Jonathan Tah


Jonathan Glao Tah is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bayer Leverkusen.

Early life

Tah was born in Hamburg, to an Ivorian father and a German mother.

Club career

Tah started playing football in Altona 93. Then he joined SC Concordia before being snapped up by Hamburger SV. On 4 August 2013, Tah made his competitive debut for Hamburger SV in DFB Cup 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 one year.
On 15 July 2015 he signed a five-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen.
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.

International career

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.
On 4 June 2018, Tah was not included in Joachim Löw's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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