Japhet Tanganga has been presented with a commemorative Premier League Debut Ball to mark his first appearance in the top flight.

The 20-year-old defender, a product of our Academy, burst onto the Premier League stage on 11 January this year when Jose Mourinho thrust him into the side for the visit of table-topping Liverpool.

After a fine individual performance, he hasn’t looked back – he’s now up to six domestic starts, 11 across all four senior competitions, most recently making his Champions League debut in Tuesday night’s round of 16, second leg at RB Leipzig.

Japhet joins the likes of fellow Academy alumni Kyle Walker-Peters and Oliver Skipp in collecting one of the Premier League’s Commemorative Debut Balls after receiving his at Hotspur Way.