Paul Akouokou

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 football team.

Paul Akouokou
Personal information
Full name Edgar Paul Akouokou
Date of birth (1997-12-20) 20 December 1997
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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Ekenäs IF 35 (2)
2017–2018Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 12 (0)
2018Hapoel Rishon LeZion (loan) 16 (3)
2018–2020 Betis B 44 (0)
2020–2023 Betis 32 (0)
2023– Lyon 2 (0)
International career
2022– Ivory Coast 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2022

Club career

Early career

Akouokou started his career with Finnish side Ekenäs IF in 2016. 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 loan until May 2018.[3] The following 1 February, after being sparingly used, he moved to Hapoel Rishon LeZion of the Liga Leumit, also in a temporary deal.[4]

Betis

On 21 November 2018, Akouokou switched teams and countries again after agreeing to a deal with La Liga side Real Betis; he was initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[5] On 10 September 2020, after helping the B-team achieve promotion to Segunda División B, he renewed his contract 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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 September 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ekenäs IF 2016 Ykkönen 21100211
2017 Ykkönen 14150191
Total 35250000000402
Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 2017–18 Israeli Premier League 1201010140
Hapoel Rishon LeZion (loan) 2017–18 Liga Leumit 163163
Betis B 2018–19 Tercera División 200200
2019–20 Tercera División 2402[lower-alpha 1]0260
Total 44000000020460
Betis 2020–21 La Liga 1003000130
2021–22 La Liga 80102[lower-alpha 2]0110
2022–23 La Liga 120105[lower-alpha 2]000180
2023–24 La Liga 2000000020
Total 32040007000430
Lyon 2023–24 Ligue 1 200020
Career total 14151101070201625
  1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Betis

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. Paul Akouokou at Soccerway
  9. "Real Betis won their first Copa del Rey since 2005 after beating Valencia on penalties in Seville". BBC. 23 April 2022.
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