Tahith Chong
Dutch footballer (born 1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tahith Jose Girigorio Djorkaef Chong (born 4 December 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, winger or forward[3] for Premier League club Luton Town.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tahith Jose Girigorio Djorkaef Chong[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, winger, forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Luton Town | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2016 | Feyenoord | ||
2016–2019 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Manchester United | 5 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Werder Bremen (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2021 | → Club Brugge (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 20 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Birmingham City | 38 | (4) |
2023– | Luton Town | 29 | (4) |
International career | |||
2013–2014 | Netherlands U15 | 4 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Netherlands U16 | 11 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Netherlands U17 | 15 | (2) |
2016 | Netherlands U19 | 7 | (0) |
2018 | Netherlands U20 | 4 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Netherlands U21 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:20, 20 April 2024 (UTC) |
Chong joined the Manchester United Academy aged 16, after progressing through the Feyenoord youth system. He won both the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year and Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year awards at United. He made his professional debut in 2019, in an FA Cup game against Reading. In August 2020, he joined Werder Bremen on a season-long loan, which was cut short in January 2021 to facilitate a loan move to Club Brugge. He spent the 2021–22 season on loan at Birmingham City, joined the club on a four-year contract in September 2022, and moved on to Luton Town in July 2023.
Chong made more than 40 appearances for the Netherlands national youth teams from under-15 to under-21 level. He is also eligible to represent Curaçao at international level.