Jordan Ikoko
![]() Ikoko with France U19 in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jordan Ikoko | ||
Date of birth | 3 February 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Montereau-Fault-Yonne, France | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Pafos | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2004 | Mitry Mory Football | ||
2004–2007 | Villeparisis U.S. Municipale | ||
2007–2013 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 44 | (1) |
2013–2016 | Paris Saint-Germain | 0 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Créteil (loan) | 26 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Le Havre (loan) | 20 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Lens (loan) | 33 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Guingamp | 75 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 51 | (4) |
2022 | Ludogorets Razgrad II | 2 | (0) |
2022– | Pafos | 39 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2009–2010 | France U16 | 14 | (1) |
2010–2011 | France U17 | 18 | (1) |
2012 | France U18 | 5 | (0) |
2012–2013 | France U19 | 12 | (0) |
2013–2014 | France U20 | 8 | (1) |
2013 | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
2017– | DR Congo | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:19, 19 January 2023 (UTC) |
Jordan Ikoko (born 3 February 1994) is a Congolese footballer who plays as a right-back for Cypriot First Division club Pafos and the DR Congo national team.[1]
Ikoko began his senior career with Paris Saint-Germain but did not make a first team appearance and spent time on loan at Créteil, Le Havre and Lens. In the summer of 2016, he joined Guingamp. Ikoko spent three seasons with the Ligue 1 team and totalled 83 competitive appearances before moving to Ludogorets in June 2019.
Ikoko was born in France and represented the country from under-16 to under-21 level. He then changed his allegiance to DR Congo, for whom he made his senior international debut in 2017.
Career
[edit]Paris Saint-Germain and loans
[edit]Born in Montereau, France, Ikoko is a youth product of Paris Saint-Germain.
Ikoko made his Ligue 2 debut with Créteil on 16 August 2013 in a 3–0 away defeat against SM Caen. He replaced Augusto Pereira Loureiro in the 63rd minute.[2] One week later, he played the full 90 minutes against FC Istres in a 2–2 home draw.[3]
On 15 July 2014, Ikoko was loaned to Ligue 2 club Le Havre.[4][5]
On 23 July 2015, Ikoko joined Ligue 2 club Lens for a season-long loan deal.[6][7]
Guingamp
[edit]On 19 June 2016, Ikoko signed a three-year contract with Guingamp.[8] He made his competitive debut on 12 August in the club's opening game of the Ligue 1 season, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–2 draw against Monaco at Stade Louis II.[9]
On 13 August 2017, Ikoko scored an own goal in a 0–3 home defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.[10]
Ludogorets
[edit]On 16 June 2019, Ikoko signed a contract with Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad[11] for a reported transfer fee of €1 million.[12] He made his debut in the 2019 Bulgarian Supercup on 3 July at Vasil Levski National Stadium, playing the full 90 minutes as Ludogorets won against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.[13]
Pafos
[edit]In August 2022, he joined the ranks of Cypriot team Pafos.[14]
International career
[edit]Ikoko was born in France to parents of Congolese descent. He was a youth international for France at various levels.[15] He was formally capped by the DR Congo national football team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Cameroon on 5 January 2017.[16] He was also selected in DR Congo's final squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon where he played his first official match for the DR Congo national football team in 2–2 draw against Ivory Coast.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 22 May 2024[17]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Paris Saint-Germain B | 2010–11 | Championnat National 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||||
2011–12 | Championnat National 2 | 21 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 21 | 1 | ||||||
2012–13 | Championnat National 2 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 44 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 44 | 1 | |||||||
Créteil (loan) | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | |||
Le Havre (loan) | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||
Lens (loan) | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 0 | |||
Guingamp | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | ||||
2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | ||||
Total | 75 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 83 | 0 | |||||
Ludogorets Razgrad | 2019–20 | Bulgarian First League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 7[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
2020–21 | Bulgarian First League | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 6[e] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Bulgarian First League | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 13[f] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 30 | 3 | |||
Total | 51 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 5 | ||||
Pafos | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||||
Total | 60 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 66 | 0 | ||||||
Career total | 309 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 364 | 6 |
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, Bulgarian Cup, Cypriot Cup
- ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
[edit]Guingamp
- Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2018–19[18]
Ludogorets
Pafos
References
[edit]- ^ "J. IKOKO". Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "SM Caen 3–0 US Créteil-Lusitanos". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "US Créteil-Lusitanos 2–2 FC Istres". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Jordan Ikoko loaned to Havre". Paris Saint-Germain. 15 July 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Jordan Ikoko en prêt au HAC : c'est fait !" [Jordan Ikoko was loaned to HAC]. Le Havre AC (in French). 15 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Jordan Ikoko prêté au Racing !" [Jordan Ikoko was loaned to Racing]. RC Lens (in French). 23 July 2015. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Jordan Ikoko (PSG) prête à Lens (off.)" [Jordan Ikoko (PSG) was loaned to Lens]. L'Equipe (in French). July 24, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ "Transfert: Jordan Ikoko trois ans à Guingamp" [Transfer: Jordan Ikoko signed for Guingamp] (in French). L'Equipe. 19 June 2016.
- ^ "Monaco vs. Guingamp". soccerway.com. 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Jordan Ikoko steals limelight from Neymar with glorious own goal against PSG". fourfourtwo.com. 14 August 2017.
- ^ "Лудогорец прави трансферен удар със защитник от Франция" (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Лудогорец плаща 1 млн. евро за десен бек" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 8 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ludogorets vs. Lokomotiv Plovdiv". soccerway. 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Jordan Ikoko joins Pafos FC". pafosfc.com. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Fédération Française de Football".
- ^ "Cameroon vs. Congo DR - Football Match Line-Ups - January 5, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ^ Jordan Ikoko at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Kezzouf, Youmni (31 March 2019). "Strasbourg remporte la Coupe de la Ligue aux tirs au but". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Καρτσάκης, Νίκος (18 May 2024). "Ομόνοια - Πάφος 0-3: Έγραψαν ιστορία οι Παφίτες, κατακτώντας το πρώτο Κύπελλο της ιστορίας τους". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved May 19, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Jordan Ikoko at Soccerway
- Jordan Ikoko at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- France men's under-21 international footballers
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- US Créteil-Lusitanos players
- Le Havre AC players
- RC Lens players
- En Avant Guingamp players
- PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Men's association football defenders
- Sportspeople from Loiret
- Cyclists from Centre-Val de Loire
- French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Black French sportspeople
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Pafos FC players
- Cypriot First Division players