Paul Akouokou

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Paul Akouokou
Personal information
Full name Edgar Paul Akouokou
Date of birth (1997-12-20) 20 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 4
Youth career
Ekenäs IF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Ekenäs IF 35 (2)
2017–2018 → Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 12 (0)
2018 → Hapoel Rishon LeZion (loan) 16 (3)
2018–2020 Betis B 44 (0)
2020–2023 Betis 32 (0)
2023– Lyon 8 (0)
International career‡
2022– Ivory Coast 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2022

Edgar Paul Akouokou (born 20 December 1997) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the Ivory Coast national team.

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Club career

Early career

Akouokou started his career with Finnish side Ekenäs IF in 2016, playing in the second-tier level Ykkönen. In January 2017, he went on a trial at Ligue 1 side Angers SCO. [2]

On 27 August 2017, Akouokou moved to Israeli Premier League side Beitar Jerusalem on a loan deal until May 2018. [3] After being sparingly used, he moved to Hapoel Rishon LeZion of the Liga Leumit in following February, also on loan. [4]

Betis

On 21 November 2018, Akouokou left Finland after agreeing to a deal with La Liga side Real Betis for an undisclosed fee; he was initially assigned to the club's reserve team in Tercera División. [5] On 10 September 2020, after helping the B-team to achieve a promotion to Segunda División B, he renewed his contract with Betis until 2024, and was promoted to the first team. [6]

Akouokou made his La Liga debut on 20 September 2020, replacing goalscorer William Carvalho late into a 2–0 home win over Real Valladolid.

Lyon

On 1 September 2023, Akouokou signed a four-year contract with Ligue 1 side Lyon. [7] Transfer fee was announced to be €3 million and Betis have a sell-on clause. [8] [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 February 2024 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ekenäs IF 2016 Ykkönen 21100———211
2017 Ykkönen14150———191
Total35250000000402
Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 2017–18 Israeli Premier League 1201010——140
Hapoel Rishon LeZion (loan) 2017–18 Liga Leumit 163————163
Betis B 2018–19 Tercera División 200————200
2019–20 Tercera División240———2 [a] 0260
Total44000000020460
Betis 2020–21 La Liga 10030—00—130
2021–22 La Liga8010—2 [b] 0—110
2022–23 La Liga12010—5 [b] 000180
2023–24 La Liga2000—000020
Total32040007000430
Lyon 2023–24 Ligue 1 8010———90
Career total14751201070201695
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 9 June 2022
Ivory Coast
YearAppsGoals
202240
Total40

Honours

Betis

Lyon

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References

  1. ↑ "Paul Akouokou". Real Betis. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Akouokou på test till fransk ligaklubb" [Akouokou on trial at French club] (in Swedish). Ekenäs IF. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Paul klar för Israeliska ligalaget Beitar Jerusalem FC" [Paul ready for Israeli league team Beitar Jerusalem] (in Swedish). Ekenäs IF. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "האישור הגיע: פול אדגר עובר להפועל ראשון לציון" [The confirmation came: Paul Edgar moves to Hapoel Rishon Lezion] (in Hebrew). Maariv. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "El Betis Deportivo incorpora a Paul Akouokou" [Betis Deportivo sign Paul Akouokou] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "El Real Betis y Paul amplían su vinculación hasta 2024" [Real Betis and Paul extend their link until 2024] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Le milieu de terrain Paul Akouokou s'engage à l'OL jusqu'en 2027" [Midfielder Paul Akouokou joins OL until 2027] (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  8. ↑ Midfielder Paul Akouokou Signs with OL until 2027, actusnews.com/ OL Groupe, 1 September 2023
  9. ↑ Miljonaffär då tidigare EIF-spelaren Paul Akouokou såldes till franska Olympique Lyonnais – ger duktigt med klirr i kassan åt Ekenäsklubben, Svenska Yle, 2 September 2023
  10. ↑ Paul Akouokou at Soccerway
  11. ↑ "Real Betis won their first Copa del Rey since 2005 after beating Valencia on penalties in Seville". BBC. 23 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "PSG beat Lyon 2-1 to win French Cup final in Mbappe's farewell appearance". Reuters . 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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