Karl Toko Ekambi

Karl Brillant Toko Ekambi (born 14 September 1992) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 side Lyon and the Cameroon national team.[2]

In this article, the surname is Toko Ekambi, not Ekambi.

Karl Toko Ekambi
Toko Ekambi with Villarreal in 2018
Personal information
Full name Karl Brillant Toko Ekambi[1]
Date of birth (1992-09-14) 14 September 1992
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2010 Paris FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Paris FC 67 (21)
2014–2016 Sochaux 72 (25)
2016–2018 Angers 68 (24)
2018–2020 Villarreal 52 (16)
2020 → Lyon (loan) 8 (2)
2020– Lyon 19 (10)
National team‡
2015– Cameroon 33 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:28, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Sochaux

Toko Ekambi joined FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in 2014 from Paris FC. He made his Ligue 2 debut with Sochaux on the opening day of the 2014–15 Ligue 2 season against US Orléans.[3]

Angers

In 2016, Toko Ekambi joined Angers SCO. In August 2017, Brighton & Hove Albion, newly promoted to the Premier League, reportedly made a bid for him, offering €8 million plus €1M in possible bonuses to Angers.[4] He began the 2017–18 season for Angers in good form, scoring nine goals in 18 Ligue 1 appearances in the first half of the season, attracting interest from England for his services in the January transfer window.[5] In January 2018 Brighton & Hove Albion were again reported to have made a bid for Toko Ekambi, which was rejected by Angers.[6][7] On 24 February 2018, Toko Ekambi scored two-second-half goals, including the final goal of the match in the 89th minute, to help Angers move out of the relegation zone in a 2–1 league away win over fellow strugglers Lille.[8] He finished the 2017–18 Ligue 1 season with 17 goals for Angers.[9]

Villarreal

On 6 June 2018, Toko Ekambi signed with Villarreal CF in Spain's La Liga.[10]

Lyon

On 20 January 2020, Toko Ekambi went out on loan to Lyon for the remainder of the season.[11] On 2 June 2020, Lyon confirmed that Toko Ekambi would join on a permanent transfer with a four-year contract, for a fee of €11.5 million.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of 29 January 2021.[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris FC 2010–11 National 1 200000—20
2011–12 National 1 2531000—263
2012–13 National 1 1440000—144
2013–14 National 1 26140000—2614
Total 67211000—6821
Sochaux 2014–15 Ligue 2 38141010—4014
2015–16 Ligue 2 34116120—4112
Total 72257130—8226
Angers 2016–17 Ligue 1 3172100—338
2017–18 Ligue 1 37171010—3917
Total 68243110—7225
Villarreal 2018–19 La Liga 341025—734318
2019–20 La Liga 18610——196
Total 521635—736224
Lyon (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 1 82301040162
Lyon 2020–21 Ligue 1 191000——1910
Total 27123010403512
Career total 2869817750113322108

International
As of match played on 16 November 2020.[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cameroon 201530
201641
2017101
201850
201981
202030
Total333

International goals
Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Toko Ekambi goal.[15]
List of international goals scored by Karl Toko Ekambi
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 September 2016Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon Gambia2–02–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.28 March 2017Edmond Machtens Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Guinea1–11–2Friendly
3.14 June 2019Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar Mali1–11–1

Honours

Cameroon

Individual

References
  1. http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/Total%20AFCON%202016/CAN%20Gabon%20Squad%20lists.pdf
  2. "Cameroon – K. Toko Ekambi – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  3. "FC Sochaux vs. Orléans – 2 August 2014 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  4. "Offre de Brighton pour Toko Ekambi (Angers)". France Football. (in French). 31 August 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  5. Andy Naylor (5 January 2018). "Brighton and Hove Albion interested in Cameroon marksman Ekambi". The Argus.
  6. "Mercato : Angers dit non à Brighton pour Toko Ekambi". France Football (in French). 5 January 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  7. "Albion expected to up interest in striker Ekambi". Andy Naylor. The Argus. 7 January 2018.
  8. "Angers and Toko-Ekambi leave Lille in trouble". ligue1.com. 24 February 2018.
  9. "Season Review: Not Only Neymar! The Unsung Heroes..." ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel. 20 May 2018. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  10. "Mercato : Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers) attendu à Villarreal" (in French). France Football. 6 June 2018.
  11. "Cameroonian striker Toko Ekambi joins Lyon on loan from Villarreal". Orange Football Club. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  12. "Toko Ekambi: Lyon sign Cameroon forward permanently from Villarreal". Goal. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  13. "Karl TOKO EKAMBI – Football : la fiche de Karl TOKO EKAMBI (Angers)". L'Équipe. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  14. "K. Toko Ekambi". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  15. Karl Toko Ekambi at National-Football-Teams.com
  16. "Cameroon's Toko Ekambi wins Foe prize". BBC. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  17. "Palmarès". Trophées UNFP du Football (in French). Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  18. "Prix Marc-Vivien Foé: Karl Toko Ekambi premier lauréat camerounais" (in French). Afrique Foot. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  19. "Toko Ekambi named LaLiga Santander Player of the Month for October". La Liga. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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