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]
.jpg) Ikoko with France U19 in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||
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 22 May 2024[17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Paris Saint-Germain B | 2010–11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 21 | 1 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Créteil (loan) | 2013–14 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Le Havre (loan) | 2014–15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Lens (loan) | 2015–16 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Guingamp | 2016–17 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 75 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | ||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2019–20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 30 | 3 | |||
| Total | 51 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 5 | ||
| Pafos | 2022–23 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 60 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 309 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 364 | 6 | ||
Honours
Guingamp
- Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2018–19[18]
Ludogorets
References
External links
- Jordan Ikoko at Soccerway
- Jordan Ikoko at L'Équipe Football (in French)