Karl Toko Ekambi


Karl Brillant Toko Ekambi is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnais.

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.

Angers

In 2016, he joined Angers. Toko Ekambi 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. Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion were reported to have made a bid for Toko Ekambi, which was rejected by Angers. 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. He finished the 2017–18 Ligue 1 season with 17 goals for Angers.

Villarreal

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

Lyon

On 20 January 2020, Toko Ekambi went out on loan to Lyon for the remainder of the season. 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.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 September 2016Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon2–02–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.28 March 2017Edmond Machtens Stadium, Brussels, Belgium1–11–2Friendly
3.14 June 2019Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar1–11–1Friendly

Honours

Cameroon
Individual