Teddy Okou | |
Fullname: | Teddy Léo Junior Okou |
Birth Date: | 15 May 1998 |
Birth Place: | Paris, France |
Height: | 1.66m |
Position: | Winger |
Currentclub: | Lausanne-Sport (on loan from Luzern) |
Clubnumber: | 92 |
Youthyears1: | 2007–2009 |
Youthclubs1: | USA Clichy |
Youthyears2: | 2009–2010 |
Youthclubs2: | Red Star |
Youthyears3: | 2010–2011 |
Youthclubs3: | Ivry |
Youthyears4: | 2011–2012 |
Youthyears5: | 2012–2013 |
Youthclubs5: | Creteil |
Youthyears6: | 2013–2015 |
Years1: | 2015–2018 |
Clubs1: | Le Havre II |
Caps1: | 51 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2017 |
Clubs2: | Le Havre |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2018–2020 |
Clubs3: | Lille II |
Caps3: | 30 |
Goals3: | 9 |
Years4: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs4: | → Creteil II (loan) |
Caps4: | 2 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs5: | → Creteil (loan) |
Caps5: | 9 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2020–2022 |
Clubs6: | Boulogne |
Caps6: | 35 |
Goals6: | 3 |
Years7: | 2021 |
Clubs7: | Boulogne II |
Caps7: | 1 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2022–2023 |
Caps8: | 48 |
Goals8: | 22 |
Years9: | 2023– |
Clubs9: | Luzern |
Caps9: | 28 |
Goals9: | 3 |
Years10: | 2024– |
Clubs10: | → Lausanne-Sport (loan) |
Caps10: | 5 |
Goals10: | 1 |
Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
Nationalteam1: | France U17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 31 August 2024 |
Ntupdate: | 20:51, 20 October 2023 (UTC) |
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.
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]
Okou holds both French and Ivorian nationalities.[8] He is a youth international for France, having played for the France U17s in 2014.[9]