Table of Biography
Tahith Chong is a Dutch athlete. Tahith Chong is a Dutch Football player from Willemstad. Likewise, Tahith Chong is currently playing as a forward for the English club Manchester United. Moreover, at present, he is on loan from Manchester United and is the winger of the Belgian club ‘Club Brugge’.
Early Childhood
Tahith Chong was born on 4th December 1999 and is currently 24 years old. Being born in early December, his zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Likewise, Tahith was born in Willemstad, Curacao, Dutch-Caribbean Island, and holds Dutch nationality.
Similarly, talking about his ethnicity and religion, he belongs to the African-Dutch ethnic group and follows Christianity.
Likewise, about his family members, he has not yet shared any information about his family and parents. Similarly, there is no information about his parents and siblings in the media.
However, there is information that his mother was also born in Willemstad. At the age of 10, Tahith went to Rotterdam at the age of 10 and joined the Feyenoord club.
Furthermore, talking about his educational background, there is no information about his educational qualifications available in the media.
Body Measurements
This young athlete stands 6 feet (72 inches) tall and weighs around 78 kg (171 lbs).
Likewise, he has a fit body type and his body measurement in vital stats is 41-30-35 inches. Similarly, talking about his physical appearance, he has a dark skin type with black pair of eyes and brown hair color.
Tahith Chong – Net worth 2024
Talking about his net worth and achievements, Tahith Chong is a soccer player. He has made impressive fame from his soccer career. However, he has yet to disclose his exact net worth and earnings in the media.
Awards
Likewise, regarding his recognition and awards, Tahith Chong won the UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament in the year 2016. Similarly, he has also received ‘Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year and the Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year award.
Caption: Tahith with Denzil Haroun Reserve Team Player of the Year award. Source: Instagram
Professional Life
Talking about his professional life, Tahith Chong is a soccer player by profession. Moreover, he began playing football at the age of 10 with Feyenoord Rotterdam. Likewise, as he began playing from the year 2009, by early 2016, he was quite popular on the soccer field.
Moreover, he became one of the country’s hottest prospects and was sought after by many teams including Manchester United, Chelsea, and Arsenal.
Similarly, he also received extensive international media coverage after being reported that Manchester United was closing in on signing a deal with the Dutch youngster beating rivals Chelsea on it.
His club Feyenoord was desperate to retain him in the team. The club manager Giovanni Van Bronckhorst was trying to convince him to stay. Likewise, initially, he was eager to stay mentioning in an interview that he ‘would have liked to stay longer at Feyenoord because it’s my club’.
However, the discussion of a new contract with the club was very vague making the reason for him to proceed further with talks of a move to Manchester.
Caption: Picture of Tahith signing a contract at Manchester United. Source: Instagram
By 27th July 2016, Tahith joined Manchester United. He joined the team along with Angel Gomes and DJ Buffonge. Moreover, it was a good setup for the youth team and he also managed to stand out with a lot of goal assists and few scores for himself.
Similarly, despite his serious knee injury, it forced him out of the field for 10 months making his way into the under-23 team of the club. He proved his worth by winning an award for the best attacking player at the Otten Cup pre-season tournament.
They reached the finals but lost to Anderlecht on penalties. Likewise, in the club, Tahith made the headlines after scoring the sole goal against Tottenham Spurs at Old Trafford.
Caption: Tahith Chong on winning Jupiler Pro League. Source: Instagram
Relationship Status
Regarding his relationship status, Tahith Chong is straight and probably single at present. Moreover, at present, he is focusing more on his football career than being in a romantic relationship with anyone.
Tahith Chong – Social Media
Regarding his social media presence, Tahith is active on Twitter and Instagram. Likewise, his Twitter account is @TahithC, and has 134.3k followers since he joined in June 2016. Similarly, his Instagram account is @tahithchon, and has 604k followers.