Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tahith Jose Girigorio Djorkaef Chong [1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 December 1999 | ||
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 | 43 | (5) |
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 12:30, 27 October 2024 (UTC) |
Tahith Jose Girigorio Djorkaef Chong (born 4 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, winger or forward [3] for EFL Championship club Luton Town.
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.
Chong was born in Willemstad, Curaçao, which was then part of the Netherlands Antilles. He is of African and Chinese descent. [4] He later moved to Rotterdam, Netherlands to pursue a move to a professional club. Upon completing a move to Manchester United, Chong moved with his parents to England. [5]
Chong joined the youth ranks of Eredivisie club Feyenoord aged 10, and had attracted interest from several Premier League clubs by the age of 16. [6] In September 2014, Chong took part in the Manchester Premier Cup at the Carrington Training Ground, where he was spotted by Manchester United scouts. [7] In early 2016, Chong was on the verge of joining Chelsea. [8]
In April 2016, Chong announced that he was to join Manchester United after Feyenoord failed to "make a plan" for him. [9] The transfer was made official three months later upon receiving international clearance. [10] Initially linking up with the Under-18s, Chong scored his club's only goal of their 2016–17 FA Youth Cup campaign as they suffered a third round exit to Southampton. [11] The following month, he was ruled out for the remainder of the season after suffering a cruciate ligament injury. [12] Making his return 10 months later for the Under-23s, Chong went on to be named the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year in May 2018. [13]
In July 2018, Chong was called up to the first team for their pre-season tour in the United States. In their opening game, he featured as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 draw against Club América, followed by starting in their goalless draw against the San Jose Earthquakes. [14] [15] On 23 October, he was named as an unused substitute for the first time in United's 1–0 defeat to Juventus in the Champions League. [16] Following the appointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjær as caretaker manager, Chong made his competitive debut replacing Juan Mata in a 2–0 FA Cup victory against Reading on 5 January. [17] At the end of the season, he was named the Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year award, becoming the first player since Giuseppe Rossi to win the award the year after being named the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year. [18] On 9 March 2020, Chong signed a new contract to keep him at the club until 2022, with the option to extend a further year. [19]
On 16 August 2020, Chong joined Bundesliga club Werder Bremen on a season-long loan. [20] [21] On 12 September, he scored his first goal in his first competitive match for Werder Bremen against FC Carl Zeiss Jena in the DFB-Pokal. [22] Chong's loan was cut short in January 2021. [23] Chong joined Belgian First Division A club Club Brugge on loan on 30 January, [24] and scored on his debut four days later in a Belgian Cup game against Olsa Brakel. [25]
On 9 July 2021, Chong joined Birmingham City on a season-long loan. [26] However, he spent pre-season ahead of the 2021–22 campaign at his parent club, and joined Birmingham in time for the start of the Championship season. [27] He made his debut for Birmingham in a 1–0 win over Sheffield United on 7 August, [28] and two weeks later, he made two assists in a 5–0 win over Luton Town. [29] On 2 November 2021, Chong returned to Manchester United for his rehabilitation following surgery on a serious groin injury. [30] He returned to Birmingham in February 2022, and two minutes into his first start after his return, away to Bristol City, he opened the scoring in a 2–1 win; it was his only goal for the club. [31] [32] He lasted another month before a hamstring injury kept him out until the last match of the season. [33] [32]
On 1 September 2022, Chong signed a four-year contract with Birmingham City for an undisclosed fee. [34]
On 14 July 2023, Chong signed for newly-promoted Premier League side Luton Town for an undisclosed fee. [35] On 5 November 2023, he scored his first Premier League goal in a 1–1 draw against Liverpool. [36]
Chong played youth international football for the Netherlands at under-15, [37] under-16, [38] under-17, [39] under-19, [40] under-20 [41] and under-21 levels. [42] He represented the under-17 national team at the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and scored the only goal in the quarter-final victory against Sweden. [43]
In June 2021, Chong accepted a call-up to the Curaçao national team for their 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad. [44] However, he was not included in the final squad, which subsequently withdrew from the tournament due to an outbreak of COVID-19. [45]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | League cup [lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester United | 2018–19 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
2019–20 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
Manchester United U21 | 2019–20 | — | — | — | — | 4 [lower-alpha 5] | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||
Werder Bremen (loan) | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
Club Brugge (loan) | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
Birmingham City (loan) | 2021–22 | Championship | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
Birmingham City | 2022–23 | Championship | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 41 | 4 | |||
Total | 58 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 5 | ||
Luton Town | 2023–24 | Premier League | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 5 | ||
2024–25 | Championship | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
Total | 43 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 6 | ||
Career total | 129 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 158 | 15 |
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