Antef Tsoungui
Antef Tsoungui (born 30 December 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eerste Divisie FC Dordrecht, on loan from Feyenoord of the Eredivisie.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antef Tsoungui[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Dordrecht (on loan from Feyenoord) | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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– | → FC Dordrecht (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Belgium U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Belgium U18 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:02, 16 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:21, 24 August 2020 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Tsoungui was born in Belgium to a Cameroonian father and Italian mother. Aged 5, 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, Tsongui 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]
Career statistics
- As of 15 September 2023[7]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Lommel SK (loan) | 2022–23 | Belgian First Division B | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Feyenoord | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FC Dordrecht (loan) | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Relegation play-offs
References
- "Premier League 2020/21 Retained List of Players" (PDF). Premier League. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- "Antef Tsoungui and Victoria Williams give anti-racism message". The Argus. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "Antef Tsoungui shows his skills to BBC audience". The Argus. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "Cardiff 0–2 Brighton". BBC Sport. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "Brighton: Antef Tsoungui completes Feyenoord move". BBC Sport. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- "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.
- Antef Tsoungui at Soccerbase
External links
- Profile at the Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. website