Tony Tchani

Cameroonian-American soccer player

Cameroon Midfielder Nationality explained

37Age

6Clubs

213Club apps

15Club goals

178Height (cm)

Tony Tchani: profile

Tony Tchani (born 13 April 1989 in Bafang, Cameroon) is a retired Cameroonian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Tchani made the step into senior football with Virginia Beach Piranhas in 2008. He played for 6 clubs in 2 countries between 2008 and 2018. The busiest spell of his career was at Columbus Crew (2011–2017): 130 appearances and 8 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 213 appearances and 15 goals.

At international level, Tchani represented Cameroon (2016–present). Before committing to Cameroon, he had represented United States.

Bafang has produced 9 footballers in our database, including Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui, Michel Kaham and Bonaventure Djonkep.

Eligibility explained: Why does Tony Tchani play for Cameroon?

Key facts

Senior international debut: 2016 (aged about 27)
Club career: 2008–2018 (11 seasons)
Countries played in: 2: United States and Canada
Club goals per game: 0.07 (15 in 213)
Height: 178 cm — taller than 35% of Cameroonian internationals on record
Latest move: Chicago Fire FC (2018)
Shares a birthday with: Kehriba nene, Ali Boumnijel and Youssef Rabeh (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
2008	Virginia Beach Piranhas	USL League Two	1	0
2010–2011	Red Bull New York	Major League Soccer	29	1
2011	Toronto FC	Major League Soccer	13	1
2011–2017	Columbus Crew	Major League Soccer	130	8
2017	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Major League Soccer	27	4
2018	Chicago Fire FC	Major League Soccer	13	1
	Total		213	15