Jonathan Tah

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Jonathan Tah
Tah in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Glao Tah[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996[1]
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 4
Youth career
2000–2008 Altona 93
2008–2009 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)
2015–2025 Bayer Leverkusen 291 (15)
2025– Bayern Munich 28 (2)
International career‡
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 50 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:28, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:10, 25 June 2026 (UTC)

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.[2] He grew up in the Hamburg district of Altona.[3]

Club career

Hamburger SV

Tah with Hamburger SV in 2014

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.[4] He made his Bundesliga debut on 21 September 2013 in a 2-0 home loss against Werder Bremen.[5]

On 1 September 2014, Tah was loaned to Fortuna Düsseldorf for a year.[6]

Bayer Leverkusen

On 15 July 2015, Tah signed a five-year contract with Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen for a fee of €7.5 million.[7] On 28 January 2017, he scored his first senior career goal in a 3–2 defeat against Borussia Mönchengladbach.[8]

On 26 February 2018, Bayer Leverkusen announced the extension of his contract with the club until 2023.[9] Tah made his 100th Bundesliga appearance for the club on 10 March 2019.[10] In September 2021, he 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, he was included in the Bundesliga team of the season along with five of his Leverkusen teammates.[14]

In September 2024, Tah announced that he would not renew his contract.[15][16] He left Leverkusen as a free agent when his contract expired following the conclusion of the 2024–25 season.[17]

Bayern Munich

On 29 May 2025, Tah joined Bayern Munich, signing a deal until 30 June 2029.[18][19] It was reported that Bayern paid a fixed fee of €800,000, not including bonuses, to have him available for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup prior to the expiration of his contract with Bayer Leverkusen.[20] On 26 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 victory over Werder Bremen.[21] Later that year, on 9 December, he netted his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 3–1 victory over Sporting CP.[22]

International career

Tah with Germany in 2019

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.[23] He made his debut in the former, coming on at half-time for Mats Hummels in a 2–3 loss.[24] He was called up to replace Antonio Rüdiger at Euro 2016, but didn't play in the tournament.[25]

Tah was not included in the Germany squads for the 2018 World Cup or the 2022 World Cup,[26] but was named in Germany's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[27]

On 27 March 2026, Tah scored his first international goal for Germany in a 4–3 away victory against Switzerland.[28][29]

On 21 May 2026, Tah was selected to Germany's 2026 FIFA World Cup squad by manager Julian Nagelsmann.[30]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 May 2026[31]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamburger SV 2013–14 Bundesliga 16040—00200
Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 23000——230
Bayer Leverkusen 2015–16 Bundesliga 2904012[a]0—450
2016–17 Bundesliga 191205[b]0—261
2017–18 Bundesliga 28050——330
2018–19 Bundesliga 333203[c]0—383
2019–20 Bundesliga 250509[d]0—390
2020–21 Bundesliga 271107[c]0—351
2021–22 Bundesliga 332108[c]0—422
2022–23 Bundesliga 3310014[e]0—471
2023–24 Bundesliga 3146211[c]0—486
2024–25 Bundesliga 3335110[b]01[f]0494
Total 291153137901040218
Bayern Munich 2024–25 Bundesliga ———5[g]050
2025–26 Bundesliga 2826014[b]11[f]0493
Total 2826014160543
Career total 358174239216049921
  1. Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. 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-/Franz Beckenbauer Supercup
  7. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of match played 25 June 2026[31]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany
201640
201950
202040
202110
202220
202350
2024120
2025100
202671
Total501
As of match played 27 March 2026
Germany score listed first, score column indicates score after each Tah goal[31]
List of international goals scored by Jonathan Tah
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
127 March 2026St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland44  Switzerland1–14–3Friendly

Honours

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayern Munich

Individual

References

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