Japhet Tanganga

Japhet Tanganga is a central defender currently playing in Tottenham’s Under-18 team.

Youth career

Tanganga joined Tottenham as an Under-11. In August 2014, the strong centre back was voted MVP as Tottenham were victorious in the South Korea Cup, an Under-16 tournament, which included teams such as Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund. He made his youth team debut as an Under-16 during 2014-15, going on to make a total of five appearances in the campaign. Japhet impressed in central defence, Tottenham's Under-18 team kept clean sheets in four of the five games Tanganga started.

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International

Japhet has earned six caps for England's Under-16 team and has also represented the Under-17 side.

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Career statistics

Club

Japhet Tanganga
Full Name Japhet Tanganga
Date of Birth 31 March 1999
Age 26 years
Place of Birth Hackney, England
Position Defender
Nationality English
Current club Tottenham
Previous club/s
Club Season Under-21 Under-19 Under-18 Total
Starts Subs Goals Starts Subs Goals Starts Subs Goals Starts Subs Goals
Tottenham 2014-15 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0
Tottenham 2015-16 1 1 0 0 0 0 16 1 0 17 2 0
Tottenham 2016-17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 1 1 0 0 0 0 21 1 0 22 2 0

(Correct up to end of 30 June 2016)

International

Country Season Under-17 Total
Starts Subs Goals Starts Subs Goals
England 2015-16 4 0 0 4 0 0

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Career honours

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Contract

Japhet is a second-year scholar for the 2016-17 season.


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Last modified on 17 August 2016, at 07:53