Jonathan Ikoné

Nanitamo Jonathan Ikoné (born 2 May 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Fiorentina.

Jonathan Ikoné

Ikoné in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Nanitamo Jonathan Ikoné[1]
Date of birth	(1998-05-02) 2 May 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth	Bondy, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Fiorentina
Number	11
Youth career
2004–2010	AS Bondy
2010–2016	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Paris Saint-Germain II	19	(4)
2016–2018	Paris Saint-Germain	4	(0)
2017–2018	→ Montpellier (loan)	32	(2)
2017–2018	→ Montpellier B (loan)	5	(4)
2018–2022	Lille	121	(11)
2022–	Fiorentina	85	(8)
International career
2013–2014	France U16	9	(7)
2014–2015	France U17	14	(6)
2015–2016	France U18	6	(2)
2016–2017	France U19	10	(3)
2017	France U20	1	(1)
2017–2021	France U21	18	(4)
2019	France	4	(1)
Medal record Representing  France UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winner Bulgaria 2015
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Ikoné scored one goal in four appearances for the France national team in 2019.^[2]

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

Ikone made his professional debut on 28 September 2016 in the UEFA Champions League against Ludogorets replacing Ángel Di María after 88 minutes in a 1–3 away win.^[3] He made his Ligue 1 debut three days later against Bordeaux, once again coming on in place of Di María after 88 minutes in a 2–0 home win.^[4]

Loan to Montpellier

On 18 January 2017, Ikoné was loaned to fellow Ligue 1 side Montpellier for the rest of the season.^[5] He made his debut against Metz three days later and played the whole match.^[6]

Lille

On 1 July 2018, Ikoné joined Ligue 1 side Lille on a five-year contract.^[7]

Fiorentina

On 31 December 2021, Ikoné signed for Serie A club Fiorentina, effective from 3 January 2022.^[8] The deal was worth a reported €15 million.^[9]

International career

Ikoné was born in France and is of DR Congolese descent.^[10] He is a youth international footballer for France.^[11] He was called up to the senior France squad for games against Albania and Andorra in September 2019.^[12] He scored on his debut on 7 September against Albania after coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for Kingsley Coman.^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 October 2024^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[lower-alpha 1]		League cup[lower-alpha 2]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paris Saint-Germain	2016–17	Ligue 1	4	0	0	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	0	0	7	0
Montpellier (loan)	2016–17	Ligue 1	14	1	—		—		—		—		14	1
	2017–18	Ligue 1	18	1	2	1	3	0	—		—		23	2
	Total		32	2	2	1	3	0	—		—		37	3
Lille	2018–19	Ligue 1	38	3	2	0	1	0	—		—		41	3
	2019–20	Ligue 1	28	3	2	0	2	0	4[lower-alpha 3]	1	—		36	4
	2020–21	Ligue 1	37	4	3	0	—		8[lower-alpha 4]	3	—		48	7
	2021–22	Ligue 1	18	1	1	0	—		5[lower-alpha 3]	1	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	25	2
	Total		121	11	8	0	3	0	17	5	1	0	150	16
Fiorentina	2021–22	Serie A	17	1	4	0	—		—		—		21	1
	2022–23	Serie A	33	4	5	1	—		13[lower-alpha 6]	1	—		51	6
	2023–24	Serie A	28	3	3	0	—		11[lower-alpha 6]	2	1[lower-alpha 7]	0	43	5
	2024–25	Serie A	7	0	0	0	—		4[lower-alpha 8]	2	—		11	2
	Total		85	8	12	1	—		28	5	1	0	126	14
Career total			242	21	22	2	8	0	46	10	2	0	310	33

1. Includes Coupe de France, Coppa Italia
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance in Trophée des Champions
6. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
7. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
8. Appearance in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 14 October 2019^[14]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2019	4	1
Total		4	1

Scores and results list France's goal tally first.^[14]

List of international goals scored by Jonathan Ikoné

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 September 2019	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Albania	4–0	4–1	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

• Trophée des Champions: 2016^[15]

Lille

• Ligue 1: 2020–21^[16]
• Trophée des Champions: 2021^[17][18]

Fiorentina

• Coppa Italia runner-up: 2022–23^[19]
• UEFA Conference League runner-up: 2022–23^[20], 2023–24

France U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2015^[21]

Individual

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2015^[22]

References

1. "Jonathan Ikoné". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
2. "J. Ikoné". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
3. "Ludogorets vs. PSG - 28 September 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
4. "PSG vs. Bordeaux - 1 October 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
5. "PSG: Ikoné officiellement prêté à Montpellier" [PSG: Ikoné officially loaned to Montpellier] (in French). Le Figaro. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
6. "Metz vs. Montpellier - 21 January 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
7. "PSG : Jonathan Ikoné part à Lille". L'Équipe (in French). 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
8. "Accord total avec la Fiorentina pour le transfert de Jonathan Ikoné" [Total agreement with Fiorentina for the transfer of Jonathan Ikoné] (in French). Lille OSC. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
9. "Jonathan Ikone leaving Lille to join Italian club Fiorentina - Sportsnet.ca". Sportsnet. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
10. "La relève du PSG, c'est peut-être lui" [The next generation of PSG, it may be him]. leparisien.fr (in French). Le Parisien. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
11. "Svanberg receives first Sweden call-up". bolognafc.it. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
12. "Aymeric Laporte Finally Gets France Call-Up". beinsports.com. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
13. "France win after Albania national anthem mix-up". bbc.co.uk. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
14. "Jonathan Ikoné". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
15. "Paris Saint-Germain cruise past Lyon to win Trophee des Champions". ESPN. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
16. "Lille hold their nerve to clinch their first Ligue 1 title for a decade". The Guardian. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
17. "Lille beat PSG to clinch first French Super Cup". Sky Sports. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
18. "Le LOSC s'offre son 1er Trophée des Champions" [LOSC offers its 1st Champions Trophy]. ligue1.com (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
19. Porzio, Francesco (24 May 2023). "Inter win Coppa Italia as Lautaro Martinez brace downs Fiorentina, build momentum for Champions League final". CBS Sports. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
20. Stone, Simon (7 June 2023). "Fiorentina 1–2 West Ham United: Jarrod Bowen goal decides Europa Conference League final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
21. Harrison, Wayne (22 May 2015). "Édouard treble gives France second U17 title". UEFA. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
22. "Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 November 2017.

External links

• Profile at the ACF Fiorentina website (in Italian)
• Jonathan Ikoné at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Jonathan Ikoné at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
• Jonathan Ikoné – UEFA competition record (archive) 
• Jonathan Ikoné – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French