Loum Tchaouna

Loum Tchaouna (born 8 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or right midfielder for club Coventry City. Born in Chad, Tchaouna represents France at international level.

Club career

Early years Tchaouna was born in N'Djamena, Chad, but moved to France at a young age. He played for youth teams of FC Kronenbourg, Schiltigheim, Strasbourg before joining Rennes in 2014. He featured in 14 games across all competitions in 2021–22, all as substitutes. He reunited with his brother, Haroun, who played for the club's reserve side in Championnat National 3. He was unable to prevent the side from being relegated to the Championnat National at the end of 2022–23 campaign, finishing in 18th position. Salernitana suffered a dismal campaign during the 2023–24 season going through four different managers and only winning two league games in the whole campaign.

Lazio On 1 July 2024, Tchaouna joined fellow Serie A club Lazio on a permanent deal when they matched his release clause for €8.4 million, signing a five-year contract. He scored his first goal for the club in Serie A on 31 October 2024 in a 5–1 victory over Como; he scored his first UEFA Europa League goal on 12 December 2024 in a 3–1 victory over Ajax. Tchaouna had an underwhelming first season at the club only managing to score two goals and register one assist across 37 games in all competitions. The vast amount of those appearances were cameos off the bench with Tchaouna only starting six league games, spending most of the season as understudy to Gustav Isaksen on the right wing. He was more instrumental in Lazio's UEFA Europa League campaign, making seven starts as they finished first in the group stage, eventually reaching the quarter-finals, where they were defeated by Norwegian side Bodø/Glimt. He stated that he had a "really good conversation" with manager, Scott Parker, during the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship that convinced him to join the club.

Coventry City On 11 July 2026, Tchaouna signed a five-year deal with newly-promoted Coventry City for an undisclosed fee.

International career Tchaouna has represented France at most levels from under-16 to under-21. He achieved nine caps and scored two goals for the under-16 side all in friendly internationals.

Career statistics Club

Honours Individual UEFA European Under-19 Championship Top Scorer: 2022