*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:19, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:36, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
Tah was born in Hamburg, to an Ivorian father and a German mother.[3] He grew up in the Hamburg district of Altona.[4]
Club career
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.[5] He made his Bundesliga debut on 21 September 2013 in a 2-0 home loss against Werder Bremen.[6]
On 15 July 2015 he signed a five-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen for a fee of €7.5 million.[8] On 26 February 2018, Bayer Leverkusen announced the extension of Tah's contract with the club until 2023.[9]
He made his 100th Bundesliga appearance for the club on 10 March 2019.[10]
In September 2021, Tah signed a contract extension with the club until 2025.[11]
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.[15] He made his debut in the former, coming on at half-time for Mats Hummels in a 2–3 loss.[16] He was called up to replace Antonio Rüdiger at Euro 2016, but didn't play in the tournament.[17]
^Schiller, Kai; Weßling, Sebastian (6 September 2019). "Nationalspieler Jonathan Tah: "Bin zum Mann geworden"". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Berliner Morgenpost GmbH (Funke Mediengruppe NRW GmbH & Co. KGaA). Retrieved 22 September 2020.