Jordan Ikoko
{{short description|Congolese footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jordan Ikoko
| image = U-19 EC-Qualifikation Austria vs. France 2013-06-10 (104).jpg
| caption = Ikoko with France U19 in 2013
| fullname = Jordan Ikoko
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|2|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Montereau-Fault-Yonne, France
| height = 1.76m
| position = Right-back
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2002–2004
| youthclubs1 = Mitry Mory Football
| youthyears2 = 2004–2007
| youthclubs2 = Villeparisis U.S. Municipale
| youthyears3 = 2007–2013
| youthclubs3 = Paris Saint-Germain
| years1 = 2011–2013
| clubs1 = Paris Saint-Germain B
| caps1 = 44
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2013–2016
| clubs2 = Paris Saint-Germain
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2013–2014
| clubs3 = → Créteil (loan)
| caps3 = 26
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2014–2015
| clubs4 = → Le Havre (loan)
| caps4 = 20
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2015–2016
| clubs5 = → Lens (loan)
| caps5 = 33
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2016–2019
| clubs6 = Guingamp
| caps6 = 75
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2019–2022
| clubs7 = Ludogorets Razgrad
| caps7 = 51
| goals7 = 4
| years8 = 2022
| clubs8 = Ludogorets Razgrad II
| caps8 = 2
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2022–2024
| clubs9 = Pafos
| caps9 = 60
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2024–2025
| clubs10 = Omonia 29M
| caps10 = 15
| goals10 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2009–2010
| nationalteam1 = France U16
| nationalcaps1 = 14
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2010–2011
| nationalteam2 = France U17
| nationalcaps2 = 18
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2012
| nationalteam3 = France U18
| nationalcaps3 = 5
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2012–2013
| nationalteam4 = France U19
| nationalcaps4 = 12
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2013–2014
| nationalteam5 = France U20
| nationalcaps5 = 8
| nationalgoals5 = 1
| nationalyears6 = 2013
| nationalteam6 = France U21
| nationalcaps6 = 1
| nationalgoals6 = 0
| nationalyears7 = 2017–
| nationalteam7 = DR Congo
| nationalcaps7 = 7
| nationalgoals7 = 0
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 14:38, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 17:19, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
}}
Jordan Ikoko (born 3 February 1994) is a Congolese footballer who plays as a right-back for the DR Congo national team.{{cite web|title=J. IKOKO|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/jordan-ikoko/162508/|access-date=23 July 2019}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/77913|title=SM Caen 3–0 US Créteil-Lusitanos|access-date=30 July 2016}} One week later, he played the full 90 minutes against FC Istres in a 2–2 home draw.{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/77927|title=US Créteil-Lusitanos 2–2 FC Istres|access-date=30 July 2016}}
On 15 July 2014, Ikoko was loaned to Ligue 2 club Le Havre.{{cite web|url=http://m.psg.fr/en/News/101001/Breaking-News/67483/Jordan-Ikoko-prete-au-Havre|title=Jordan Ikoko loaned to Havre|website=Paris Saint-Germain|date=15 July 2014|access-date=30 July 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817060936/http://m.psg.fr/en/News/101001/Breaking-News/67483/Jordan-Ikoko-prete-au-Havre|archive-date=17 August 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hac-foot.com/actualite/jordan-ikoko-en-pret-au-hac-c-est-fait.html|title=Jordan Ikoko en prêt au HAC : c'est fait !|trans-title=Jordan Ikoko was loaned to HAC|language=fr|website=Le Havre AC|date=15 July 2014|access-date=30 July 2016}}
On 23 July 2015, Ikoko joined Ligue 2 club Lens for a season-long loan deal.{{cite web|url=http://www.rclens.fr/infos_2015/07/23_contrat_ikoko/index.php|title=Jordan Ikoko prêté au Racing !|trans-title=Jordan Ikoko was loaned to Racing|language=fr|website=RC Lens|date=23 July 2015|access-date=30 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022214332/http://www.rclens.fr/infos_2015/07/23_contrat_ikoko/index.php|archive-date=22 October 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://m.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Jordan-ikoko-psg-prete-a-lens-off/576472|title=Jordan Ikoko (PSG) prête à Lens (off.)|trans-title=Jordan Ikoko (PSG) was loaned to Lens|language=fr|newspaper=L'Equipe|date=July 24, 2015|access-date=October 16, 2015}}
=Guingamp=
On 19 June 2016, Ikoko signed a three-year contract with Guingamp.{{cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transfert-jordan-ikoko-trois-ans-a-guingamp/696726|title=Transfert: Jordan Ikoko trois ans à Guingamp|trans-title=Transfer: Jordan Ikoko signed for Guingamp|language=fr|publisher=L'Equipe|date=19 June 2016}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2016/08/12/france/ligue-1/association-sportive-monaco-fc/en-avant-de-guingamp/2236763/|title=Monaco vs. Guingamp|publisher=soccerway.com|date=12 August 2016}}
On 13 August 2017, Ikoko scored an own goal in a 0–3 home defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.{{cite news|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/jordan-ikoko-steals-limelight-neymar-glorious-own-goal-against-psg|title=Jordan Ikoko steals limelight from Neymar with glorious own goal against PSG|publisher=fourfourtwo.com|date=14 August 2017}}
=Ludogorets=
On 16 June 2019, Ikoko signed a contract with Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad{{cite news|url=https://www.ludogorets.com/bg/news/?i=3117|title=Лудогорец прави трансферен удар със защитник от Франция|language=bg|publisher=ludogorets.com|date=16 June 2019}} for a reported transfer fee of €1 million.{{cite news|url=https://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=789596|title=Лудогорец плаща 1 млн. евро за десен бек|language=bg|publisher=sportal.bg|date=8 June 2019}}{{Dead link|date=April 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 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.{{cite news|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2019/07/03/bulgaria/super-cup/fk-razgrad-2000/pfc-lokomotiv-plovdiv/3025368/|title=Ludogorets vs. Lokomotiv Plovdiv|publisher=soccerway|date=3 July 2019}}
=Pafos=
In August 2022, he joined the ranks of Cypriot team Pafos.{{cite web |title=Jordan Ikoko joins Pafos FC|url=https://pafosfc.com.cy/jordan-ikoko-joins-pafos-fc/|author=|website=pafosfc.com |date=8 August 2022|access-date=23 January 2023|language=}} On 1 July 2024, Pafos announced that Ikoko had left the club at the end of his contract.{{cite web |title=Pafos FC would like to thank our former player Jordan Ikoko for his contribution to our team and his time with us |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1019208053538070&set=a.520584076733806 |website=facebook.com/pafosfc |publisher=Pafos FC Facebook |access-date=12 July 2024 |date=1 July 2024}}
=PAC Omonia 29M=
International career
Ikoko was born in France to parents of Congolese descent. He was a youth international for France at various levels.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/tous-les-joueurs/fiche-joueur/2328094463-jordan-ikoko|title = Fédération Française de Football}} He was formally capped by the DR Congo national football team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Cameroon on 5 January 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.us/lineups?gameId=471251|title=Cameroon vs. Congo DR - Football Match Line-Ups - January 5, 2017 - ESPN|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2018-04-06}} 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=
{{Updated|match played 22 May 2024}}{{soccerway|jordan-ikoko/162508|accessdate=31 October 2019}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de France, Bulgarian Cup, Cypriot Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de la Ligue}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="3"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Paris Saint-Germain B
|5 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2011–12
|Championnat National 2 |21 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 21 | 1 | |||||
| 2012–13
|Championnat National 2 |18 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 18 | 0 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!44 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 44 | 1 | |||||
| Créteil (loan)
|26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 30 | 0 | |||
| Le Havre (loan)
|Ligue 2 |20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 21 | 0 | |||
| Lens (loan)
|Ligue 2 |33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 34 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Guingamp
|27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18
|Ligue 1 |28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19
|Ligue 1 |20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 21 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!75 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 83 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Ludogorets Razgrad
|18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 7{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | 1{{efn|name=BSC|Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup}} | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21
|Bulgarian First League |18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 6{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=BSC}} | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|Bulgarian First League |15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 13{{efn|Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=BSC}} | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!51 | 4 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 5 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Pafos
|32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24
|Cypriot First Division |28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!60 | 0 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 66 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!309 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 364 | 6 |
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Honours
Guingamp
- Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2018–19{{Cite web |title=Strasbourg remporte la Coupe de la Ligue aux tirs au but |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/football/article/2019/03/31/strasbourg-remporte-la-coupe-de-la-ligue-aux-tirs-au-but_5443712_1616938.html |access-date=5 November 2023 |date=31 March 2019 |language=fr |last1=Kezzouf |first1=Youmni |website=Le Monde}}
Ludogorets
Pafos
- Cypriot Cup: 2023–24{{Cite web |last=Καρτσάκης |first=Νίκος |date=18 May 2024 |title=Ομόνοια - Πάφος 0-3: Έγραψαν ιστορία οι Παφίτες, κατακτώντας το πρώτο Κύπελλο της ιστορίας τους |url=https://www.gazzetta.gr/football/kypello-kyproy/2335253/omonoia-pafos-0-3-egrapsan-istoria-oi-pafites-kataktontas-proto |access-date=May 19, 2024 |website=gazzetta.gr |language=el}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|jordan-ikoko/162508}}
- {{Lequipe|40459}}
{{DR Congo squad 2017 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ikoko, Jordan}}
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
Category:French men's footballers
Category:France men's youth international footballers
Category:France men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Paris Saint-Germain FC players
Category:US Créteil-Lusitanos players
Category:En Avant Guingamp players
Category:PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players
Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Category:2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Footballers from Loiret
Category:Cyclists from Centre-Val de Loire
Category:French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
Category:Black French sportspeople
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Category:PAC Omonia 29M players