Tahith Chong

Early career

Chong joined the youth ranks of Eredivisie club Feyenoord aged 10, and had attracted interest from several Premier League clubs by the age of 16. In September 2014, Chong took part in the Manchester Premier Cup at the Carrington Training Ground, where he was spotted by Manchester United scouts. In early 2016, Chong was on the verge of joining Chelsea.

Manchester United

Youth

In April 2016, Chong announced that he was to join Manchester United after Feyenoord failed to "make a plan" for him. The transfer was made official three months later upon receiving international clearance. Initially linking up with the Under-18s, Chong scored his club's only goal of their 2016–17 FA Youth Cup campaign as they suffered a third round exit to Southampton. The following month, he was ruled out for the remainder of the season after suffering a cruciate ligament injury. Making his return 10 months later for the Under-23s, Chong went on to be named the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year in May 2018.

Senior

In July 2018, Chong was called up to the first team for their pre-season tour in the United States. In their opening game, he featured as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 draw against Club América, followed by starting in their goalless draw against the San Jose Earthquakes. On 23 October, he was named as an unused substitute for the first time in United's 1–0 defeat to Juventus in the Champions League. Following the appointment of…

Chong played youth international football for the Netherlands at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels. He played for the under-17 national team at the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and scored the only goal in the quarter-final victory against Sweden. In June 2021, Chong accepted a call-up to the Curaçao national team for their 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary squad. However, he was not included in the final squad, which subsequently withdrew from the tournament due to an outbreak of COVID-19. On 26 August 2025, Chong's request to switch international allegiance to Curaçao was approved by FIFA. Chong was named in the 26-man Curaçao squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He was the only player born in Curaçao, with all 25 of his teammates born on mainland Netherlands. On 14 June 2026, he played in their opening match against Germany, which resulted in a 7–1 loss.

Club

As of match played 15 August 2026

International

As of match played 25 June 2026

Scores and results list Curaçao's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chong goal.

Chong was born in Willemstad, Curaçao, which was then part of the Netherlands Antilles. He is of Chinese descent. His middle name "Djorkaef" is in reference to Youri Djorkaeff, who Chong's father was a big fan of. He was scouted by Feyenoord while playing for Atlétiko Saliña in Willemstad.