Toni Tiente

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Toni Tiente
Personal information
Full name Toni Tiente Tiente
Date of birth (1997-10-25) 25 October 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Cameroon
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2011–2015 Paris FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Georgia Gwinnett Grizzlies 70 (21)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Georgia Revolution 23 (3)
2022–2023 Atlanta United 2 45 (0)
International career
2014 Cameroon U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2023

Toni Tiente Tiente (born 25 October 1997) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Born in Cameroon, but raised in Paris, France,[1] Tiente was part of the Paris FC academy team, appearing on the bench for the club's reserve team in the Championnat National 3 on two occasions in 2015.[2]

In 2017, Tiente moved to the United States to play college soccer at Georgia Gwinnett College. In four seasons with the Grizzlies, Tiente made 70 appearances, scoring 21 goals and tallying 25 assists. He was also a 2020 NAIA and United Soccer Coaches All-America first team selection, set the program's single-season record with 11 assists during 2018 season, won two Association of Independent Institutions titles and helped the Grizzlies reach the Round of 16 at the NAIA national tournament in 2018 and 2019.[3][4]

While at college, Tiente also appeared for NPSL side Georgia Revolution, where he made 23 appearances and scored three goals across 2018 and 2019.[5][6] In 2019, he was named to the NPSL Region XI for the South Region.[7]

Senior career[edit]

In 2022, Tiente played with UPSL side Kalonji Pro-Profile,[8] before signing a short-term deal with USL Championship club Atlanta United 2 on 24 June 2022.[1] On 19 July 2022, Atlanta made Tiente's move permanent.[9]

International career[edit]

In 2014, Tiente was called up to the Cameroon under-20 side for the first time.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Atlanta United 2 signs midfielder Toni Tiente to 25-Day Contract | Atlanta United FC". atlutd.
  2. ^ "France - T. Tiente Tiente - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Toni Tiente - Men's Soccer". Georgia Gwinnett College Athletics.
  4. ^ "Experienced Midfield Returns in 2019". Georgia Gwinnett College Athletics.
  5. ^ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com.
  6. ^ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com.
  7. ^ "NPSL Announces 2019 Region XI Selections – National Premier Soccer League". www.npsl.com.
  8. ^ "Toni Tiente - Kalonji Pro-Profile - Premier".
  9. ^ "Atlanta United 2 signs Toni Tiente | Atlanta United FC". atlutd.
  10. ^ "Lions U20 : Ondoa Ebogo du Barça arrive, Kundé Mallong de retour". 7 April 2014.

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