Emmanuel Toku
Emmanuel Toku (born 10 July 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for AaB, on loan from OH Leuven.[2][3] He played for Ghana at the youth level, playing for them in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup and serving as the captain of the Ghana U-20 national team in 2019.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AaB (on loan from OH Leuven) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Cheetah | ||
| 2019–2021 | Fremad Amager | 34 | (9) |
| 2021 | → Botev Plovdiv (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Botev Plovdiv | 47 | (5) |
| 2023– | OH Leuven | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | OH Leuven U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | → AaB (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Ghana U17 | ||
| 2019 | Ghana U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Fremad Amager edit
2019–20 season edit
Toku started his career with Ghanaian side Cheetah F.C. In August 2019, he signed for Danish 1st Division side Fremad Amager.[2][4] He made his debut on 25 October 2019 in a 2–1 loss against Hvidovre IF, coming on as a substitute for Théo Chendri at half time.[5] He made his first start for the club on 2 November 2020 in a 4–0 loss to Vejle Boldklub.[6] Toku In a match against HB Køge, he came on in the 60th minute to assist a goal for Lukas Engel in the 83rd minute, which helped the team salvage a 1–1 draw at the end of the match. After that performance he featured more, going on to start in 8th successive times, in the process scoring his first goal in a 4–2 home win against Fredericia HK on 29 February 2020.[7] He scored his second league in a heavy 4–0 home win against Nykøbing FC on 1 July 2020.[8]
On 25 July 2020, he scored a goal against the eventual league champions Vejle Boldklub during the last match of the season which ended in a 4–1 home win for his team.[9] At the end of his first season with the club, he played 18 league matches and scored 3 goals.[10]
2020–21 season edit
Toku signed a new contract with the Danish team in August 2020, which extended his stay to 2023.[11] He was key member of the club in his second season.[12] He started in the first match of the season on 13 September 2020 against Vendsyssel FF, in the process scoring a screamer for his first goal of the season in the 40th minute of the match which ended in 6–0 win.[13][14] He also scored the 3rd goal in the 73rd minute in a 4–0 match against Hvidovre IF on 20 September 2020.[15][16] Toku scored a brace on 26 September 2020 in 2–0 win over Skive JK[12] and scored another brace in two minutes in a match against Hobro IK which ended in a 4–0 win.[17]
The club confirmed that other teams had showed interest in signing him during the winter transfer season.[18][19] He played in 16 matches in the first round of the league and scored 6 goals before he moved on loan to Botev Plovdiv.[20][3]
Botev Plovdiv edit
After playing the first round of the season with Fremad Amager, Toku signed an 18-month loan with Bulgarian Parva liga side Botev Plovdiv on 11 February 2021.[20][3] He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 loss against FC Arda Kardzhali on 12 February 2021 and enjoyed 74 minutes of action before being substituted as he was named in the team's starting line-up for the game.[21][22] In September 2021, he joined the club on a permanent deal, signing a three-year contract with the Plovdiv-based club.[23] He was assigned the number 10 jersey.
Leuven edit
In January 2023, Toku joined Belgian Pro League club OH Leuven.[24] On 1 September 2023, Toku joined newly relegated Danish 1st Division team AaB on a one-year loan deal including a purchase option.[25]
International career edit
Toku played in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup and later captained the national under-20 team at the 2019 African Games.[26]
Honours edit
Ghana U17
- Africa U-17 Cup of Nations runner-up: 2017[27][28]
References edit
- ^ Emmanuel Toku at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Black Satellites captain Emmanuel Toku joins Danish side BK Fremad Amager". GhanaSoccernet. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ a b c Darkwah, Frank (11 February 2021). "Ghana youth star Emmanuel Toku joins Bulgarian side Botev Plovdiv". Ghana Sports Online. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Osman, Abdul Wadudu (30 August 2019). "Black Satellites captain Emmanuel Toku joins Danish second tier side Fremad Amagar". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Fremad Amager vs. Hvidovre - 25 October 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Vejle vs. Fremad Amager - 2 November 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Fremad Amager vs. Fredericia - 29 February 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Fremad Amager vs. Nykøbing - 1 July 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Fremad Amager vs. Vejle - 25 July 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Ghana — E. Toku — Profile with news, career statistics and history — Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Osman, Abdul Wadudu (20 August 2020). "Emmanuel Toku signs contract extension with BK Fremad Amager". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ a b "VIDEO: Emmanuel Toku brace for Fremad Amager in 2-0 win over Skive JK". GhanaSoccernet. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Watch Emmanuel Toku's first goal of the 2020/21 season for Fremad Amager". GhanaSoccernet. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Watch Emmanuel Toku's first goal of the season for Fremad Amager". www.ghanaweb.com. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Toku nets in heavy Fremad Amager win". Footy-GHANA.com. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Fremad Amager vs. Hvidovre - 20 September 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Hobro vs. Fremad Amager - 31 October 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Danish side Fremad Amager confirm clubs interest in Ghanaian youngster Emmanuel Toku". Footballghana. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Fremad Amager confirm clubs interest in Emmanuel Toku — Kickgh.com". Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ a b "#Donkomi: Emmanuel Toku joins Botev Plovdiv on 18-month loan". Citi Sports Online. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Emmanuel Toku's debut for Botev Plovdiv ends in defeat". GhanaSoccernet. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Emmanuel Toku's debut for Botev Plovdiv ends in defeat". www.ghanaweb.com. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Ghanaian midfielder Emmanuel Toku joins Bulgarian club on permanent deal". GhanaSoccernet. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Tweede Wintertransfer voor OH Leuven" (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ AaB sikrer sig tilgang af Toku, aabsport.dk, 1 September 2023
- ^ "Emmanuel Toku to captain Ghana U20 at 2019 African Games in Rabat". GhanaSoccerNet. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Graphic Sports. "FIFA U-17: Ghana keen to rekindle past glories". Graphic Online. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ FIFA.com (29 September 2017). "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 - News — Ghana keen to rekindle past glories — FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
External links edit
- Emmanuel Toku at Soccerway