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Bayern München

Jonathan Tah

Position
Centre-back
Nationality
Germany
Height
195 cm
Games
12
10 starts
Minutes
906
76 a game
Goals
0
0.3 xG
Assists
0
0.6 xA

Player profile

816 min · vs 275 centre-backs · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Ball-playing centre-back

Tah is one of the best passers among centre-backs, with pass accuracy of 95.2%, percentile 97, and passes into the final third at percentile 96. He picks up loose balls well and wins 62.5% of his duels. He makes few tackles or interceptions. From 816 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Clean on the ball. Pass accuracy of 95.2%, percentile 97.

  • Plays forward. 11.14 passes into the final third per 90, percentile 96.

  • Picks up loose balls. 5.51 recoveries per 90, percentile 94.

Areas for development

  • Few interceptions. 0.99 interceptions per 90, percentile 30.

  • Light in the tackle. 1.21 tackles per 90, percentile 34.

Similar players

  • Philipp Lienhart FreiburgPasses into the final third 96 v 96 and shots 21 v 20.
  • Aymeric Laporte Athletic ClubRecoveries 94 v 93 and pass accuracy 97 v 89.
  • Víctor Chust ElchePasses into the final third 96 v 79 and chances created 75 v 84.

Against 279 centre-backs

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of centre-backs with 450+ minutes this player beats on that measure. 90 means better than 90 out of every 100; 50 is the middle.80+ top fifth50 to 79 above the middleunder 50 below the middle

Top fifth in 5 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the their half, centre (19%), average spot left half-space, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 26%, Middle third 65%, Final third 9%

Brighter means more touches. The dot is the average spot. Attacking to the right.

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Bundesliga5366000.260.260.22217.62
Champions League4270000.080.080.30127.13
DFB-Pokal2180000.000.000.09007.46
DFL-Supercup190000.000.000.01007.38

12 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 7.39
Oldest to newest
Best: 8.7 at Schalke 04, 5 Sep. Hover or tap a bar.