Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 28 November 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward / Winger / Attacking midfielder[1] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Livingston | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
SA NTC | |||
2015–2016 | Croydon Kings | ||
2017–2019 | Adelaide Comets | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Adelaide Comets | 38 | (9) |
2020–2021 | Newcastle Jets | 9 | (0) |
2021 | → Newcastle Jets NPL | 1 | (7) |
2021–2024 | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
2022 | → VPS (loan) | 27 | (7) |
2023 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2023 | → KuPS (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2024– | Livingston | 10 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 April 2024 |
Tete Yengi (born 28 November 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays for Livingston as a forward. Yengi has previously played for Newcastle Jets, Ipswich Town, VPS, Northampton Town and KuPS.
After playing two seasons at a semi-pro level with Adelaide Comets in NPL SA, Yengi signed a scholarship deal with Australian top division side Newcastle Jets on 30 December 2020.[2] He made a total of nine appearances in A-League during the 2020–21 season.[3]
In September 2021, Yengi moved to England and signed for League One club Ipswich Town on a one-year deal with the option for a further year, initially joining the team's Under 23 side.[4]
In April 2022, Yengi joined Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) on loan for the 2022 season.[5] During his time in Finland, Yengi scored seven goals and assisted a further eleven in Veikkausliiga, winning his club's Player of the Year award.[6]
On 31 January 2023, Yengi signed a new eighteen-month contract and subsequently joined League Two club Northampton Town on loan until the end of the season.[7][8]
On 16 July 2023, Yengi returned to Finland and signed a loan deal with Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) for the remainder of the 2023 season.[9]
On 1 January 2024, a Scottish Premiership club Livingston announced the signing of Yengi on a two-and-a-half year deal.[10]
Yengi is of South Sudanese and English descent.[11] His older brother, Kusini, plays as a forward for Portsmouth.[12]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Newcastle Jets | 2020–21 | A-League Men | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
Ipswich Town | 2021–22 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
VPS (loan) | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 8 | |
Northampton Town (loan) | 2022–23 | League Two | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
KuPS (loan) | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 13 | 1 |
Livingston | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 5 | |
Career total | 73 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 14 |