Japhet Tanganga

Japhet Manzambi Tanganga (born 31 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.

Club Career

In June 2019 Tanganga had his contract with Tottenham extended until 2020. On 24 September 2019, he made his debut in the EFL Cup away to Colchester United. On 11 January 2020, Tanganga made his full Premier League debut in a 1–0 home defeat against Liverpool. Three days later he played the full 90 minutes against Middlesbrough in a FA Cup replay, which Spurs won 2–1 and was named man of the match.

On 27 July 2020, Tanganga signed a new contract with Tottenham, valid until 2025. However, he suffered from a series of injuries, and apart from a League Cup game against Chelsea in September, did not play any games from March 2020 when League football was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic until 26 November 2020 in the UEFA Europa League match against Ludogorets Razgrad. Following his return from injury, he made few appearances in the remainder of the season.

On 16 August 2021, Tanganga started Tottenham's first game of the 2021/22 season, and was named man of the match in a 1-0 victory against Manchester City.

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