Japhet Tanganga
Japhet Tanganga is a central defender currently playing in Tottenham’s Under-18 team.
| 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 | |||||||||||||
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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.
International
Japhet has earned six caps for England's Under-16 team and has also represented the Under-17 side.
Career statistics
Club
| 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 |
Career honours
Contract
Japhet is a second-year scholar for the 2016-17 season.
