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58.5
±0%
Ratingi
41.2
±0%
Seasoni
31.6
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameJaphet Manzambi Tanganga
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age27
Date of birth31 Mar 1999
Height184 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubSheffield Utd
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Centre-back

Season stats

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7
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
630
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sheffield Utd.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100947.3

Scout report

Key starterCentral defender

J. Tanganga is a 27-year-old central defender at Sheffield Utd, rated 58.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 45th of 150 on scout potential in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (90.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.78 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tanganga.

Judged on this season alone, Tanganga graded 41 — a strong campaign that ranks top 21% of the 24 centre-backs in the Championship, on 10 clean sheets and 3.781 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 41 → 41). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 59, top 38% of the 24 centre-backs in the Championship. At 27 Tanganga is in his prime years, and a market index of 31.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25
Current potentialTop 38% centre-backs · ChampionshipCurrent seasonTop 21% centre-backs · Championship5th-best centre-back in the Championship45th in the Championship · potential9th-highest potential centre-back in the Championship
58.5
Ratingi
9th of 24 centre-backs
41.2
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
90.3%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.78
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Sheffield Utd finished 13th of 24 · a mid-table side

42
Apps
3.78
Def. / 90
49
Tackles
67
Interceptions
10
Clean sheets

3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 42 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 90.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 58.5, Tanganga carries the 9th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship (top 38%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.78 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles49
Interceptions67
Blocks41

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards10
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.