Their 2026 World Cup
All four matches and 373 minutes at the heart of the German defence.
Match by match
J. Tah played 4 matches for Germany, starting every one.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group E | vs Curaçao 7-1 | Started, off on 73′ |
| Group E | vs Ivory Coast 2-1 | Started, played the full match |
| Group E | vs Ecuador 1-2 | Started, played the full match |
| Round of 32 | vs Paraguay 1-1 | Started, played the full match |
Who he is
- Born
- 11 February 1996 · aged 30 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- Hamburg
- Club
- FC Bayern Munich
- Height
- 1.93 m
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
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 Bayern Munich 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.
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. He made his Bundesliga debut on 21 September 2013 in a 2-0 home loss against Werder Bremen. On 1 September 2014, Tah was loaned to Fortuna Düsseldorf for a year.
On 15 July 2015, Tah signed a five-year contract with Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen for a fee of €7.5 million. On 28 January 2017, he scored his first senior career goal in a 3–2 defeat against Borussia Mönchengladbach. On 26 February 2018, Bayer Leverkusen announced the extension of his contract with the club until 2023.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
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