{{Short description|Ivorian footballer (born 2005)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Jocelin Ta Bi |image = |fullname = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|2|9|df=y}} |birth_place = Attécoubé, Ivory Coast |height = |currentclub = Sunderland |clubnumber = 37 |position = Winger |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = JC Abidjan |youthyears2 = 2023–2024 |youthclubs2 = Beitar Nes Tubruk |years1 = 2024–2026 |clubs1 = Maccabi Netanya |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2024–2026 |clubs2 = → Hapoel Petah Tikva (loan) |caps2 = 39 |goals2 = 7 |years3 = 2026– |clubs3 = Sunderland |caps3 = 1 |goals3 = 0 |nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 = |pcupdate = 22 February 2026 |ntupdate = }}
'''Jocelin Ta Bi''' (born 9 February 2005) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for {{English football updater|Sunderld}} club Sunderland.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=16 January 2026 |title=Ta Bi 'incredibly excited' after signing for Sunderland |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c368jg4g1x3o |access-date=16 January 2026 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
==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.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Hardie |first=Ben |title=JOCELIN TA BI: WHO ARE YOU? |url=https://www.a-love-supreme.com/post/jocelin-ta-bi-who-are-you |access-date=22 January 2026 |website=A Love Supreme}}</ref>
=== Maccabi Netanya === He joined Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Netanya on 1 August 2024.<ref name=":1" /> He made no appearances for the club between 2024 and 2026.<ref name=":2" />
==== Loan to Haopel Petah Tikva ==== Ta Bi was loaned out to Liga Leumit club Hapoel Petah Tikva for the 2024–25 season.<ref name=":1" /> 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.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Leumit League 2024/2025 |url=https://www.soccerway.com/israel/leumit-league-2024-2025/results/ |access-date=22 January 2026 |website=Soccerway}}</ref>
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.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Donyell Malen leaves Aston Villa for Roma on loan, Sunderland sign Jocelin Ta Bi |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jan/16/donyell-malen-leaves-aston-villa-roma-on-loan-transfer-window |access-date=16 January 2026 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>
===Sunderland=== He signed for Premier League club Sunderland on a four-and-a-half year contract on 16 January 2026.<ref name=":0" /> He made his first team debut on 15 February 2026 as a substitute in an FA Cup fourth round win against Oxford United.<ref>{{cite web |author1=James Copley |title=Jocelin Ta Bi sends message to Sunderland away end after debut in FA Cup – and reveals shirt plan |url=https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/jocelin-ta-bi-sends-message-to-sunderland-away-end-after-debut-in-fa-cup-and-reveals-shirt-plan-5599031 |website=Sunderland Echo |access-date=16 February 2026 |date=16 February 2026}}</ref>
== Career statistics == ===Club=== {{updated|match played 22 February 2026}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National cup{{efn|Includes Israel State Cup, FA Cup}} ! colspan="2" |League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup}} ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="2" |Maccabi Netanya |2024–25 |Israeli Premier League |0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |2025–26 |Israeli Premier League |0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- | rowspan="3" |Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. |2024–25 |Liga Leumit |27||5||1||0||colspan="2"|—||28||5 |- |2025–26 |Israeli Premier League |12||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||2 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !39!!7!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!40!!7 |- | rowspan="2" |Sunderland |2025–26 |Premier League |1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !1!!0!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!2!!0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !40!!7!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!42!!7 |} {{notelist}}<references group="lower-alpha" responsive="1"></references>
== Honours == '''Hapoel Petah Tikva''' * Liga Leumit: runner-up 2024–25<ref name=":3" /> ==References== {{reflist}}
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