Chemsdine Talbi

Chemsdine Talbi
Talbi with Morocco in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-05-09) 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 22 (3)
International career‡
2020 Belgium U15 3 (0)
2021–2022 Belgium U17 11 (4)
2022–2023 Belgium U18 6 (3)
2025– Morocco 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Morocco
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2025 Morocco
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:04, 14 March 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 December 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 and 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, 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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 March 2026[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 22 3 2 0 0 0 — — 24 3
Career total 90 13 6 0 0 0 12 2 1 0 109 15
  1. ^ Includes Belgian Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Conference League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

International

As of match played 29 December 2025[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Morocco 2025 3 0
Total 3 0

Honours

Club Brugge

Morocco

References

  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. ^ "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. ^ "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.
  22. ^ Chemsdine Talbi at Soccerway
  23. ^ "Chemsdine Talbi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  24. ^ 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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