Jonathan Toto (born 30 March 1990) is a French former professional

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who played as a forward. An

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youth product, Toto began his senior career in Cameroon with Canon Yaoundé before moving to Italy to sign for Legnano. He moved to Scotland signing as an amateur for

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before being quickly released. He moved to Singapore with Étoile in 2011 and then to under-23 side

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Career

Youth level

Toto started his professional career in the youth teams at

. He holds French nationality.

Scotland

Heart of Midlothian manager Jim Jefferies brought Toto to

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on trial in August 2010 and was trying to finalise the deal with the

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over his registration> after his last club Legnano were wound up. During his trial he appeared as a second-half substitute in a friendly against

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side

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. He spent the last part of 2010 on an amateur contract with

, in the hope of moving permanently to Hearts in January 2011.

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stated that he was unlikely to be kept on due to failing to find form, saying that: As a result, Toto was released by Morton towards the end of 2010, and returned to the land of his birth.

Singapore

In March 2011, Toto signed for Étoile in the

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in Singapore. After scoring 12 goals in 24 league games for Étoile, the club gave up their place in the S.League to concentrate on grass roots football. Toto signed for

in January 2012. Young Lions had finished four places below Étoile the previous season.

Greece

In the first 2013 transfer window, Toto transferred to Greek side

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in the second tier. Toto was released by Dramas at the end of the season having failed to score in 15 matches.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Toto, Jonathan 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Colombes French sportspeople of Cameroonian descent French footballers Cameroonian footballers Footballers from Hauts-de-Seine Association football forwards Scottish Football League players Singapore Premier League players FC Metz players Canon Yaoundé players A.C. Legnano players Greenock Morton F.C. players Young Lions FC players Étoile FC players Doxa Drama F.C. players French expatriate footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Scotland French expatriate sportspeople in Singapore Expatriate footballers in Singapore French expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate footballers in Greece