Idjessi Metsoko
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Idjessi Yethro Metsoko[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 2002[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Stains,[3] France | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slovan Bratislava | ||
| Number | 93 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Auxerre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Auxerre B | 31 | (3) |
| 2023 | Vyškov | 16 | (9) |
| 2024– | Viktoria Plzeň | 8 | (2) |
| 2024– | → Slovan Bratislava (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024 | |||
Idjessi Yethro Metsoko (born 14 March 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Slovak club ŠK Slovan Bratislava on loan from FC Viktoria Plzeň.
Club career
[edit]A youth product of Auxerre, Metsoko joined Czech side MFK Vyškov in July 2023, signing a professional contract.[5] He netted 9 goals in 16 appearances in the Czech National Football League (2nd tier).
FC Viktoria Plzeň
[edit]He signed professional contract (until July 2027) with FC Viktoria Plzeň on 23 February 2024.[6]
ŠK Slovan Bratislava
[edit]On 26 August 2024, Slovan Bratislava announced a signing Metsoko on one-year loan with option to buy, from Czech side FC Viktoria Plzeň. Metsoko appeared in both 2024–25 UEFA Champions League play-off round matches against Danish FC Midtjylland and helped the club to reach UEFA Champions League league phase for the first time in the club history.[7][8]
International career
[edit]After being selected by the hopes of Togo national team, the young striker admits during an interview that his dream has always been to represent his native country,Équipe de France de football
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 11 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Auxerre B | 2021–22 | CFA 2 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | CFA 2 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 3 | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||||
| Vyškov | 2023–24 | Czech National Football League | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 10 | ||
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2023–24 | Czech First League | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Czech First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Slovan Bratislava (loan) | 2024–25 | Slovak First Football League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7[a] | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | |
| Career total | 68 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 18 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
[edit]- ^ "Idjessi Yethro Metsoko". sportnet.sme.sk/futbalnet.
- ^ "Idjessi Metsoko". uefa.com.
- ^ "Posila do útoku: Prichádza Idjessi Metsoko!". skslovan.com.
- ^ "Idjessi Metsoko". mfkvyskov.cz.
- ^ "Vyškov podepsal dva útočníky z Francie. Metsoko přichází z Auxerre". infotbal.cz. 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Plzeň na poslední chvíli získala z Vyškova tožského útočníka Metsoka". idnes.cz/fotbal.
- ^ "Do odvety za nerozhodného stavu" (in Slovak). Slovan Bratislava. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Belasí v Lige majstrov!" [Sky-blues in the Champion League!] (in Slovak). Slovan Bratislava. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Idjessi Metsoko at Soccerway
- Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)
- Idjessi Metsoko at Fortunaliga.sk (in Slovak)
- Idjessi Metsoko at Fortunaliga.cz
- 2002 births
- Living people
- French people of Togolese descent
- Togolese men's footballers
- French men's footballers
- Footballers from Île-de-France
- Men's association football forwards
- Czech National Football League players
- Czech First League players
- Slovak First Football League players
- AJ Auxerre players
- MFK Vyškov players
- FC Viktoria Plzeň players
- ŠK Slovan Bratislava players
- Togolese expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Togolese expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- French expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
- Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- French expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
- 21st-century French sportsmen