Jordan Ikoko

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Jordan Ikoko
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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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Paris Saint-Germain B 44 (1)
2013–2016 Paris Saint-Germain 0 (0)
2013–2014Créteil (loan) 26 (0)
2014–2015Le Havre (loan) 20 (0)
2015–2016Lens (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]

Contents

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

Paris Saint-Germain and loans

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

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

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

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

International career

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

Club

As of match played 22 May 2024 [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain B 2010–11 Championnat National 2 5050
2011–12 Championnat National 2211211
2012–13 Championnat National 2180180
Total441441
Créteil (loan) 2013–14 Ligue 2 2602020300
Le Havre (loan) 2014–15 Ligue 22000010210
Lens (loan) 2015–16 Ligue 23300010340
Guingamp 2016–17 Ligue 1 2703020320
2017–18 Ligue 12802000300
2018–19 Ligue 12000010210
Total7505030830
Ludogorets Razgrad 2019–20 Bulgarian First League 181107 [c] 11 [d] 0272
2020–21 Bulgarian First League180406 [e] 01 [d] 0290
2021–22 Bulgarian First League1531013 [f] 01 [d] 0303
Total5146026130865
Pafos 2022–23 Cypriot First Division 32040360
2023–24 Cypriot First Division28020300
Total60060660
Career total309519070261303646
  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. 1 2 3 Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Guingamp

Ludogorets

Pafos

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