Jonathan Glao Tah (born 11 February 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bayer Leverkusen. His mother is German and his father is Ivorian.
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. On 1 September 2014, he was loaned to Fortuna Dusseldorf 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.
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 Rudiger at Euro 2016. |
