Sebastian Tounekti
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Tromsø, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Tromsdalen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Tromsdalen | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Bodø/Glimt | 14 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Groningen (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Haugesund | 41 | (4) |
| 2023 | → Ranheim (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2025 | Hammarby IF | 21 | (3) |
| 2025– | Celtic | 23 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Norway U15 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019 | Norway U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | Norway U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021– | Tunisia | 10 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:55, 25 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Sebastian Tounekti (born 13 July 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic. Born in Norway, he plays for the Tunisia national team.
Tromsdalen
Tounekti was born in Tromsø.[1] He made his senior debut for Tromsdalen on 30 September 2018 against Ullensaker/Kisa; Tromsdalen won 3–0.[2]
Bodø/Glimt
He made his senior debut for Bodø/Glimt on 16 June 2020 against Viking; Bodø/Glimt won 4–2. He scored his first and only goal in October 2020 against Molde.[2] Tounekti and George Lewis were both players at Tromsdalen who were discovered by clubs other than Tromsdalen's larger neighbour Tromsø IL, the failure to pick them up being lamented by Tromsø fans. Tounekti was part of the Bodø/Glimt squad that won the Eliteserien title in 2020. He also appeared as a substitute in both legs of the UEFA Champions League qualifying round against Legia Warsaw. [3]
Groningen
In the end of the transfer window, the 19-year-old joined Dutch Eredivisie club FC Groningen on loan from Bodø/Glimt for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[4]
Haugesund
On 30 August 2022, Tounekti signed a four-year contract with the Eliteserien club. He had his breakthrough during the 2024 season.[5]
Hammarby
Tounekti moved to Sweden on 9 February 2025, joining Allsvenskan side Hammarby Fotboll on a five-year contract.[6]
Celtic
Tounetki joined Scottish Premiership side Celtic on 1 September 2025 on a five-year contract.[7] He made his debut against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on 14 September 2025.
International career
Tounekti was born in Norway to a Tunisian father and Norwegian mother.[8] He was a youth international for Norway up until U19 level.[2] He was called up to represent the senior Tunisia national team on 19 March 2021.[9] He debuted with Tunisia in a 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Mauritania on 7 October 2021.[10]
Tounekti did not receive another call up for four years, returning for an international friendly against Morocco in June 2025. He also played in a World Cup playoff against Equatorial Guinea in September 2025.[11]
Personal life
Tounekti is the cousin of the Norwegian footballer Bryan Fiabema.[12]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tromsdalen | 2018 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2020 | Eliteserien | 9 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 21 | 2 | |||
| Groningen (loan) | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Haugesund | 2022 | Eliteserien | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 | |||
| Total | 41 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 47 | 4 | |||
| Ranheim (loan) | 2023 | First Division | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 1 | ||
| Hammarby | 2025 | Allsvenskan | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 27 | 4 | |
| Celtic | 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 23 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 5 |
| Career total | 116 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 152 | 16 | ||
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | |
Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.[14]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 March 2026 | BMO Field, Toronto, Canada |  Haiti | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
