Teddy Léo Junior Okou (born 15 May 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swiss Super League club Lausanne-Sport on loan from Luzern.

Career

Okou is a youth product of the French clubs USA Clichy, Red Star, Ivry, Le Havre and Creteil. He began his senior career with the reserves of Le Havre in the Championnat National 3 in 2015. He made his professional debut with the senior Le Havre team in a 4–4 (5–4) Coupe de la Ligue penalty shootout win over Nîmes on 8 August 2017, assisting his side's fourth goal.[1] On 15 July 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Lille where he was originally assigned to their reserves.[2] His stay with Lille was cut short after an injury kept him out for 7 months.[3] On 24 July 2019, he moved on loan to the Championnat National side Creteil, in a year where he suffered from athletic pubalgia.[4] On 8 October 2020, he moved to Boulogne, also in the Championnat National on a 2-year contract.[5]

On 8 January 2022, Okou moved to the Swiss Challenge League club Stade Lausanne Ouchy. In his second season with Stade Lausanne Ouchy, he had 19 goals and 8 assists and was top scorer in a season that saw the club achieve promotion.[6] After the season ended, he transferred to the Swiss Super League club Luzern on a 3-year contract.[7]

International career

Okou holds both French and Ivorian nationalities.[8] He is a youth international for France, having played for the France U17s in 2014.[9]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Le Havre AC 4-4 Nimes (9 Aug, 2017) Final Score - ESPN (AU)". ESPN.
  2. ^ "LOSC : premier contrat pro pour le Havrais Teddy Lia Okou". France 3 Hauts-de-France. 15 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Teddy Okou despierta la lujuria en Europa". OneFootball. 20 October 2023.
  4. ^ Marques, Daniel (24 July 2019). "Teddy Okou signe à l'US Créteil Lusitanos".
  5. ^ Liron, Sylvain (8 October 2020). "Football: "En National, si tu ne tues pas, tu te fais tuer"". La Voix du Nord.
  6. ^ a b "Teddy Okou, le bourreau du FC Sion, a trouvé un nouveau club". Watson.
  7. ^ "Teddy Okou unterschreibt beim FC Luzern einen Dreijahresvertrag". Luzerner Zeitung. 26 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Teddy OKOU". unfp.org. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Fédération Française de Football". www.fff.fr.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Okou
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