Soccer

Karl Toko Ekambi

Posted on Apr 12, 2022, Milan Aryal

Karl Toko Ekambi is a professional footballer for League 1 club Olympique Lyonnais (Lyon) as a former striker and plays for Cameroon’s national team. He started his career playing for Paris Fc and started playing for the Cameroon national team in 2015.

Quick Info
Full Name	Karl Brillant Toko Ekambi
Date of Birth	1992, September 14
Birth Place	Paris, France
Age	29 Years Old
Nationality	African
Parent(s)	N/A
Occupation	Footballer
Current Team	LYON Club
Jersey No.	#12
Position	Forward
Ethnicity	N/A
Zodiac	Virgo
Height	6 Feet
Weight	74 kg
Hair Color	Black
Eyes Color	Black
Relationship Status	N/A
Net Worth	£ 34.9 million

Karl Toko Ekambi Early Life

Karl was born in Paris, France, on September 14, 1992. Ekambi is a citizen of France and Cameroon, plays football for the Cameroon National Team, and currently plays for the French club Lyon.

He is 6 feet tall (1.82m), and his jersey number is 7 at Lyon Club. Apart from this, Toko has also played with the number 12 jersey on the national team.

On the other hand, he weighs 74 kg, and his Zodiac Sign is Virgo. The identity of the parent and the identity of the siblings have not yet been disclosed.

Karl Toko Ekambi Career

Born in Paris, Toko Ekambi began his career at Paris FC in the third-tier Championship. In June 2014, after becoming the third-leading scorer with 13 goals, he moved on to Sochaux. In June 2016, Toko Ekambi joined Anger for € 1 million on a four-year contract.

He scored seven goals in his first Ligue 1 season, including two in his 3-0 home win over Bastia on February 26.

In January 2018, it was reported that Brighton had applied for him, which was rejected by Anger. On April 25, 2017, substitute Toko Ekambi scored a 2-0 home win over Guingamp in the Coupe de France semi-final.

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In the first Anger’s final match from 1957 on May 27, he played in every 1-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain. In June 2018, Toko Ekambi signed with Villarreal in Spanish La Liga for a reported fee of € 20 million.

Karl Toko Ekambi was signed to replace Cédric Bakambu, who left the Chinese Super League in January. He scored 10 goals in his first league season, including two in a 3-1 home win over Rayo Vallecano on March 17. With five goals each, Toko Ekambi and Getafe Ángel were the top scorers in the 2018–19 Copa del Rey.

Toko Ekambi became La Liga Player of the Month for October 2019, with three goals combined in two in a 4-1 victory over Alavés on October 25. Toko Ekambi played his first match for Cameroon on June 6.

2015 with a 3-2 friendly victory over Burkina Faso in Colombes, France, in the 66th minute, Justin Menlo. He scored his first goal on September 3 the following year in a 2-0 home win over the Gambia in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Manager Hugo Broos called him to the final tournament in Gabon, the team he won. On March 28, 2017, Toko Ekambi scored and was sent off in a 2-1 defeat by Guinea in Brussels.

In June, Broos nominated him for the 2017 Confederations Cup in Russia. He also attended the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. In the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations at home early next year, Toko Ekambi scored two goals in a 4-1 win over Ethiopia and the first goal in a 2-1 win over Comoros in the last 16.

On January 29, he scored both goals against the Gambia in the quarter-finals. On March 29, 2022, Ekambi scored an extremist in extra time against Algeria to send Cameroon to the FIFA World Cup 2022.

Karl Toko Ekambi Personal Life

So far, Karl is not married and does not date. There was also no record of his past relationship with any of the girls. Ekambi is a hard-working and flawless player. Many other players in the Lyon player are in love with other girls, but Ekambi does not have such a record so far.

Karl Toko Ekambi Net worth

Ekambi, Lyon’s total transfer fee, is an annual salary of £ 2.9 million. Being a soccer player, his salary and the total value is interesting. His current market value is around £ 22.8 million. He started his career with an annual salary of £ 20,800, and now his annual salary of £ 2,028,000.

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On the other hand, he has 8 transfers in his career and has earned around £ 34.9 million so far, which is a huge amount. Ekambi’s TM value is £ 15 million, and his CIES value is £ 20 million.

Ekambis’ latest transfer was signed on 01-07-2020 with the IBS agency, and the expiry of that contract is 30-06-2024. This transfer is for a club Lyon where he has already played 3 seasons as a Lyon player.