Japhet Tanganga doesn’t want to be defined by his Premier League debut against Liverpool, instead he wants it to be the starting point of a long journey.
Having said that, it’s there, and there are constant reminders of the day just over a year ago that this youngster from Hackney, then 20, stepped out in front of 62,000 fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and a worldwide audience of millions and embraced the challenge of facing one of the world’s best strikeforces.
“It came up on my phone’s photo memory!” Japhet told us, breaking into laughter. “One year ago. I’ll never forget it though. Next year, I’ll think about it again. It’s where everything really started for me. Of course, Colchester was my debut, a tough night, but Liverpool, my Premier League debut against the champions elect, that was phenomenal.”
A year older, a year wiser, the date of 11 January, 2020 was a game changer for the youngster who joined our Academy full-time back in July, 2015. He went on to play 10 times in 2019/20, signed a new contract in July and is now fully integrated into the first team squad.
“Yes, life has changed a lot, a lot, since then,” he reasoned. “The reaction has been great. I’ll go out to a supermarket, do a bit of food shopping, just go about my business and Spurs fans, when they recognise me, they’ll come up and greet me, and that’s a nice feeling. It’s always good to meet people and say ‘hello’ and everyone just wants me to do well.
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OBITUARY – JOHNNIE HILLS
We were saddened to hear of the passing of John ‘Johnnie’ Hills, a defender who spent 11 years at the Club as an amateur and professional between 1950-61. He passed away at home in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday, 26 November, aged 87.
PAPER CHASE
Club historian John Fennelly looks back at what supporters were reading on their way, at half-time and heading home afterwards when NORWICH CITY visited in March 1938.
RIDE FOR UGO
Laurence Gant, Head of Academy Sports Medicine and Science, is set to take part in a five-day charity cycle in memory of his friend, and our former Under-23s coach Ugo Ehiogu.
DEVELOPMENT SQUAD
BIG WIN OVER EVERTON
SPURS WOMEN
INTERNATIONAL ROUND
GAME ZERO ACHIEVES NET ZERO CARBON STATUS
Sky this week published a case study revealing that Game Zero, our Premier League match against Chelsea here in September, achieved net zero carbon emissions.
LIVING IN THE MOMENT
Exclusive interview with our young midfielder OLIVER SKIPP, now an established member of our first team and also a familiar face to today’s opponents, who is enjoying every moment in the Premier League spotlight.
MEET OUR FIRST-YEAR UNDER-18S PLAYERS
TOUGH DAY AGAINST COTTAGERS
TREBLE TOP
Looking back at Spurs hat-tricks scored against tonight’s opposition.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
A creative midfielder who was full of heart and desire, LEWIS HOLTBY made his Spurs debut against this afternoon’s opposition back in January 2013 and went on to make 42 appearances in our colours, scoring three goals. We caught up with the Germany international to discuss his time at the Club and find out what he is up to now…