Sebastian Tounekti was born on 13 July 2002 in Norway. Now at the age of 23, he primarily plays as a left winger for Celtic FC. He stands at 5 ft 7 in (1.71m) and weighs in at a lean 10 st 3lb (65kg). Tounekti wears the number 23 jersey and has also had the honour of representing the Tunisia national team.
As per estimates provided by Transfermarkt, Tounekti's current market value stands at around £3.5m.
Tounekti began his professional football journey when he transferred from Tromsdalen, a club in the 2. Divisjon in Norway, to their Eliteserien peers, Bodo Glimt, in March 2020. In his debut season, Tounekti made nine first-team appearances, scoring once. In the 2021 season, he made a further five first team appearances.
In August 2021, Tounekti took a brief detour from Glimt, going on loan to FC Groningen in the Netherlands' Eredivisie division. He returned to Bodo Glimt in June 2022 and continued to represent them for the 2022 and 2023 seasons, with the latter witnessing him make seven first team appearances.
In August 2022, Tounekti transferred to Haugesund in Norway's OBOS-ligaen for an undisclosed fee. He remained there for two seasons, putting in 36 league appearances and scoring four goals.
In February 2025, the winger bid goodbye to Norway and transferred to Hammarby IF in Sweden's Allsvenskan for a fee of around £1m. In his debut season, he made 21 appearances and found the back of the net twice.
In September 2025, Tounekti made the move to Scotland, signing with Celtic. He seems to have slotted well into the Scottish Premiership, already clocking in 15 first team appearances and scoring once in the current 2025 - 2026 season.
Internationally, he represented Tunisia in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, making one start and two substitute appearances. For Celtic, he competed in the 2025-2026 League Cup, scoring one goal in three starts. In the 2025-2026 Scottish Cup, he scored once in a single substitute appearance. He also participated in the 2024-2026 World Cup Qualifiers Africa for Tunisia, and the 2025-2026 Europa League for Celtic, making seven starts and a single substitute appearance.
