Tony Tchani

Tony Tchani

Tchani playing for New York Red Bulls in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Tony Ghislain Tchani
Date of birth	(1989-04-13) April 13, 1989 (age 28)
Place of birth	Douala, Cameroon
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Number	16
Youth career
2004–2008	Beach FC
2008–2009	Virginia Cavaliers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	Hampton Roads Piranhas	1	(0)
2010–2011	New York Red Bulls	29	(1)
2011	Toronto FC	13	(1)
2011–2017	Columbus Crew SC	130	(8)
2017–	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0	(0)
National team‡
2016	United States	1	(0)
2016–	Cameroon	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 28, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 07, 2016

Tony Tchani (/ˈtʃɑːni/; born April 13, 1989) is a Cameroonian footballer who currently plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer.

Tchani moved to the United States from his native Cameroon in 2004, settling in Norfolk, Virginia. He attended Maury High School, and played club soccer for Beach FC before playing college soccer at the University of Virginia. He started 12 matches and scored 9 goals as a freshman, was the 2008 ACC Freshman of the Year, a second team all-ACC selection, was named to the first team All-South Atlantic Region by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), and was a Soccer America first team All-Freshmen. During the 2009 season, Tchani was named First-Team All America by College Soccer News, a member of the NCAA College Cup All-Tournament team, First Team All-America by NSCAA, and a second team All-ACC member. In 2009, the UVa Men's Soccer team won the National Championship (a 3–2 penalty kick shootout against Akron), with Tchani scoring one of Virginia's penalty kicks.

During his college years he also played with the Hampton Roads Piranhas in the USL Premier Development League.

Tchani was drafted in the first round (2nd overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by New York Red Bulls. He made his professional debut on March 27, 2010, in New York's opening game of the 2010 MLS season against Chicago Fire. On April 27, 2010 Tchani made his first start for New York helping the club to a 2–1 victory over Philadelphia Union in a 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification match. On May 20, 2010 Tchani headed in his first career goal in a 3–1 loss to Columbus Crew. During Tchani's initial campaign with New York he was gradually brought into the first unit by coach Hans Backe and eventually began to form a solid partnership in the heart of the Red Bulls' midfield with newly signed Rafael Marquez. Tchani ended his first professional season appearing in 27 regular season matches for New York scoring 1 goal and providing 3 assists in helping his side capture the regular season Eastern Conference title.