 Danso warming up forLens 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 | 8 | (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 23:57, 23 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Kevin Danso (born 19 September 1998) is an Austrian professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back forPremier League clubTottenham Hotspur and theAustria national team.
Formerly a youth international at various levels from under-15 tounder-21, Danso made his debut for the Austria senior team in 2017.
Danso was born in Austria to Ghanaian parents before moving toMilton Keynes in England at the age of six.[2]
Danso joined the academy ofMilton Keynes Dons at under 9 level having previously been a striker in theReading academy,[3][2][4][5] staying at the club until 2014 before moving toFC Augsburg in Germany.[6][7]
On 3 March 2017, Danso made hisBundesliga debut forFC 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]
On 9 August 2019, the day after thePremier Leaguetransfer window closed, it was announced that Danso signed forSouthampton on a one-year loan, with the option to buy at the end of the2019–20 season.[11]
On 18 August 2020 he went toFortuna Düsseldorf on loan.[12][13] He left Fortuna upon the expiration of his contract on 24 May 2021.[14]
On 6 August 2021, Danso joinedLigue 1 sideRC Lens.[15] On 19 March 2022, he scored his first goal with Lens againstClermont.[16] During the2022–23 season, he played a crucial role in helping his team secure second place in the league and qualify for thefollowing season's Champions League.[17]
On 2 February 2025, Danso joinedPremier League clubTottenham Hotspur on loan for the remainder ofthe 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 toLiverpool in theEFL Cup semi-final.[19] Danso was selected in the squad that played the2025 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 the2025 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]
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Danso was eligible to represent Ghana or Austria internationally.[27][28] He represented Austria'sU15,U16,U17,Austria U18, andU19 youth teams.
In May 2017, he received his first call-up to thesenior national team.[9] In June 2024, he was named in the Austrian squad for theUEFA 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]
| 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 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[f] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Tottenham total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 214 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 250 | 10 | ||
| 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 | |
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