My Take
Tahith Chong is one of those players who makes you sit up and think — a kid from Curaçao who got scouted into the Feyenoord youth academy, then made the leap to Manchester United's academy at 16, which is not something that happens to just anyone. He never quite broke through to regular first-team action at Old Trafford, but watching him bounce around the Championship on loan and eventually land at Sheffield United, you can see why clubs keep believing in him: he's got that wiry, direct style as a wide or attacking midfielder, real burst of pace, and the kind of technical base you build when you've been coached at elite academies since your early teens. Playing for the Curaçao national team also gives him that underdog story energy I genuinely root for. Still young, still finding his ceiling — the journey's not over.
Overview
Tahith Jose Girigorio Djorkaef Chong (born 4 December 1999) is a Curaçaoan professional footballer who plays as a wide midfielder or attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Sheffield United and the Curaçao national team. Chong joined the Manchester United Academy aged 16, after progressing through the Feyenoord youth system.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tahith Chong
- Name (Japanese)
- タヒス・チョン
- Reading
- たひす・ちょん
- Born
- December 4, 1999 (age 26)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rabbit
- Origin
- Willemstad, Curaçao
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.