Kevin Danso

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Kevin Danso
File:Kevin Danso ASSE RCL 2425.jpg
Danso warming up for Lens in 2024
Personal information
Full name Kevin Danso[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-19) 19 September 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Voitsberg, Austria
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 4
Youth career
Reading
–2014 Milton Keynes Dons
2014–2016 FC Augsburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 FC Augsburg II 5 (0)
2017–2021 FC Augsburg 41 (3)
2019–2020 → Southampton (loan) 6 (0)
2020–2021 → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 32 (2)
2021–2025 Lens 112 (4)
2025 → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 10 (0)
2025– Tottenham Hotspur 11 (0)
International career‡
2013 Austria U15 2 (2)
2013 Austria U16 4 (0)
2015 Austria U17 7 (2)
2015–2016 Austria U18 7 (3)
2016 Austria U19 3 (1)
2018–2020 Austria U21 20 (3)
2017– Austria 30 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:41, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

Kevin Danso (born 19 September 1998) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Austria national team.

Formerly a youth international at various levels from under-15 to under-21, Danso made his debut for the Austria senior team in 2017.

Early life

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Danso was born in Austria to Ghanaian parents before moving to Milton Keynes in England at the age of six.[2]

Club career

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Early years

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Danso joined the academy of Milton Keynes Dons at under 9 level having previously been a striker in the Reading academy,[3][2][4][5] staying at the club until 2014 before moving to FC Augsburg in Germany.[6][7]

FC Augsburg

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On 3 March 2017, Danso made his Bundesliga debut for FC Augsburg at the age of 18 years and 165 days old, becoming the youngest player to make a league appearance in the club's history.[8][9] A week later, he signed a new four-year contract with the club.[10]

Southampton loan

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On 9 August 2019, the day after the Premier League transfer window closed, it was announced that Danso signed for Southampton on a one-year loan, with the option to buy at the end of the 2019–20 season.[11]

Fortuna Düsseldorf loan

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On 18 August 2020 he went to Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan.[12][13] He left Fortuna upon the expiration of his contract on 24 May 2021.[14]

Lens

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On 6 August 2021, Danso joined Ligue 1 side RC Lens.[15] On 19 March 2022, he scored his first goal with Lens against Clermont.[16] During the 2022–23 season, he played a crucial role in helping his team secure second place in the league and qualify for the following season's Champions League.[17]

Tottenham Hotspur

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On 2 February 2025, Danso joined Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur on loan for the remainder of the season with an obligation to buy at the end of the season.[18] He made his first appearance for Spurs on 6 February in a 4–0 defeat away to Liverpool in the EFL Cup semi-final.[19] Danso was selected in the squad that played the 2025 UEFA Europa League final, entering the game as a substitute, and helping Tottenham to win their first trophy for seventeen years.[20]

On 31 May 2025, Danso joined Tottenham Hotspur permanently from Lens for £21 million.[21][22]

Danso started in the 2025 UEFA Super Cup, playing the full match against PSG as Tottenham lost on penalties after the match ended 2-2.[23] Danso was used as a long thrown-in specialist in the match, drawing significant media attention.[24][25][26]

International career

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File:Austria national under-21 football team - Teamcamp October 2019 (35).jpg
Danso with Austria U21 in 2019

Danso was eligible to represent Ghana or Austria internationally.[27][28] He represented Austria's U15, U16, U17, Austria U18, and U19 youth teams.

In May 2017, he received his first call-up to the senior national team.[9] In June 2024, he was named in the Austrian squad for the UEFA Euro 2024.[29]

In October 2025, he was part of “Austrian football history” as he played the entire match in a 10–0 victory over San Marino, Austria's biggest win in international football.[30]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 6 December 2025[31]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Augsburg II 2015–16[32] Regionalliga Bayern 2 0 — — — 2[c] 1 4 1
2017–18[32] Regionalliga Bayern 3 0 — — — — 3 0
Total 5 0 — — — 2 1 7 1
FC Augsburg 2016–17[32] Bundesliga 7 0 0 0 — — — 7 0
2017–18[32] Bundesliga 16 2 0 0 — — — 16 2
2018–19[32] Bundesliga 18 1 3 0 — — — 21 1
Total 41 3 3 0 — — — 44 3
Southampton (loan) 2019–20[33] Premier League 6 0 2 0 2 0 — — 10 0
Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 2020–21[32] 2. Bundesliga 32 2 1 0 — — — 33 2
Lens 2021–22 Ligue 1 33 2 3 0 — — — 36 2
2022–23 Ligue 1 37 1 1 0 — — — 38 1
2023–24 Ligue 1 30 1 1 0 — 7[d] 0 — 38 1
2024–25 Ligue 1 12 0 1 0 — 1[e] 0 — 14 0
Total 112 4 6 0 — 8 0 — 126 4
Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 2024–25[34] Premier League 10 0 1 0 1 0 3[e] 0 — 15 0
Tottenham Hotspur 2025–26[35] Premier League 11 0 0 0 2 0 4[f] 0 1[g] 0 18 0
Tottenham total 21 0 1 0 3 0 7 0 1 0 33 0
Career total 217 9 13 0 5 0 15 0 3 1 253 10
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup, Coupe de France
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Regionalliga relegation play-offs
  4. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup

International

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As of match played 18 November 2025[36]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Austria 2017 5 0
2018 1 0
2022 5 0
2023 5 0
2024 8 0
2025 6 0
Total 30 0

Honours

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Tottenham Hotspur

Individual

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