Tete Yengi

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tete Yengi

| fullname =

| image = Tete Yengi - Kelty Hearts - July 2024.jpg

| image_size = 200

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|11|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Adelaide, Australia

| height = 196cm

| position = Striker

| currentclub = Livingston

| clubnumber = 9

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = SA NTC

| youthyears2 = 2015–2016

| youthclubs2 = Croydon Kings

| youthyears3 = 2017–2019

| youthclubs3 = Adelaide Comets

| years1 = 2019–2020

| caps1 = 38

| goals1 = 9

| clubs1 = Adelaide Comets

| years2 = 2020–2021

| caps2 = 9

| goals2 = 0

| clubs2 = Newcastle Jets

| years3 = 2021

| caps3 = 1

| goals3 = 7

| clubs3 = → Newcastle Jets NPL

| years4 = 2021–2024

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| clubs4 = Ipswich Town

| years5 = 2022

| caps5 = 27

| goals5 = 7

| clubs5 = → VPS (loan)

| years6 = 2023

| caps6 = 16

| goals6 = 0

| clubs6 = → Northampton Town (loan)

| years7 = 2023

| caps7 = 11

| goals7 = 1

| clubs7 = → KuPS (loan)

| years8 = 2024–

| clubs8 = Livingston

| caps8 = 26

| goals8 = 5

| club-update = 7 December 2024

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Tete Yengi (born 28 November 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for {{Scottish football updater|Livingst}} club Livingston. Yengi has previously played for Newcastle Jets, Ipswich Town, VPS, Northampton Town and KuPS.

Career

=Newcastle Jets=

After playing two seasons at a semi-pro level with Adelaide Comets in NPL SA, Yengi signed a scholarship deal with Australian top division side Newcastle Jets on 30 December 2020.{{Cite web |url=https://newcastlejetsfc.com.au/news/a-league-yengi-and-armson-sign-scholarship-deals |title=Yengi and Armson sign scholarship deals |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=newcastlejetsfc.com.au |date=30 December 2020 |publisher=Newcastle Jets FC |orig-date=30 December 2020}} He made a total of nine appearances in A-League during the 2020–21 season.[https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/newcastle-jets-a-league-attacker-becomes-second-aussie-at-ipswich-town-570446 NEWCASTLE JETS A-LEAGUE ATTACKER BECOMES SECOND AUSSIE AT IPSWICH TOWN], ftbl.com, 28 September 2021

=Ipswich Town and loans=

In September 2021, Yengi moved to England and signed for League One club Ipswich Town on a one-year deal with the option for a further year, initially joining the team's Under 23 side.{{Cite web|url=https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2021/september/tete-yang-named-on-bench-for-u23s/ |title=New arrival Yengi on bench for U23s |publisher=Ipswich Town FC |date=27 September 2021 |accessdate=6 April 2022}}

==VPS (loan)==

In April 2022, Yengi joined Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) on loan for the 2022 season.{{Cite web |url=https://vepsu.fi/uutinen/tete-yengi-vepsuun |title=Tete Yengi Vepsuun! |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=vepsu.fi |date=6 April 2022 |orig-date=6 April 2022 |language=finnish}} During his time in Finland, Yengi scored seven goals and assisted a further eleven in Veikkausliiga, winning his club's Player of the Year award.{{cite web|url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/23115937.ipswich-town-tete-yengi-named-player-year-finland/|title=Ipswich Town: Tete Yengi named Player of Year in Finland|publisher=East Anglian Daily Times|last1=Watson|first1=Stuart|date=10 November 2022|accessdate=31 January 2023}}

==Northampton Town (loan)==

On 31 January 2023, Yengi signed a new eighteen-month contract and subsequently joined League Two club Northampton Town on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2023/january/tete_yengi/|title=NORTHAMPTON TOWN SIGN TETE YENGI ON LOAN FROM IPSWICH TOWN|website=www.ntfc.co.uk|date=31 January 2023|accessdate=31 January 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2023/january/new-contract-for-tete-yengi-and-loan-move-to-northampton/|title=NEW DEAL AND COBBLERS LOAN FOR TETE|website=www.itfc.co.uk|date=31 January 2023|accessdate=31 January 2023}}

==KuPS (loan)==

On 16 July 2023, Yengi returned to Finland and signed a loan deal with Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) for the remainder of the 2023 season.{{Cite web |url=https://kups.fi/tervetuloa-keltamustiin-tete-yengi/ |title=Tervetuloa Keltamustiin Tete Yengi|date=16 July 2023 |publisher=kups.fi |orig-date=16 July 2023}}

=Livingston=

On 1 January 2024, a Scottish Premiership club Livingston announced the signing of Yengi on a two-and-a-half-year deal.{{Cite web|title=Livingston sign Australian striker Tete Yengi from Ipswich Town |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67850698 |language=en|date=1 January 2024|access-date=1 January 2024}}

Personal life

Yengi is of South Sudanese and English descent.{{Cite web|url=https://keepup.com.au/news/a-generation-that-can-change-the-view-of-millions-of-australians/|title=Special feature: The record cohort giving 'millions of us' a new perspective on Australia|date=16 January 2022}} His older brother, Kusini, plays as a forward for Portsmouth.{{Cite web|last=Paquette|first=Catherine|date=28 September 2021|title=NEWCASTLE JETS A-LEAGUE ATTACKER BECOMES SECOND AUSSIE AT IPSWICH TOWN|url=https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/newcastle-jets-a-league-attacker-becomes-second-aussie-at-ipswich-town-570446|access-date=29 September 2021|website=FTBL}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup{{efn\|Includes Suomen Cup and Scottish Cup}} !colspan="2"\|Other{{efn\|Includes Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup}} !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Newcastle Jets \|2020–21 \|A-League Men \|9	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	9	0
Ipswich Town \|2021–22 \|League One \|0	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0
VPS (loan) \|2022 \|Veikkausliiga \|27	7	3	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	30	8
Northampton Town (loan) \|2022–23 \|League Two \|16	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	16	0
KuPS (loan) \|2023 \|Veikkausliiga \|11	1	0	0	0	0	2{{efn\|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League\|name=uecl}}	0	13	1
rowspan=3\|Livingston \|2023–24 \|Scottish Premiership \|16	4	2	2	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	18	6
2024–25 \|Scottish Championship \|10	1	1	1	6	0	colspan=2\|–	17	2
colspan="2"\|Total !26	5	3	3	6	0	0	0	35	8
colspan="3"\|Career total !89	13	6	4	6	0	2	0	103	17

Honours

;Livingston

Scottish Challenge Cup: 2024–25{{cite news|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/queens-park-0-livingston-5-34960144|first=Paul|last=Thomson|title=Queen's Park 0 Livingston 5: Lions rampant as they seal first cup win in 10 years with five-star show|website=Daily Record}}
Scottish Premiership play-offs: 2025{{cite web |title=Ross County 2-4 Livingston|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cpd41v9p65xt#Line-ups|publisher=BBC|date=26 May 2025}}