Karl Toko Ekambi

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Karl Toko Ekambi
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Karl Toko Ekambi (2017)
Personnel
birthday September 14, 1992
place of birth Paris ,  France
size 183 cm
position Storm
Juniors
Years station
0000-2010 Paris FC
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2010-2014 Paris FC 67 (21)
2014-2016 FC Sochaux 72 (25)
2016-2018 SCO Angers 68 (24)
2018– Villarreal CF 52 (16)
2020– Olympique Lyon 8 0(2)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2015– Cameroon 27 0(3)
1 Only league games are given.
As of March 8, 2020

2 As of July 17, 2019

Karl Toko Ekambi (born September 14, 1992 in Paris ) is a Cameroonian football player who has been under contract with the French first division club Olympique Lyon since January 2020 . The striker has been a Cameroonian international since June 2015 .

Career

society

Toko Ekambi, who was born and raised in Paris , started his professional career in 2010 with Paris FC . In 2014 he moved to the second division club FC Sochaux . He made his debut for Sochaux-Montbéliard on the first day of the 2014/15 season against US Orléans . In this season he was in all 39 competitive games of his club on the field and scored 14 goals. After being in the following season 2015/16 could hit 11 times, to substitute season 2016/17 in the Ligue 1 to SCO Angers . The 2017/18 season got off to an excellent start for Toko Ekambi. With 9 goals in 18 appearances, he aroused the interest of English Premier League clubs. However, a specific offer from Brighton & Hove Albion was rejected by Angers. On February 24, 2018, Toko Ekambi scored the two goals in a 2-1 away win against OSC Lille . With this victory Angers left the relegation ranks, from which one could stay away afterwards. Toko Ekambi was with 17 goals and 6 assists an important factor that Angers was able to prevent relegation.

On June 6, 2018, Karl Toko Ekambi moved to the Spanish Primera División club FC Villarreal . Villarreal paid a club-internal record transfer fee of 18 million euros for Ekambi's services. He made his debut for the Yellow Submarines on August 18, 2018 against Real Sociedad . In his first season 2018/19 , he scored ten goals in 34 league games. Before moving in January, he had scored six goals in 18 league games in the 2019/20 season .

On January 20, 2020, Karl Toko Ekambi returned to France on loan, where he joined the first division club Olympique Lyon for a fee of four million euros . The traditional club has a purchase option of 11.5 million euros. Just six days later, he was in the starting line-up in a 3-0 home win against FC Toulouse and scored his first goal. In the 2019/20 season , which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic , he played eight league games in which he scored two goals.

On July 1, 2020, he moved permanently to Olympique Lyon for a transfer fee of 11.5 million euros.

National team

Toko Ekambi made his debut for the Camuroon national team on June 6, 2015 in a 3-2 away win against Burkina Faso .

successes

society

SCO Angers

National team

Cameroon

Web links

Commons : Karl Toko Ekambi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Toko Ekambi à Sochaux In: L'Equipe of July 2, 2014 (accessed September 4, 2018)
  2. ↑ SOCHAUX VS. ORLÉANS 0 - 1 In: soccerway.com from August 2, 2014 (accessed September 3, 2018)
  3. ↑ Karl Toko Ekambi - performance data 2014/15 In: transfermarkt.at (accessed on September 4, 2018)
  4. ↑ Karl Toko Ekambi - performance data 2015/16 In: transfermarkt.at (accessed on September 4, 2018)
  5. ↑ Brighton and Hove Albion interested in Cameroon marksman Ekambi In: The Argus, January 5, 2018 (accessed September 4, 2018)
  6. ↑ Brighton revive interest in Angers forward Karl Toko Ekambi as they look to bolster their attack in January In: Daily Mail, January 5, 2018 (accessed September 4, 2018)
  7. ↑ Albion expected to up interest in striker Ekambi In: The Argus of January 8, 2018 (accessed September 4, 2018)
  8. ↑ ANGERS AND TOKO-EKAMBI LEAVE LILLE IN TROUBLE In: Ligue 1 from February 24, 2018 (accessed September 4, 2018)
  9. ↑ SEASON REVIEW: NOT ONLY NEYMAR! THE UNSUNG HEROES… In: Ligue 1 from May 20, 2018 (accessed September 4, 2018)
  10. ↑ Villarreal FC makes record purchase perfect: Ekambi comes from SCO Angers In: transfermarkt.at on June 7, 2018 (accessed on September 4, 2018)
  11. ↑ Mercato: Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers) attendu à Villarreal In: francefootball.fr from June 6, 2018 (accessed on September 4, 2018)
  12. ↑ VILLARREAL VS. REAL SOCIEDAD 1 - 2 In: soccerway.com from August 18, 2018 (accessed September 4, 2018)
  13. ↑ Karl Toko Ekambi - performance data 2018/19 In: transfermarkt.at (accessed on July 17, 2019)
  14. ↑ a b Karl Toko Ekambi - performance data 19/20 In: transfermarkt.de (accessed on June 17, 2020)
  15. ↑ Lyon takes Toko Ekambi from Villarreal: transfer fee, purchase option & transfer participation disclosed In: transfermarkt.de of January 20, 2020 (accessed on February 1, 2020)
  16. ↑ Communiqué: Arrivée de Karl Toko Ekambi In: Olympique Lyon from January 20, 2020 (accessed on February 1, 2020)
  17. ↑ Ligue 1: Karl Toko Ekambi trouve qu'il "est facile de s'intégrer" à l'OL In: L'Équipe from January 26, 2020 (accessed on February 1, 2020)
  18. ↑ Official | Lyon sign Karl Toko-Ekambi on a permanent basis for € 11.5m In: Get French Football News from June 2, 2020 (accessed July 1, 2020)
  19. ↑ Burkino Faso - Cameroon, June 6th, 2015 - Match report In: transfermarkt.at of June 6th, 2015 (accessed on September 4th, 2018)
personal data
SURNAME Toko Ekambi, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Cameroonian soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris , France