Paul Akouokou

Paul Akouokou
Personal information
Full name	Edgar Paul Akouokou
Date of birth	20 December 1997
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Betis
Number	4
Youth career
	Ekenäs IF
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2018	Ekenäs IF
2017–2018	→ Beitar Jerusalem (loan)
2018	→ Hapoel Rishon LeZion (loan)
2018–2020	Betis B
2020–	Betis
National team‡
2022–	Ivory Coast
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 March 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 March 2022

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.

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,[1]

On 27 August 2017, Akouokou moved to Israeli Premier League side Beitar Jerusalem, on loan until May 2018.[2] The following 1 February, after being sparingly used, he moved to Hapoel Rishon LeZion of the Liga Leumit, also in a temporary deal.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

As of match played 14 August 2021[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ekenäs IF	2016	Ykkönen	21	1	0	0	—		—		—		21	1
	2017	Ykkönen	14	1	5	0	—		—		—		19	1
	Total		35	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	2
Beitar Jerusalem (loan)	2017–18	Israeli Premier League	12	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		14	0
Hapoel Rishon LeZion (loan)	2017–18	Liga Leumit	16	3	—		—		—		—		16	3
Betis B	2018–19	Tercera División	20	0	—		—		—		—		20	0
	2019–20	Tercera División	24	0	—		—		—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	26	0
	Total		44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	46	0
Betis	2020–21	La Liga	10	0	3	0	—		0	0	—		13	0
	2021–22	La Liga	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		1	0
	Total		11	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Career total			118	5	9	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	130	5

Betis

"Akouokou på test till fransk ligaklubb" [Akouokou on trial at French club] (in Northern Sami). Ekenäs IF. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
"Paul klar för Israeliska ligalaget Beitar Jerusalem FC" [Paul ready for Israeli league team Beitar Jerusalem] (in Northern Sami). Ekenäs IF. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
"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.
"El Betis Deportivo incorpora a Paul Akouokou" [Betis Deportivo sign Paul Akouokou] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
"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.
Paul Akouokou at Soccerway
"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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