Japhet Tanganga

Sheffield United Center Back Also RB

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Height: 184 cm
Shirt: 5
Age: 27
Preferred foot: Right
Country: England
Market value: €5.6m
Contract end: 30 June 2028

Championship

EFL Cup

Championship · 2026–2027

11Apps

11Starts

990Minutes

2Goals

0Assists

4Clean sheets

10Tackles

7.0Rating

2026–2027 by competition

Competition	Team	Apps	G	A	Rating
Championship	Sheffield United	11	2	0	7.0
EFL Cup	Sheffield United	2	0	0	7.3

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Date	Opponent	Result	Min	G	A	Rating
17 Oct	@ Bristol City	W 1–0	90	·	·	7.0
14 Oct	@ Portsmouth	L 2–3	90	1	·	6.8
10 Oct	vs Lincoln City	W 3–0	90	·	·	7.9
19 Sep	@ Stoke City	L 1–2	90	·	·	6.6
16 Sep	@ Fleetwood Town	L 0–1	90	·	·	6.9
13 Sep	vs Wolverhampton Wanderers	L 0–1	90	·	·	6.9

Player profile CB

Per-90 percentiles against centre-backs in Championship. 50 = average.

Market value€5.6m

Shooting

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Goals	2	0.18	90
xG	0.72	0.07	61
xGOT	1.52	0.14	88
xG excl. penalty	0.72	0.07	61
Shots	9	0.82	68
Shots on target	4	0.36	81
Headed shots	5	0.45	59

Passing

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Assists	0	0.00	0
xA	0.06	0.01	8
Accurate passes	315	28.6	18
Pass accuracy	80.2%	—	29
Accurate long balls	24	2.18	41
Long ball accuracy	38.7%	—	44
Line-breaking passes	19	1.73	21
Chances created	1	0.09	26

Possession

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Dribbles	1	0.09	40
Dribbles success rate	25.0%	—	40
Duels won	64	5.82	73
Duels won %	64.0%	—	69
Aerials won	43	3.91	79
Aerials won %	63.2%	—	58
Touches	579	52.6	14
Touches in opposition box	12	1.09	46
Dispossessed	1	0.09	54
Fouls won	11	1.00	76

Defending

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Defensive actions	105	9.55	61
Tackles	10	0.91	26
Interceptions	14	1.27	58
Blocked scoring attempt	12	1.09	69
Fouls committed	7	0.64	59
Recoveries	39	3.55	47
Clearances	69	6.27	61
Clean sheets	4	0.36	86
Goals conceded while on pitch	14	1.27	70
xG against while on pitch	16.37	1.49	44

Discipline

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Yellow cards	4	0.36	13
Red cards	0	0.00	100

Percentiles are per 90 minutes, against players in the same position in Championship.

Date	Opponent	Result	Min	G	A	Rating
17 Oct	@ Bristol City	W 1–0	90	·	·	7.0
14 Oct	@ Portsmouth	L 2–3	90	1	·	6.8
10 Oct	vs Lincoln City	W 3–0	90	·	·	7.9
19 Sep	@ Stoke City	L 1–2	90	·	·	6.6
16 Sep	@ Fleetwood Town	L 0–1	90	·	·	6.9
13 Sep	vs Wolverhampton Wanderers	L 0–1	90	·	·	6.9
08 Sep	@ Blackburn Rovers	W 2–1	90	·	·	7.9
05 Sep	vs Norwich City	L 1–3	90	·	·	5.8
01 Sep	vs Bolton Wanderers	W 3–2	90	1	·	7.5
29 Aug	@ Cardiff City	D 2–2	90	·	·	6.0
22 Aug	@ Swansea City	D 0–0	90	·	·	7.2
15 Aug	vs Birmingham City	D 0–0	90	·	·	7.8
09 Aug	@ Mansfield Town	W 3–0	90	·	·	7.7
02 May	@ Derby County	W 2–1	90	·	·	7.7
25 Apr	vs Preston North End	L 2–3	90	·	·	6.2
22 Apr	vs Blackburn Rovers	L 1–3	90	·	·	7.5
18 Apr	@ Watford	W 2–0	90	·	·	7.7
11 Apr	vs Hull City	W 2–1	90	·	1	★ 8.6
06 Apr	@ Bristol City	L 0–1	90	·	·	8.4
03 Apr	vs Swansea City	D 3–3	90	·	·	6.3
21 Mar	vs Wrexham	L 1–2	90	·	·	7.8
14 Mar	@ Birmingham City	D 1–1	90	·	·	7.3
11 Mar	@ Norwich City	L 1–2	90	·	·	6.6
07 Mar	vs West Bromwich Albion	D 1–1	90	·	·	7.5
28 Feb	@ Queens Park Rangers	W 2–0	90	·	·	7.7
25 Feb	vs Coventry City	L 1–2	90	·	·	6.9
22 Feb	vs Sheffield Wednesday	W 2–1	90	·	·	7.4
14 Feb	@ Portsmouth	W 1–0	90	·	·	7.8
09 Feb	vs Middlesbrough	L 1–2	90	·	·	6.0
03 Feb	vs Oxford United	W 3–1	90	·	·	7.5
17 Jan	@ Charlton Athletic	L 0–1	45	·	·	5.7
01 Jan	vs Leicester City	W 3–1	90	1	·	8.1
29 Dec	@ Stoke City	W 2–1	90	·	·	7.3
26 Dec	@ Wrexham	L 3–5	90	·	·	5.2
20 Dec	vs Birmingham City	W 3–0	90	·	·	8.1
12 Dec	@ West Bromwich Albion	L 0–2	90	·	·	6.1
09 Dec	vs Norwich City	D 1–1	90	·	·	7.6
06 Dec	vs Stoke City	W 4–0	90	·	·	7.7
29 Nov	@ Leicester City	W 3–2	90	·	·	6.3
26 Nov	vs Portsmouth	W 3–0	90	·	·	7.6

Season	Team	Apps	G	A	Rating
▸ 2026–2027	Sheffield United	13	2	0	7.1
	Championship	11	2	0	7.0
	EFL Cup	2	0	0	7.3
▸ 2025–2026	Sheffield United	40	1	1	7.0
	Championship	40	1	1	7.0
▸ 2025–2026	Millwall	2	0	0	7.0
	Championship	2	0	0	7.0
▸ 2024–2025	Millwall	43	2	0	7.0
	Championship	40	2	0	7.0
	FA Cup	3	0	0	6.4
▸ 2023–2024	Millwall	18	2	0	6.9
	Championship	18	2	0	6.9
▸ 2022–2023	Tottenham Hotspur	7	0	1	6.8
	Premier League	4	0	0	6.2
	FA Cup	2	0	1	8.0
	Champions League	1	0	0	6.6
▸ 2021–2022	Tottenham Hotspur	19	0	0	6.6
	Premier League	11	0	0	6.7
	FA Cup	1	0	0	7.4
	EFL Cup	4	0	0	6.5
	Conference League	3	0	0	6.6
▸ 2020–2021	Tottenham Hotspur	13	0	0	6.7
	Premier League	6	0	0	6.5
	FA Cup	2	0	0	6.6
	EFL Cup	2	0	0	—
	Europa League	3	0	0	6.9
▸ 2019–2020	Tottenham Hotspur	11	0	0	6.6
	Premier League	6	0	0	6.6
	FA Cup	3	0	0	7.0
	EFL Cup	1	0	0	—
	Champions League	1	0	0	5.3

Tottenham Hotspur

Competition	Won	Runner-up
Audi Cup ×1	2019	—
International Champions Cup ×1	2018	—