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Japhet Tanganga
English association football player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Japhet Manzambi Tanganga (born 31 March 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Millwall.
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Early life
Tanganga was born in Hackney, Greater London,[4] to a Congolese family.[5] He attended Greig City Academy and joined the Tottenham Hotspur youth academy at the age of 10.[6]
Club career
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Tottenham Hotspur
In June 2019, Tanganga extended his contract with Tottenham until 2020.[7] On 24 September 2019, he made his debut in the EFL Cup, in an away match to Colchester United.[8] Tanganga made his full Premier League debut on 11 January 2020, in a 1–0 home defeat against Liverpool.[9] Three days later he played the entire 90 minutes in an FA Cup replay against Middlesbrough, which Spurs won 2–1, and was named man of the match.[10]
On 27 July 2020, Tanganga signed a new contract with Tottenham, extending his contract until 2025.[11] However, he suffered from a series of injuries and, aside from a EFL Cup game against Chelsea in September, he did not play any games from March 2020 when League football was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic until 26 November 2020, in a UEFA Europa League match against Ludogorets Razgrad.[12][13][14] Following his return, he made only a few appearances for the remainder of the season.
On 16 August 2021, Tanganga started Tottenham's first game of the 2021–22 season, and was named man of the match in a 1–0 victory against Manchester City.[15] In a September Premier League game away at Crystal Palace, he was sent off after receiving two yellow cards in quick succession while the score was 0–0. Tottenham eventually lost 3–0.[16]
Tanganga was ruled out for the remainder of the 2021–22 season after he suffered a knee injury on 24 January 2022 in a 2–0 loss to Chelsea.[17] He made 19 appearances that season, 11 of which were in the league.
Tanganga was released by Tottenham at the end of the 2023–24 season.[18][19]
Loan to Augsburg
On 1 September, Tanganga joined Bundesliga club Augsburg on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy.[20] However, he did not make any appearances for Augsburg, sitting on the bench only once during his time there.[21] He returned to Tottenham in January 2024.[22]
Loan to Millwall
On 18 January 2024, Tanganga joined Millwall on loan until the end of the season.[23]
Millwall
On 10 July 2024, Tanganga joined Millwall on a permanent long-term contract.[24] He was named as the club's Player of the Year for the 2024–25.[25]
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International career
Tanganga has represented England at various youth levels at under-16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 teams.[6]
In 2014, Tanganga represented the England under-16 team against Scotland in the Victory Shield.[26] In 2017, he took part in the Toulon Tournament, coming on as a second-half substitute in the final as England defeated Ivory Coast to retain their title.[27]
Tanganga also played at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and scored in their opening group game against Turkey.[28]
Although eligible to represent the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanganga stated in May 2020 that he intended to pursue an international career with England, saying: "In life you have to have goals and one of my goals is to be capped at senior level for England".[29]
On 2 October 2020, Tanganga received his first call-up to the England Under-21 squad [30] but withdrew on 5 October 2020 due to injury.[13][31] Tanganga eventually made his debut for the U21 side in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, starting in a 2-0 group stage defeat to Portugal on 28 March 2021.[32]
Style of play
Tanganga is a versatile defender, comfortable both as a central defender and as a right back. He describes his approach as "aggressive," saying that "great players their talent can really hurt you. So my strategy is to make sure I get after him. Don't give him any time, don't give him the opportunity to get the head up and pass because he has the quality to do that."[33]
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 November 2024
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
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Honours
Tottenham Hotspur
England U20
Individual
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