Chemsdine Talbi
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Talbi with Morocco in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Sambreville, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | 16 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Belgium U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Belgium U17 | 11 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Belgium U18 | 6 | (3) |
| 2025– | Morocco | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:04, 14 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
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, he plays for the Morocco national team.
Club career
Club NXT
Talbi was with Royale Union Tubize-Braine until 2015 when he joined Club Brugge.[1] In July 2022 Talbi signed a three-year professional contract with Club Brugge into 2025.[2] He started the 2022–23 season playing for Club NXT, in the Challenger Pro League, Belgian football’s second division.[3] He scored on his professional debut against SL16 FC in August 2022,[4] and again the following week against Lierse Kempenzonen.[5]
Club Brugge
In February 2023, Talbi began training as part of the first team squad of Club Brugge.[6] This was reported as a reward for his playing form.[7] He made his league debut for Club Brugge on 18 March 2023 when he came on as a second-half substitute against KV Kortrijk.[8]
Talbi would also score his first professional goal against Kortrijk in a 3–0 away win at the Guldensporen Stadion on 14 September 2024,[9] Four days later, he made his UEFA Champions League debut as a substitute in a 3–0 loss to Borussia Dortmund.[10]
On 18 February 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.[11]
Sunderland
On 9 July 2025, Talbi signed for newly promoted Premier League club Sunderland on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee,[12] reported to be worth £16.5 million plus a potential £2.5 million in add-ons.[13][14] Later that year, on 25 October, he scored his first goal for the club in the stoppage time of a 2–1 away win over Chelsea.[15]
International career
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 he received his first call-up to the Morocco national team he described it as a "childhood dream come true".[20]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 December 2025[21]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League 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[b] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 11[c] | 2 | 1[d] | 0 | 43 | 6 | ||
| Total | 35 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 6 | |||
| Sunderland | 2025–26 | Premier League | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 84 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 14 | ||
- ^ Includes Belgian Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
International
- As of match played 9 October 2025[22]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
Club Brugge
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "OFFICIEEL: Talbi (17) bindt zich tot zomer 2025 aan Club Brugge". Voetbalprimeur. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "CLUB BRUGGE TEENAGER CHEMSDINE TALBI ON MANY EUROPEAN CLUBS WISH LISTS". getfootballnewsbene.com. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Chemsdine Talbi (17) wil via Club NXT helemaal doorbreken: "Camera's zijn indrukwekkend"". Het Nieuwsblad. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Fiammetti, Alexandre (24 February 2023). "A young talent joins the Club Brugge first team". Walfoot.be. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Extra optie voor Parker, Club Brugge promoveert Talbi naar de A-kern". Voetbalprimeur.be. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "KORTRIJK VS. CLUB BRUGGE 1 - 0". Soccerway. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Atalanta 1–3 Club Brugge". UEFA. 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Talbi seals Sunderland switch". www.safc.com. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ Copley, James (9 July 2025). "Kristjaan Speakman reacts as Sunderland confirm signing of Chemsdine Talbi for £19m package". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Sunderland sign winger Talbi from Club Brugge". BBC Sport. BBC News. BBC. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ Steinberg, Jacob (25 October 2025). "Sunderland flying high after stunning Chelsea with injury-time Talbi winner". The Guardian.
- ^ "Chemsdine Talbi (17) wil via Club NXT helemaal doorbreken: "Camera's zijn indrukwekkend"". Het Nieuwsblad. 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Belgium 3–1 Türkiye". UEFA. 23 May 2022.
- ^ "U17 EURO top scorers: Milošević finishes top". UEFA. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Alami, Aymen (19 March 2025). "Chemsdine Talbi: 'A Childhood Dream Come True'". Morocco World News. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ Chemsdine Talbi at Soccerway
- ^ "Chemsdine Talbi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
External links
- Chemsdine Talbi at Soccerway
- Chemsdine Talbi at the Club Brugge KN website
- Chemsdine Talbi – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Chemsdine Talbi at the Royal Belgian Football Association