OrcaScore
5

Defender

Japhet Tanganga

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Appearances
16
1,440 min
Goals
2
G+A per 90: 0.12
Assists
0
Average rating
7.22
Age27
Date of birth31 Mar 1999
Height186 cm
Weight–
Preferred footRight
Market value€5.6M
Contract until30 Jun 2028

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts14 / 14
Minutes1,260
Rating7.21
Goals / Assists2 / 0
Shots (on target)14 (5)
Passes · accuracy575 · 82%
Key passes2
Tackles / Interceptions14 / 20
Duels won85 / 132
Successful dribbles1
Yellow cards / Red cards4 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists1.05 / 0.16
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed1
Goal conversion14%
Headed goals1
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls37
Accurate crosses0
Touches811
Possession lost135
Dispossessed1
Aerial duels won56
Ground duels won29
Clearances88
Ball recoveries48
Fouls won15
Fouls committed8
Offsides1
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets5
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)123.75
Top speed (km/h)35.69
Appearances / Starts2 / 2
Minutes180
Rating7.30
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)0 (0)
Passes · accuracy107 · 86%
Key passes0
Tackles / Interceptions1 / 4
Duels won10 / 10
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.00 / 0.00
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls7
Accurate crosses0
Touches129
Possession lost15
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won7
Ground duels won3
Clearances11
Ball recoveries6
Fouls won2
Fouls committed0
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets1
Saves from inside the box0

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average
Attacking36
Technical40
Tactical62
Defending74
Creativity37

Characteristics

Strengths

162515

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
7 Nov 2026 Charlton Athletic – Sheffield United 2–1 – –
3 Nov 2026 Preston North End – Sheffield United 2–3 90' 7.9
30 Oct 2026 Sheffield United – Wrexham 1–0 90' 7.3
24 Oct 2026 Sheffield United – Derby County 1–1 90' 7.2
17 Oct 2026 Bristol City – Sheffield United 0–1 90' 6.9
14 Oct 2026 Portsmouth – Sheffield United 3–2 90' 7.2
10 Oct 2026 Sheffield United – Lincoln City 3–0 90' 7.3
19 Sep 2026 Stoke City – Sheffield United 2–1 90' 6.8
16 Sep 2026 Fleetwood Town – Sheffield United 1–0 90' 7.2
13 Sep 2026 Sheffield United – Wolverhampton 0–1 90' 7.3
8 Sep 2026 Blackburn Rovers – Sheffield United 1–2 90' 7.4
5 Sep 2026 Sheffield United – Norwich City 1–3 90' 6.6
1 Sep 2026 Sheffield United – Bolton Wanderers 3–2 90' 7.7
29 Aug 2026 Cardiff City – Sheffield United 2–2 90' 7.1
22 Aug 2026 Swansea City – Sheffield United 0–0 90' 7.0

Career and transfers

5 clubs · 7 moves · total fees 7M €
  1. Transfer 7M €
  2. Free transfer
  3. Loan return
  4. Loan
  5. Loan return
  6. Loan
  7. Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 7 Nov 2026
Matches (12 months)42
Average rating7.15
Last match rating7.77 Nov 2026
Matches missed0
5 6 7 8 9 7.15 Dec 2025 Apr 2026 Nov 2026 7.7

Last 10 matches

7.7 7.9 7.3 7.2 6.9 7.2 7.3 6.8 7.2 7.3

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 Championship Sheffield United 15 (15) 1,350 2 0 7.25
2026 EFL Cup Sheffield United 2 (2) 180 0 0 7.30

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Championship 2024 · percentile among defenders (200 players)

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50 Tackles 39 Interceptions 38 Clearances 69 Aerials won 71 Duels won 71 Pass accuracy 33 Progressive carries 46 Rating 81

40 matches · 3,553 min

Japhet Tanganga: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Tackles / 90 min 1.42
39
Interceptions / 90 min 0.91
38
Clearances / 90 min 5.50
69
Aerials won / 90 min 3.12
71
Duels won 62.1%
71
Pass accuracy 77.9%
33
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.00
46
Rating 7.09
81

How do we calculate this?