Antef Tsoungui

Antef Tsoungui (born 30 December 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Antef Tsoungui
Personal information
Full name Antef Tsoungui[1]
Date of birth (2002-12-30) 30 December 2002
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 19
Youth career
0000–2018 Chelsea[2]
2018–2023 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2023 → Lommel (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2019 Belgium U17 4 (0)
2019 Belgium U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 14 February 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

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.

Career statistics
As of 12 March 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2021–22 Premier League 000010—10
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 2021–22 ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
2022–23 ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Total ———4040
Lommel SK (loan) 2022–23 Belgian First Division B 20——3[lower-alpha 2]050
Career total 20001070100
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Relegation play-offs

References
  1. "Premier League 2020/21 Retained List of Players" (PDF). Premier League. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. "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. Antef Tsoungui at Soccerbase
  • Profile at the Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. website
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