Nanitamo Jonathan Ikoné (born 2 May 1998) is a French professional

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who plays as a forward for

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club

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and the France national team.

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

Ikone made his professional debut on 28 September 2016 in the

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against Ludogorets replacing

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after 88 minutes in a 1–3 away win. He made his Ligue 1 debut three days later against

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, once again coming on in place of Di María after 88 minutes in a 2–0 home win.

Montpellier (loan)

On 18 January 2017, Ikoné was loaned to fellow Ligue 1 side Montpellier for the rest of the season. He made his debut against

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three days later and played the whole match.

Lille

On 1 July 2018, Ikoné joined Ligue 1 side

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on a five-year contract.

Fiorentina

On 31 December 2021, Ikoné signed for

club

, effective from 3 January 2022. The deal was worth a reported €15 million.

International career

Ikoné was born in France and is of DR Congolese descent. He is a youth international footballer for France. He was called up to the senior

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squad for games against

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and

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in September 2019. He scored on his debut on 7 September against Albania after coming on as a 77-minute substitute for

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain *

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Lille * Ligue 1: 2020–21 *Trophée des Champions:

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France U17 *

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: 2015 Individual *UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2015

References

External links

Profile
at the ACF Fiorentina website * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ikoné, Jonathan 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Bondy French footballers France youth international footballers France under-21 international footballers France international footballers Association football forwards Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Montpellier HSC players Lille OSC players ACF Fiorentina players Ligue 1 players Black French sportspeople French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent French expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Italy Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis 20th-century French people 21st-century French people