Jocelin Ta Bi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Attécoubé, Ivory Coast | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sunderland | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| JC Abidjan | |||
| 2023–2024 | Beitar Nes Tubruk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2026 | Maccabi Netanya | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | → Hapoel Petah Tikva (loan) | 39 | (7) |
| 2026– | Sunderland | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 February 2026 | |||
Jocelin Ta Bi (born 9 February 2005) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Sunderland.[1]
Club career
Youth career
Jocelin Ta Bi was born on 9 February 2005 and he began at the academy of JC Abidjan in the Ivory Coast before joining Beitar Nes Tubruk in 2023.[2]
Maccabi Netanya
He joined Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Netanya on 1 August 2024.[2] He made no appearances for the club between 2024 and 2026.[3]
Loan to Haopel Petah Tikva
Ta Bi was loaned out to Liga Leumit club Hapoel Petah Tikva for the 2024–25 season.[2] He debuted on 26 August 2024 during the 3–2 victory against Hapoel Kfar Saba, and he scored his first goal for the club on 25 October 2024 during the 2–0 victory against Hapoel Rishon LeZion. He was part of the team which finished second in the Liga Leumit to secure promotion.[4]
In the 2025–26 season, his loan was extended at Hapoel Petah Tikva, where he featured 12 times in the Israeli Premier League, scoring twice and providing two assists.[3]
Sunderland
He signed for Premier League club Sunderland on a four-and-a-half year contract on 16 January 2026.[1] He made his first team debut on 15 February 2026 as a substitute in an FA Cup fourth round win against Oxford United.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maccabi Netanya | 2024–25 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. | 2024–25 | Liga Leumit | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 5 | |
| 2025–26 | Israeli Premier League | 12 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| Total | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 7 | |||
| Sunderland | 2025–26 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 40 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 7 | |||
- ^ Includes Israel State Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
Honours
Hapoel Petah Tikva
- Liga Leumit: runner-up 2024–25[4]
References
- ^ a b "Ta Bi 'incredibly excited' after signing for Sunderland". BBC Sport. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ a b c Hardie, Ben. "JOCELIN TA BI: WHO ARE YOU?". A Love Supreme. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Donyell Malen leaves Aston Villa for Roma on loan, Sunderland sign Jocelin Ta Bi". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Leumit League 2024/2025". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ James Copley (16 February 2026). "Jocelin Ta Bi sends message to Sunderland away end after debut in FA Cup – and reveals shirt plan". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 16 February 2026.