Antef Tsoungui
{{short description|English footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Antef Tsoungui
| image = Antef Tsoungui.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|12|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Brussels, Belgium
| height = 1.85 m
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = OH Leuven
(on loan from Feyenoord)
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2018
| youthclubs1 = Chelsea{{cite news |url= https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/19131616.antef-tsoungui-victoria-williams-give-anti-racism-message/ |title= Antef Tsoungui and Victoria Williams give anti-racism message |publisher=The Argus |date=3 March 2021|access-date=24 August 2021}}
| youthyears2 = 2018–2023
| youthclubs2 = Brighton & Hove Albion
| years1 = 2021–2023
| clubs1 = Brighton & Hove Albion
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2023
| clubs2 = → Lommel (loan)
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = Feyenoord
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2023–2024
| clubs4 = → Dordrecht (loan)
| caps4 = 28
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = → OH Leuven (loan)
| caps5 = 2
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = Belgium U15
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019
| nationalteam2 = Belgium U17
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2019
| nationalteam3 = Belgium U18
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2024
| nationalteam4 = Belgium U21
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 19 February 2025
| nationalteam-update = 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 {{Dutch football updater|Feyenoord}} 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.{{cite news |url= https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/19359835.antef-tsoungui-shows-skills-bbc-audience/ |title= Antef Tsoungui shows his skills to BBC audience |publisher=The Argus |date=9 June 2021|access-date=24 August 2021}}
Club career
=Brighton & Hove Albion=
An academy player at Chelsea through to under-14 level, 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.{{cite news |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58239552 |title=Cardiff 0–2 Brighton|publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 August 2021|access-date=24 August 2021}}
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.{{Cite web |last= |date=12 June 2023 |title=Brighton: Antef Tsoungui completes Feyenoord move |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/ceqx2dx8plno |access-date=12 June 2023 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.rtvdordrecht.nl/nieuws/sport/guus-baars-en-antef-tsoungui-eerste-huurlingen-fc-dordrecht-van-feyenoord |title=Guus Baars en Antef Tsoungui eerste huurlingen FC Dordrecht van Feyenoord |trans-title=Guus Baars and Antef Tsoungui first Feyenoord loanes at FC Dordrecht |language=Dutch |date=26 June 2023 |access-date=26 June 2023}}
On 13 August 2024, Tsoungui joined Belgian Pro League club OH Leuven on a season-long loan deal. {{cite web|url=https://ohleuven.com/news/oh-leuven-versterkt-zich-met-belgische-jeugdinternational/|trans-title=OH Leuven strengthens itself with Belgian youth international|title=OH Leuven versterkt zich met Belgische jeugdinternational|language=Dutch|website=ohleuven.com|date=13 August 2024|accessdate=13 August 2024}} After making just two appearances for OH Leuven in the beginning of the season, Tsoungui suffered a severe cruciate ligament tear on training, rendering him out for several months.https://www.instagram.com/antef.tsoungui/p/DCAArrWIo6F/
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 15 December 2023}}{{soccerbase|125066|name=Antef Tsoungui}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Brighton & Hove Albion
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Brighton & Hove Albion U21
|2021–22 |colspan="3"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23
|colspan="3"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Lommel (loan)
|2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|Challenger Pro League relegation play-offs}} | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Feyenoord
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FC Dordrecht (loan)
|16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 1 | |||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
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References
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External links
- [https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/teams/u18s-team/players/51484/antef-tsoungui Profile] at the Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. website
- [https://www.rbfa.be/en/international/8659/career Belgium profile] at Belgian FA
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Category:Footballers from Brussels
Category:Sportspeople from Crawley
Category:Footballers from West Sussex
Category:Belgian people of Cameroonian descent
Category:Belgian people of Italian descent
Category:Black Belgian sportspeople
Category:21st-century Belgian sportsmen
Category:Belgian men's footballers
Category:Belgium men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
Category:Oud-Heverlee Leuven players
Category:Challenger Pro League players
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:Belgian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Belgian expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Belgian anti-racism activists
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Category:Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
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