Antef Tsoungui

Antef Tsoungui
Personal information
Full name Antef Tsoungui[1]
Date of birth (2002-12-30) 30 December 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 OH Leuven
(on loan from Feyenoord)
Youth career
0000–2018 Chelsea[2]
2018–2023 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2023 → Lommel (loan) 5 (0)
2023– Feyenoord 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Dordrecht (loan) 28 (1)
2024– → OH Leuven (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 Belgium U15 1 (0)
2019 Belgium U17 4 (0)
2019 Belgium U18 1 (0)
2024– Belgium U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:07, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Antef Tsoungui (born 30 December 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for OH Leuven on loan from Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord.

Early life

Tsoungui was born in Belgium to a Cameroonian father and Italian mother. Aged four, he migrated to Crawley with his parents.[2][3]

Club career

Brighton & Hove Albion

An academy player at Chelsea through to under-14 level,[2] Tsoungui joined the Brighton & Hove Albion Academy in 2018. He made his professional debut for Brighton on 24 August 2021 in a 2–0 EFL Cup victory against Cardiff City.[4]

On 31 January 2023, Tsoungui joined Challenger Pro League club Lommel on loan for the remainder of the 2022-23 Season. On 24 March, his loan contract with the Belgian club would be terminated after only five appearances, including two in the Challenger Pro League.

Feyenoord

On 12 June 2023, Tsoungui signed for Eredivisie champions Feyenoord for an undisclosed fee.[5]

Later in the month of his signing, Feyenoord announced that he would spend the 2023–2024 season on loan at Eerste Divisie side FC Dordrecht.[6]

On 13 August 2024, Tsoungui joined Belgian Pro League club OH Leuven on a season-long loan deal.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 December 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2021–22 Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 2021–22 — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
2022–23 — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
Total — — — 4 0 4 0
Lommel (loan) 2022–23 Challenger Pro League 2 0 — — 3[b] 0 5 0
Feyenoord 2023–24 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
FC Dordrecht (loan) 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 16 1 0 0 — — 16 1
Career total 18 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 26 1
  1. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Challenger Pro League relegation play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Premier League 2020/21 Retained List of Players" (PDF). Premier League. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Antef Tsoungui and Victoria Williams give anti-racism message". The Argus. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Antef Tsoungui shows his skills to BBC audience". The Argus. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Cardiff 0–2 Brighton". BBC Sport. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Brighton: Antef Tsoungui completes Feyenoord move". BBC Sport. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Guus Baars en Antef Tsoungui eerste huurlingen FC Dordrecht van Feyenoord" [Guus Baars and Antef Tsoungui first Feyenoord loanes at FC Dordrecht] (in Dutch). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  7. ^ "OH Leuven versterkt zich met Belgische jeugdinternational" [OH Leuven strengthens itself with Belgian youth international]. ohleuven.com (in Dutch). 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  8. ^ Antef Tsoungui at Soccerbase


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