Loum Tchaouna
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | N'Djamena, Chad | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lazio | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | FC Kronenbourg | ||
| 2010–2011 | Schiltigheim | ||
| 2011–2014 | Strasbourg | ||
| 2014–2021 | Rennes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Rennes II | 14 | (9) |
| 2021–2023 | Rennes | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Dijon (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Salernitana | 33 | (4) |
| 2024– | Lazio | 21 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | France U16 | 9 | (2) |
| 2020 | France U17 | 5 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | France U19 | 17 | (7) |
| 2022–2024 | France U20 | 12 | (4) |
| 2024– | France U21 | 4 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:52, 16 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Loum Tchaouna (born 8 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Lazio. Born in Chad, Tchaouna represents France at international level.
Club career
[edit]Early years
[edit]Tchaouna was born in N'Djamena, Chad. He played for youth teams of FC Kronenbourg, Schiltigheim, Strasbourg, and Rennes. He made his professional debut for Rennes on 26 September 2021 in a 1–1 Ligue 1 draw with Bordeaux.[1]
Dijon FCO
[edit]On 30 August 2022, Tchaouna joined Dijon on loan.[2]
US Salernitana 1919
[edit]On 31 August 2023, Tchaouna signed a three-year contract with Serie A club Salernitana.[3] During the 2023–24 season, he was one of the key players of the team, despite their eventual relegation to Serie B, having scored six goals and four assists in 35 appearances in all competitions.[4]
SS Lazio
[edit]On 1 July 2024, Tchaouna joined Serie A club Lazio on a permanent deal for €8.4 million.[5][6] He scored his first goal for the club in Serie A on 31 October 2024 in a 5-1 victory over Como;[7] he scored his first UEFA Europa League goal on 12 December 2024 in a 3-1 victory over Ajax.[8]
International career
[edit]Born in Chad, Tchaouna moved to France at a young age.[9] He is a youth international for France.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Loum's brother Haroun is also a professional footballer. He plays for the Chad national team.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 16 March 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rennes B | 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 7 | 6 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 9 | — | — | 14 | 9 | ||||
| Rennes | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Dijon (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 29 | 2 | |
| Dijon B (loan) | 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salernitana | 2023–24 | Serie A | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 35 | 6 | |
| Lazio | 2024–25 | Serie A | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9[c] | 1 | 32 | 2 |
| Career total | 107 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 125 | 19 | ||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, Coppa Italia
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
[edit]Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2022[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bordeaux vs. Rennes". Soccerway. 26 September 2021.
- ^ "LOUM TCHAOUNA REJOINT LE DFCO !" (in French). Dijon. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "LOUM TCHAOUNA È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA SALERNITANA" [LOUM TCHAOUNA IS A NEW PLAYER OF SALERNITANA] (in Italian). Salernitana. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Fefè, Tommaso (22 May 2024). "Lazio, il gioiellino Loum Tchaouna primo colpo del mercato: accordo con la Salernitana". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Loum Tchaouna è un nuovo calciatore biancoceleste". SS Lazio (in Italian). 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Lazio Reveal Figures of Tchaouna, Noslin, Dele-Bashiru & Castrovilli Signings". The Laziali. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "Taty Castellanos Bags Brace as Lazio Dismantle Como". The Laziali. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "Lazio Retain Top Europa League Spot With Spectacular Victory Over Ajax". The Laziali. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "Football: Loum Tchaouna s'engage avec le Stade Rennais Fc". 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Loum Tchaouna" (in French). fff.fr.
- ^ Denis, Sebastian (5 October 2021). "Haroun Tchaouna sur le point de signer à Dijon" [Haroun Tchaouna about to sign for Dijon]. Foot Mercato. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ Loum Tchaouna at Soccerway
- ^ "2022 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Stade Rennais F.C. profile
- Loum Tchaouna at the French Football Federation (in French)
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- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from N'Djamena
- Naturalized citizens of France
- French men's footballers
- Chadian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- France men's youth international footballers
- Chadian emigrants to France
- French sportspeople of Chadian descent
- Black French sportspeople
- Stade Rennais FC players
- Dijon FCO players
- US Salernitana 1919 players
- SS Lazio players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Serie A players
- French expatriate men's footballers
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