*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:54, 26 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:37, 14 October 2024 (UTC)
Tchouaméni was born in Rouen, Normandy,[4] and grew up in Bordeaux, Gironde.[5] He is of Cameroonian descent.[6] His father was born in Nsamba and his mother in Bafang. He acquired French nationality on 19 December 2000 through the collective effect of his parents' naturalization.[7]
Club career
Bordeaux
Tchouaméni made his first team debut for Bordeaux in a 1–0 UEFA Europa League away win to Latvian side Ventspils in the second qualifying round on 26 July 2018, starting the match and playing 89 minutes.[8] He scored his first goal of his senior club career on 9 August, netting the final goal in Bordeaux's 3–1 Europa League away victory over Mariupol.[9]
Monaco
On 29 January 2020, Tchouaméni signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Ligue 1 side Monaco.[10] After about a year playing for the club, he registered his first league goal, netting the second goal in a 3–1 win against Marseille on 23 January 2021.[11] On 14 May 2022, he delivered an assist for his captain Wissam Ben Yedder and, thus, participated in the ninth win in a row for his side.[12]
Real Madrid
On 11 June 2022, it was announced that Tchouaméni would be transferred to La Liga side Real Madrid on 1 July 2022, signing a six-year contract with the club.[13][14] The transfer fee was reported to be €80 million, which could rise to €100 million due to additional fees.[15]
He made his official debut for the club on 10 August, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Super Cup to win his first career club trophy.[16] On 30 September 2023, Tchouaméni scored his first goal for Los Blancos, netting a header in Madrid's 3–0 league away win over Girona.[17]
In November 2022, Tchouaméni was named in France's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[21] On 10 December, he scored his first World Cup goal in a 2–1 victory over England in the quarter-finals.[22]