Chemsdine Talbi

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Chemsdine Talbi
Talbi in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-05-09) 9 May 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Sambreville, Belgium
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 7
Youth career
–2015 Tubize
2015–2022 Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Club NXT 33 (6)
2023–2025 Club Brugge 35 (4)
2025– Sunderland 1 (0)
International career‡
2020 Belgium U15 3 (0)
2021–2022 Belgium U17 11 (4)
2022–2023 Belgium U18 6 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 November 2024 [1]

Chemsdine Talbi (Arabic: شَمْس الدِّين الطَّالِبِيّ; born 9 May 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Sunderland. Born in Belgium, Talbi opted to represent Morocco internationally.

Career

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Club NXT

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Talbi was with Royale Union Tubize-Braine until 2015 when he joined Club Brugge.[2] In July 2022 Talbi signed a three-year professional contract with Club Brugge into 2025.[3] He started the 2022–23 season playing for Club NXT, in the Challenger Pro League, Belgian football’s second division.[4] He scored on his professional debut against SL16 FC in August 2022,[5] and again the following week against Lierse Kempenzonen.[6]

Club Brugge

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In February 2023 Talbi began training as part of the first team squad of Club Brugge.[7] This was reported as a reward for his playing form.[8] On 18 March 23, he made his league debut for Club Brugge when he came on as a second-half substitute against KV Kortrijk.[9]

Talbi would also score his first professional goal against Kortrijk in a 3–0 away win at the Guldensporen Stadion on 14 September 2024,[10] Four days later, he made his UEFA Champions League debut as a substitute in a 3–0 loss to Borussia Dortmund.[11]

On February 18, 2025, he scored his first Champions League goals, netting a brace in a 3–1 away victory against Atalanta in the second leg of the knockout play-offs, contributing to his team's progression to the Round of 16 with a 5–2 aggregate win.[12]

Sunderland

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On 9 July 2025, Talbi signed for newly promoted Premier League club Sunderland on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee,[13] reported to be worth £16.5 million plus a potential £2.5 million in add-ons.[14][15]

International career

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Born in Belgium, Talbi is of Moroccan descent.[16] He played for Belgium U17 in the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, scoring a goal in a 3–1 victory against Turkey U17.[17][18]

On 3 March 2025, Talbi chose to represent Morocco.[19] On 19 March, after Talbi received his first call-up to the Morocco national team he described it as a "childhood dream come true".[20]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 16 August 2025[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Club NXT 2022–23 Challenger Pro League 28 5 — — — — 28 5
2023–24 Challenger Pro League 5 1 — — — — 5 1
Total 33 6 — — — — 33 6
Club Brugge 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 5 0
2023–24 Belgian Pro League 3 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 — 4 0
2024–25 Belgian Pro League 27 4 4 0 — 11[b] 2 1[c] 0 43 6
Total 35 4 4 0 — 12 2 1 0 52 6
Sunderland 2025–26 Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Career total 68 10 4 0 0 0 12 2 1 0 85 12
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Conference League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

Honours

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Club Brugge

References

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  1. ^ Chemsdine Talbi at the Royal Belgian Football Association
  2. ^ Walckiers, John (9 January 2023). "17-year-old star of Club NXT is in the interest of clubs such as Ajax, Wolfsburg, Lille..." Voetbalkrant.com. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  3. ^ "OFFICIEEL: Talbi (17) bindt zich tot zomer 2025 aan Club Brugge". Voetbalprimeur. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  4. ^ "CLUB BRUGGE TEENAGER CHEMSDINE TALBI ON MANY EUROPEAN CLUBS WISH LISTS". getfootballnewsbene.com. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Chemsdine Talbi (17) wil via Club NXT helemaal doorbreken: "Camera's zijn indrukwekkend"". Het Nieuwsblad. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Lierse klopt Brugse beloften, Tabekou scoort eerste keer voor de Pallieters: "In de voorbije maand hard gewerkt aan conditie"". Het Laatste Nieuws. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  7. ^ Fiammetti, Alexandre (24 February 2023). "A young talent joins the Club Brugge first team". Walfoot.be. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Extra optie voor Parker, Club Brugge promoveert Talbi naar de A-kern". Voetbalprimeur.be. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  9. ^ "KORTRIJK VS. CLUB BRUGGE 1 - 0". Soccerway. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Vanaken en Talbi loodsen Club Brugge in Kortrijk naar 12 op 12 en de leidersplaats" [Vanaken and Talbi guide Club Brugge to 12 points out of 12 and the leading position in Kortrijk]. Sporza. 14 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Ondanks de harde 0-3 zat er meer in: Club Brugge vergeet gouden kansen te grijpen en kraakt in slot tegen Dortmund" [Despite the hard 0-3, there was more in it: Club Brugge forgets to seize golden opportunities and cracks in the end against Dortmund]. Sporza. 18 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Atalanta 1–3 Club Brugge". UEFA. 18 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Talbi seals Sunderland switch". www.safc.com. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  14. ^ Copley, James (9 July 2025). "Kristjaan Speakman reacts as Sunderland confirm signing of Chemsdine Talbi for £19m package". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Sunderland sign winger Talbi from Club Brugge". BBC Sport. BBC News. BBC. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Chemsdine Talbi (17) wil via Club NXT helemaal doorbreken: "Camera's zijn indrukwekkend"". Het Nieuwsblad. 19 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Belgium 3–1 Türkiye". UEFA. 23 May 2022.
  18. ^ "U17 EURO top scorers: Milošević finishes top". UEFA. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  19. ^ "Maroc ou Belgique? Le crack Chemsdine Talbi a fait son choix" [Morocco or Belgium? The star Chemsdine Talbi has made his choice]. h24info.ma (in French). 23 May 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  20. ^ Alami, Aymen (19 March 2025). "Chemsdine Talbi: 'A Childhood Dream Come True'". Morocco World News. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  21. ^ Chemsdine Talbi at Soccerway
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