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Jordan Ikoko
Ikoko with France U19 in 2013
Personal information
Full name Jordan Ikoko
Date of birth (1994-02-03) 3 February 1994 (age 30)
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

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Paris Saint-Germain and loans

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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

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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

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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

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In August 2022, he joined the ranks of Cypriot team Pafos.[14]

International career

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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

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Club

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As of match played 22 May 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
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
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Bulgarian Cup, Cypriot Cup
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b c Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Guingamp

Ludogorets

Pafos

References

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  1. ^ "J. IKOKO". Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  2. ^ "SM Caen 3–0 US Créteil-Lusitanos". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. ^ "US Créteil-Lusitanos 2–2 FC Istres". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Jordan Ikoko loaned to Havre". Paris Saint-Germain. 15 July 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Jordan Ikoko (PSG) prête à Lens (off.)" [Jordan Ikoko (PSG) was loaned to Lens]. L'Equipe (in French). 24 July 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Transfert: Jordan Ikoko trois ans à Guingamp" [Transfer: Jordan Ikoko signed for Guingamp] (in French). L'Equipe. 19 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Monaco vs. Guingamp". soccerway.com. 12 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Jordan Ikoko steals limelight from Neymar with glorious own goal against PSG". fourfourtwo.com. 14 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Лудогорец прави трансферен удар със защитник от Франция" (in Bulgarian). ludogorets.com. 16 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Лудогорец плаща 1 млн. евро за десен бек" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 8 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ "Ludogorets vs. Lokomotiv Plovdiv". soccerway. 3 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Jordan Ikoko joins Pafos FC". pafosfc.com. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Fédération Française de Football".
  16. ^ "Cameroon vs. Congo DR - Football Match Line-Ups - January 5, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  17. ^ Jordan Ikoko at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  18. ^ Kezzouf, Youmni (31 March 2019). "Strasbourg remporte la Coupe de la Ligue aux tirs au but". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  19. ^ 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 19 May 2024.
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