Edgar Paul Akouokou (born 20 December 1997) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the Ivory Coast national team.
Akouokou started his career with Finnish side Ekenäs IF in 2016, playing in the second-tier level Ykkönen. 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 a loan deal until May 2018.[3] After being sparingly used, he moved to Hapoel Rishon LeZion of the Liga Leumit in following February, also on loan.[4]
On 21 November 2018, Akouokou left Finland after agreeing to a deal with La Liga side Real Betis for an undisclosed fee; he was initially assigned to the club's reserve team in Tercera División.[5] On 10 September 2020, after helping the B-team to achieve a promotion to Segunda División B, he renewed his contract with Betis until 2024, and was promoted to the first team.[6]
Akouokou made his La Liga debut on 20 September 2020, replacing goalscorer William Carvalho late into a 2–0 home win over Real Valladolid.
On 1 September 2023, Akouokou signed a four-year contract with Ligue 1 side Lyon.[7] Transfer fee was announced to be €3 million and Betis have a sell-on clause.[8][9]
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