Jordan Ikoko (born 3 February 1994) is a Congolese

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who plays as a

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for Cypriot First Division club

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and the DR Congo national team. Ikoko began his senior career with Paris Saint-Germain but did not make a first team appearance and spent time on loan at Créteil,

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and Lens. In the summer of 2016, he joined Guingamp. Ikoko spent three seasons with the

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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

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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. One week later, he played the full 90 minutes against

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in a 2–2 home draw. On 15 July 2014, Ikoko was loaned to

club

. On 23 July 2015, Ikoko joined Ligue 2 club Lens for a season-long loan deal.

Guingamp

On 19 June 2016, Ikoko signed a three-year contract with Guingamp. 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

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at Stade Louis II. On 13 August 2017, Ikoko scored an own goal in a 0–3 home defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.

Ludogorets

On 16 June 2019, Ikoko signed a contract with Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad for a reported transfer fee of €1 million. He made his debut in the

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on 3 July at Vasil Levski National Stadium, playing the full 90 minutes as Ludogorets won against

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Pafos

In August 2022, he joined the ranks of Cypriot team

International career

Ikoko was born in France to parents of Congolese descent. He was a youth international for France at various levels. He was formally capped by the

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in a friendly 2–0 loss to

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on 5 January 2017. He was also selected in DR Congo's final squad for the

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in Gabon where he played his first official match for the

in 2–2 draw against

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Ludogorets * Bulgarian First Pro Football League (3): 2019–20,

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, 2021–22 *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ikoko, Jordan 1994 births Living people Citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo through descent Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers France men's under-21 international footballers Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players US Créteil-Lusitanos players Le Havre AC players RC Lens players En Avant Guingamp players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players Men's association football defenders Sportspeople from Loiret Cyclists from Centre-Val de Loire French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Black French sportspeople Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Pafos FC players Cypriot First Division players