Teddy Okou
Swiss footballer (born 1998)
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Teddy Léo Junior Okou (born 15 May 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Saudi Pro League club Al-Riyadh.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Teddy Léo Junior Okou | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Riyadh | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | USA Clichy | ||
| 2009–2010 | Red Star | ||
| 2010–2011 | US Ivry | ||
| 2011–2012 | Le Havre AC | ||
| 2012–2013 | US Créteil-Lusitanos | ||
| 2013–2015 | Le Havre AC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Le Havre II | 51 | (1) |
| 2017 | Le Havre | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Lille II | 30 | (9) |
| 2019–2020 | → Créteil II (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Créteil (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Boulogne | 35 | (3) |
| 2021 | Boulogne II | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Stade Lausanne | 48 | (22) |
| 2023–2025 | Luzern | 28 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | → Lausanne-Sport (loan) | 37 | (7) |
| 2025- | Al-Riyadh | 20 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | France U17 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 February 2026 | |||
Club career
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 seven 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 two-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.
After stints at Swiss clubs Luzern and Lausanne-Sport, he joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Riyadh.
International career
Okou holds both French and Ivorian nationalities.[6] He is a youth international for France, having played for the France U17s in 2014.[7]
Honours
Individual
- Swiss Challenge League top scorer: 2022–23[8]