Chemsdine Talbi
Footballer (born 2005)
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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.
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Talbi with Morocco in 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 May 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sambreville, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | 28 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Belgium U15 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Belgium U17 | 11 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Belgium U18 | 6 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Morocco | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:03, 17 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
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, which earned him the player of the match award.[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]
On 11 December 2025, Talbi was called up to the Morocco squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[21]
On 26 May 2026, Talbi was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[22]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 May 2026[23]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| 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 | 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 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 96 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 16 | ||
- Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup
- Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026[24]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Morocco | 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
Club Brugge
Morocco
