Paul Akouokou

Edgar Paul Akouokou (born 20 December 1997) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Real Betis and the Ivory Coast national football team.

Paul Akouokou
Personal information
Full name Edgar Paul Akouokou
Date of birth (1997-12-20) 20 December 1997
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Betis
Number 4
Youth career
Ekenäs IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Ekenäs IF 35 (2)
2017–2018 → Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 12 (0)
2018 → Hapoel Rishon LeZion (loan) 16 (3)
2018–2020 Betis B 44 (0)
2020– Betis 28 (0)
International career‡
2022– Ivory Coast 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2022

Club career

Akouokou started his career with Finnish side Ekenäs IF in 2016. In January 2017, he went on a trial at Ligue 1 side Angers SCO,[2]

On 27 August 2017, Akouokou moved to Israeli Premier League side Beitar Jerusalem, on loan until May 2018.[3] The following 1 February, after being sparingly used, he moved to Hapoel Rishon LeZion of the Liga Leumit, also in a temporary deal.[4]

On 21 November 2018, Akouokou switched teams and countries again after agreeing to a deal with La Liga side Real Betis; he was initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[5] On 10 September 2020, after helping the B-team achieve promotion to Segunda División B, he renewed his contract until 2024 and was promoted to the first team.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 4 May 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ekenäs IF 2016 Ykkönen 21100———211
2017 Ykkönen 14150———191
Total 35250000000402
Beitar Jerusalem (loan) 2017–18 Israeli Premier League 1201010——140
Hapoel Rishon LeZion (loan) 2017–18 Liga Leumit 163————163
Betis B 2018–19 Tercera División 200————200
2019–20 Tercera División 240———2[lower-alpha 1]0260
Total 44000000020460
Betis 2020–21 La Liga 10030—00—130
2021–22 La Liga 8010—2[lower-alpha 2]0—110
2022–23 La Liga 10010—5[lower-alpha 2]000160
Total 28040007000390
Career total 13551101070201565
  1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Betis

References
  1. "Paul Akouokou". Real Betis. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  2. "Akouokou på test till fransk ligaklubb" [Akouokou on trial at French club] (in Swedish). Ekenäs IF. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. "Paul klar för Israeliska ligalaget Beitar Jerusalem FC" [Paul ready for Israeli league team Beitar Jerusalem] (in Swedish). Ekenäs IF. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  4. "האישור הגיע: פול אדגר עובר להפועל ראשון לציון" [The confirmation came: Paul Edgar moves to Hapoel Rishon Lezion] (in Hebrew). Maariv. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  5. "El Betis Deportivo incorpora a Paul Akouokou" [Betis Deportivo sign Paul Akouokou] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  6. "El Real Betis y Paul amplían su vinculación hasta 2024" [Real Betis and Paul extend their link until 2024] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  7. Paul Akouokou at Soccerway
  8. "Real Betis won their first Copa del Rey since 2005 after beating Valencia on penalties in Seville". BBC. 23 April 2022.
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