Loum Tchaouna
Loum Tchaouna (born 8 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie A club Salernitana. Born in Chad, Tchaouna represents France at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | N'Djamena, Chad | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Salernitana | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | FC Kronenbourg | ||
| 2010–2011 | Schiltigheim | ||
| 2011–2014 | Strasbourg | ||
| 2014–2021 | Rennes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Rennes II | 14 | (9) |
| 2021–2023 | Rennes | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Dijon (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2023– | Salernitana | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | France U16 | 9 | (2) |
| 2020 | France U17 | 5 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | France U19 | 17 | (7) |
| 2022– | France U20 | 9 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:48, 27 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023 | |||
Club career
Tchaouna was born in N'Djamena, Chad. He played for youth teams of FC Kronenbourg, Schiltigheim, Strasbourg, and Rennes. He made his professional debut for Rennes on 26 September 2021 in a 1–1 Ligue 1 draw with Bordeaux.[1]
On 30 August 2022, Tchaouna joined Dijon on loan.[2]
On 31 August 2023, Tchaouna signed a three-year contract with Italian Serie A club Salernitana.[3]
International career
Born in Chad, Tchaouna moved to France at a young age.[4] He is a youth international for France.[5]
Personal life
Loum's brother Haroun is also a professional footballer. He plays for the Chad national team.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 31 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rennes B | 2020–21 | National 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | |||||
| 2022–23 | National 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | 14 | 9 | |||||
| Rennes | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Dijon B | 2022–23 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Dijon (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 53 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 58 | 11 | |||
- Includes Coupe de France
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
References
- "Bordeaux vs. Rennes". Soccerway. 26 September 2021.
- "LOUM TCHAOUNA REJOINT LE DFCO !" (in French). Dijon. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- "LOUM TCHAOUNA È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA SALERNITANA" [LOUM TCHAOUNA IS A NEW PLAYER OF SALERNITANA] (in Italian). Salernitana. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- "Football: Loum Tchaouna s'engage avec le Stade Rennais Fc". 10 December 2020.
- "Loum Tchaouna" (in French). fff.fr.
- Denis, Sebastian (5 October 2021). "Haroun Tchaouna sur le point de signer à Dijon" [Haroun Tchaouna about to sign for Dijon]. Foot Mercato. Retrieved 17 May 2022.