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Chemsdine Talbi
Image
Talbi with Morocco in 2026
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-05-09) 9 May 2005 (age 21)
Place of birth Sambreville, Belgium
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 7
Youth career
2011-2014 KFC Rhodienne - de Hoek
2015–2022 Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Club NXT 33 (6)
2023–2025 Club Brugge 35 (4)
2025– Sunderland 29 (4)
International career‡
2020 Belgium U15 3 (0)
2021–2022 Belgium U17 11 (4)
2022–2023 Belgium U18 6 (3)
2025– Morocco 10 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Image Morocco
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2025 Morocco
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:33, 9 September 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 July 2026 (UTC)

Chemsdine Talbi[i] (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

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Club NXT

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Talbi played with KFC Rhodienne de Hoek as a junior, playing for one year 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

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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

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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,[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

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Talbi was born in Belgium, the son of a Moroccan father and Belgian mother.[16][17] He played for Belgium U17 in the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, scoring a goal in a 3–1 victory against Turkey U17.[18][19]

On 3 March 2025, Talbi chose to represent Morocco.[20] On 19 March, after he received his first call-up to the Morocco national team he described it as a "childhood dream come true".[21]

On 11 December 2025, Talbi was called up to the Morocco squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. He was therefore called up to play at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. In Morocco's Round of 32 match against Netherlands, he scored his penalty attempt in the shootout, which Morocco ultimately won, 3–2. [22]

On 26 May 2026, Talbi was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[23]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 8 September 2026[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Club NXT 2022–23 Challenger Pro League 285————285
2023–24 Challenger Pro League 51————51
Total 336————336
Club Brugge 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 5000—000050
2023–24 Belgian Pro League 3000—1[c]0—40
2024–25 Belgian Pro League 27440—11[d]21[e]0436
Total 35440—12210526
Sunderland 2025–26 Premier League 2842000——304
2026–27 Premier League 10001100—21
Total 294201100—325
Career total 971460111221011717
  1. ↑ Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

International

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As of match played 9 July 2026[25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Morocco 202530
202670
Total100

Honours

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Club Brugge

Morocco

Notes

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  1. ↑ Arabic: شَمْس الدِّين الطَّالِبِيّ

References

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  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "OFFICIEEL: Talbi (17) bindt zich tot zomer 2025 aan Club Brugge". Voetbalprimeur. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "CLUB BRUGGE TEENAGER CHEMSDINE TALBI ON MANY EUROPEAN CLUBS WISH LISTS". getfootballnewsbene.com. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Chemsdine Talbi (17) wil via Club NXT helemaal doorbreken: "Camera's zijn indrukwekkend"". Het Nieuwsblad. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ Fiammetti, Alexandre (24 February 2023). "A young talent joins the Club Brugge first team". Walfoot.be. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Extra optie voor Parker, Club Brugge promoveert Talbi naar de A-kern". Voetbalprimeur.be. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "KORTRIJK VS. CLUB BRUGGE 1 – 0". Soccerway. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Atalanta 1–3 Club Brugge". UEFA. 18 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "Talbi seals Sunderland switch". www.safc.com. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  13. ↑ Copley, James (9 July 2025). "Kristjaan Speakman reacts as Sunderland confirm signing of Chemsdine Talbi for £19m package". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Sunderland sign winger Talbi from Club Brugge". BBC Sport. BBC News. BBC. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  15. ↑ Steinberg, Jacob (25 October 2025). "Sunderland flying high after stunning Chelsea with injury-time Talbi winner". The Guardian.
  16. ↑ "Chemsdine Talbi (17) wil via Club NXT helemaal doorbreken: "Camera's zijn indrukwekkend"". Het Nieuwsblad. 19 August 2022.
  17. ↑ Andy Mitten (1 June 2026). "Chemsdine Talbi on becoming a cult hero at Sunderland, choosing Morocco over Belgium and World Cup selection". The National (Abu Dhabi). Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "Belgium 3–1 Türkiye". UEFA. 23 May 2022.
  19. ↑ "U17 EURO top scorers: Milošević finishes top". UEFA. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  20. ↑ "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.
  21. ↑ Alami, Aymen (19 March 2025). "Chemsdine Talbi: 'A Childhood Dream Come True'". Morocco World News. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  22. ↑ "Morocco name star-studded AFCON squad as Hakimi makes cut but Diop misses out". Confederation of African Football. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  23. ↑ "Morocco squad brimming with Qatar 2022 heroes". 26 May 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  24. ↑ Chemsdine Talbi at Soccerway
  25. ↑ "Chemsdine Talbi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  26. ↑ Bosher, Luke; Joseph, Sam; Harris, Jay (18 March 2026). "Morocco crowned AFCON winners 57 days after final as Senegal's victory declared void". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
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