Paul Akouokou

Paul Akouokou
Personal information
Full name	Edgar Paul Akouokou
Date of birth	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
2016–2018	Ekenäs IF
2017–2018	→ Beitar Jerusalem (loan)
2018	→ Hapoel Rishon LeZion (loan)
2018–2020	Betis B
2020–2023	Betis
2023–	Lyon
International career‡
2022–	Ivory Coast
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023; ‡ 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 football team.

Club 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]

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.

On 1 September 2023, Akouokou signed a four-year contract with Ligue 1 side Lyon.[7]

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
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ekenäs IF	2016	Ykkönen	21	1	0	0	—		—		—		21	1
	2017	Ykkönen	14	1	5	0	—		—		—		19	1
	Total		35	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	2
Beitar Jerusalem (loan)	2017–18	Israeli Premier League	12	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		14	0
Hapoel Rishon LeZion (loan)	2017–18	Liga Leumit	16	3	—		—		—		—		16	3
Betis B	2018–19	Tercera División	20	0	—		—		—		—		20	0
	2019–20	Tercera División	24	0	—		—		—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	26	0
	Total		44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	46	0
Betis	2020–21	La Liga	10	0	3	0	—		0	0	—		13	0
	2021–22	La Liga	8	0	1	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		11	0
	2022–23	La Liga	12	0	1	0	—		5[lower-alpha 2]	0	0	0	18	0
	2023–24	La Liga	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		32	0	4	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	43	0
Lyon	2023–24	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	—		—		—		2	0
Career total			141	5	11	0	1	0	7	0	2	0	162	5

Betis

"Paul Akouokou". Real Betis. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
"Akouokou på test till fransk ligaklubb" [Akouokou on trial at French club] (in Swedish). Ekenäs IF. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
"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.
"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.
"El Betis Deportivo incorpora a Paul Akouokou" [Betis Deportivo sign Paul Akouokou] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
"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.
"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.
Paul Akouokou at Soccerway
"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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