Loum Tchaouna

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 progressed through the academy system at the club playing regularly for the reserve side, Rennes II, in Championnat National 3. He signed his first professional contract in 2021 and went on to make his professional debut in Ligue 1 for Rennes on 26 September 2021 in a 1–1 draw with Bordeaux, just weeks after his 18th birthday. He featured in 14 games across all competitions in 2021–22, all as substitutes. With regular game time limited at Rennes, the teenager went on a season-long loan to Ligue 2 side Dijon on 30 August 2022, which included an option to buy for the club. He reunited with his brother, Haroun, who played for the club's reserve side in Championnat National 3. At Dijon, he got his first real consistent run of minutes, making 20 starts in all competitions and scoring his first goal at senior level against Nîmes in May 2023. 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

On 31 August 2023, Tchaouna departed his boyhood club and signed for Serie A side Salernitana on a three-year contract with an option to extend. Salernitana suffered a dismal campaign during the 2023–24 season going through four different managers and only winning two league games in…

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. He made five caps for the under-17 side playing in 2020 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers, however he was omitted from the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup squad in Brazil. He got 17 caps and 7 goals for the under-19 side and was a part of the squad that reached the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship semi-finals in Slovakia, eventually losing to Israel. Tchaouna finished as Top Scorer in the competition with four goals in four caps and was also named in the Team of the Tournament. He made 12 caps and 4 goals for the under-20 side all in international friendlies. Despite this, he couldn't force himself into the squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, with France being knocked-out in the Group Stage. He made his debut for the under-21 side under Gérald Baticle, on 11 October 2024 in a 3–0 win over Cyprus in a 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier. He was named in the final squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Slovakia and made four caps, as the French side were beaten in the semi-finals by Germany.

Tchaouna is a pacy left-footed player who plays mostly as an inverted right winger, looking to cut inside. He is also capable of playing on the left wing and in a more central forward role.

Tchaouna is the younger brother footballer Haroun, and older brother of Franck and Franky Tchaouna.