Sebastian Tounekti

Sebastian Tounekti
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-13) 13 July 2002
Place of birth Tromsø, Norway
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 17
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 29 (2)
International career‡
2017 Norway U15 4 (1)
2019 Norway U17 5 (0)
2020 Norway U19 3 (1)
2021– Tunisia 15 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:39, 9 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 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.

Club career

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. He scored his first goal on the 21 September 2025 in a Scottish League Cup Quarter final 4-0 win against Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium.[8]

International career

Tounekti was born in Norway to a Tunisian father and Norwegian mother.[9] 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.[10] He debuted with Tunisia in a 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Mauritania on 7 October 2021.[11]

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.[12]

Tounekti was named to Tunisia’s 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on 15 May 2026.[13] He made his World Cup debut against Sweden on 14 June 2026 and earned his first World Cup start against Japan on 21 June 2026.[14][15]

Personal life

Tounekti is the cousin of the Norwegian footballer Bryan Fiabema.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 August 2026[2][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tromsdalen 2018 Norwegian First Division 1000––10
2019 11010––120
Total 12010––130
Bodø/Glimt 2020 Eliteserien 91–11–102
2021 502040–110
Total 1412051–212
Groningen (loan) 2021–22 Eredivisie 0000––00
Haugesund 2022 Eliteserien 5000––50
2023 7030––100
2024 29410–20324
Total 41440–20474
Ranheim (loan) 2023 Norwegian First Division 5100––51
Hammarby IF 2025 Allsvenskan 2132140–274
Celtic 2025–26 Scottish Premiership 2725210031455
2026–27 Scottish Premiership 2000201151
Total 2925212042506
Career total 122111432116216317

International

As of match played 25 June 2026[18]
Appearances and goals by national team, and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Tunisia 202110
202570
202671
Total151

Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.[18]

List of international goals scored by Sebastian Tounekti
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
128 March 2026BMO Field, Toronto, Canada Haiti1–01–0Friendly

Honours

Bodø/Glimt

Celtic

References

  1. ↑ "Sebastian Tounekti". altomfotball.no. TV2. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sebastian Tounekti at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  3. ↑ "De seks største talentene som glapp for TIL". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 3 June 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Tounekti leies ut til FC Groningen". NRK. 31 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Sebastian Tounekti selges til Haugesund". Bodø/Glimt.
  6. ↑ "Hammarby värvar Sebastian Tounekti". Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Welcome to Celtic, Sebastian Tounekti". Celtic FC. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  8. ↑ Dowden, Martin (21 September 2025). "Partick Thistle 4-0 Celtic: Brendan Rodgers' side cruise into last four for Rangers showdown". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Tounekti velger Tunisia – tatt ut på A-landslaget". Nettavisen. 16 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "EN : La liste de Mondher Kebaier pour affronter la Libye et la Guinée Equatoriale". www.kawarji.com.
  11. ↑ "Match Report of Tunisia vs Mauritania - 2021-10-07 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  12. ↑ Atkinson, Mark (8 September 2025). "Celtic star lands World Cup spot in dramatic fashion as Igamane's dream spell after Rangers goes on". The Scotsman.
  13. ↑ "Lamouchi names much-changed Tunisia squad". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "Sweden 5–1 Tunisia". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "Historic Japan win sends Tunisia crashing out". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "Sebastian (18) scoret få timer etter at søskenbarnet herjet for Chelsea: – Jeg måtte score siden han leverte så bra". www.aftenposten.no. 18 October 2020.
  17. ↑ Sebastian Tounekti at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  18. 1 2 "Sebastian Tounekti". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  19. ↑ sport, Guardian (16 May 2026). "Celtic stun Hearts at the last in dramatic final-day shootout to retain Scottish title". The Guardian.
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