2016–17 19 1 2 0 5[b] 0 — 26 1
2017–18 28 0 5 0 — — 33 0
2018–19 33 3 2 0 3[c] 0 — 38 3
2019–20 25 0 5 0 9[d] 0 — 39 0
2020–21 27 1 1 0 7[c] 0 — 35 1
2021–22 33 2 1 0 8[c] 0 — 42 2
2022–23 33 1 0 0 14[e] 0 — 47 1
2023–24 31 4 6 2 11[c] 0 — 48 6
2024–25 28 2 5 1 10[b] 0 1[f] 0 44 3
Total 286 14 31 3 79 0 1 0 397 17
Career total 325 14 35 3 79 0 1 0 440 17
  1. ^ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International

As of match played 23 March 2025[22]
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany
2016 4 0
2019 5 0
2020 4 0
2021 1 0
2022 2 0
2023 5 0
2024 12 0
2025 2 0
Total 35 0

Honours

Bayer Leverkusen

Individual

References

  1. ^ Jonathan Tah at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Jonathan Tah". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Jonathan Tah, Leverkusen's defensive 'battleship'". Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. ^ Schiller, Kai; Weßling, Sebastian (6 September 2019). "Nationalspieler Jonathan Tah: "Bin zum Mann geworden"". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Berliner Morgenpost GmbH (Funke Mediengruppe NRW GmbH & Co. KGaA). Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Der HSV dank Rudnevs am Ende standesgemäß" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  6. ^ Überblick, Alle Spiele im. "Fußball-Bundesliga: Nils Petersen verschärft die HSV-Krise". sueddeutsche.de (in German). ISSN 0174-4917. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Tah joins Bayer Leverkusen from Hamburg". Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Jonathan Tah signs Bayer Leverkusen contract extension through 2022-23". 26 February 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Kai Havertz rescues Bayer Leverkusen with late winner in Hannover". Bundesliga. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Leverkusen confirm that Tah's release clause has expired". Bundesliga News. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  12. ^ Whelan, Padraig (14 April 2024). "🚨 Bayer Leverkusen crowned German champions for first time 🏆". OneFootball. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Bayer Leverkusen beat Werder Bremen to win the Bundesliga!". bundesliga.com. 14 April 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Bundesliga Team of the Season 2023/24 by EA FC 24!". Bundesliga. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Tah confirma que no renovará su contrato con el Bayer Leverkusen". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 September 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  16. ^ Correas, Ferran (7 September 2024). "Tah no renovará con el Leverkusen". Diario Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  17. ^ "Löw calls up Leverkusen's Tah for England and Italy games". bundesliga.com. 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  18. ^ "Germany squander 2-0 lead against England". dfb.de. German Football Association. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  19. ^ "Löw calls up Tah to replace Rüdiger". dfb.de. German Football Association. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  20. ^ "BREAKING: Leroy Sané among cuts from Die Mannschaft". Bavarian Football Works. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  21. ^ "UEFA Euro 2024: All squads and players full list". Olympics.com. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  22. ^ a b "J. Tah". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  23. ^ "Bayer Leverkusen are 2023/24 Bundesliga champions!". Bundesliga. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  24. ^ "Bayer Leverkusen battle back to beat VfB Stuttgart on penalties in Supercup". Bundesliga. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  25. ^ "Fritz-Walter-Medaille in Gold für Bremer, Tah und Passlack" (in German). German Football Association. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  26. ^ "UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  27. ^ "2022/23 UEFA Europa League Team of the Season". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  28. ^ "2023/24 UEFA Europa League Team of the Season". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  29. ^ "Florian Wirtz ist VDV-Spieler der Saison" (in German). VDV. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.