Odsonne Edouard is a French professional football player. He plays as a forward. His current plays for the Scottish Premiership club, Celtic. He started his professional football career from PSG in 2015. He joined Celtic in 2017. He has won a domestic treble in Celtic.
He has represented France youth teams at various age levels. He has yet to make his senior international debut.
He was over 145k followers on his Instagram @o.edouard_18.
What is Odsonne Edouard Famous For?
- Winner of the UEFA European U17 Championship, top goalscorer, as well as Golden Player.
- Winner of Titi d'Or 2015.
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Where is Odsonne Edouard From?
Odsonne Edouard was born on 16 January 1998. His birth place is in Kourou in French Guiana. He holds French nationality. His horoscope is Capricorn. Information about his parents and siblings are not available at present. He is not to open about his personal life and maintains a private life outside the football. Once we gather information about his personal life, we will update it here.
Odsonne Edouard Career Timeline
- Odsonne Edouard joined AF Bobigny as a child in 2004. After training for 7 years at the club, he joined the youth system of PSG in 2011.
- He was the club's top goalscorer with 25 goals during the 2013-14 season at the U17 National Championship.
- In the 2014-15 season, he scored 22 goals and helped the club to win AL Kass Cup.
- His impressive performance at the youth level earned him nicknames "The Rocket" and "Magic Odsonne".
- Odsonne played both the U19 team and the CFA team during the 2015-16 season.
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- The club's supporters voted Odsonne the 2015 Titi d'Or.
- He led PSG to the Youth League final.
- Edouard signed his first professional contract with PSG in April 2016.
- He made his first-team debut in the 2016-17 pre-season at the 2016 International Champions Cup. PSG was crowned the International Champions Cup champions.
- Having not made a competitive debut for PSG's first team, the club loaned him to the fellow club, Toulouse in August 2016.
- He made his Ligue 1 debut with Toulouse against Marseille on 14 August 2016.
- He scored his first professional goal against Metz on 19 November 2016.
- However, a shooting incident in March 2017 led to Edouard's loan termination at Toulouse. He was suspected of having shot a passer-by with an airsoft gun on 11 February 2017. It was later revealed that his teammate, Mathieu Cafaro had confessed to being the one who had fired the gun. Cafaro later recanted. Edouard was sentenced to a suspended four months' prison sentence by the Correctional Court of Toulouse and fined 6,000 Euros as well as damages of 2,600 Euros to the victim.
- PSG then loaned Edouard to Scottish club Celtic in August 2017.
- He made his Scottish Premiership debut on 8 September 2017 against Hamilton Academical. He scored his debut goal for the club in the same match.
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- He scored his first career hat-trick on 2 December against Motherwell in the Scottish Premiership.
- Edouard made his UEFA Champions League debut with Celtic against Anderlecht in December 2017.
- Celtic won the domestic treble in Edouard's first season at the club, having scored 11 goals.
- Celtic made Edouard's loan move permanent on 15 June 2018, where Edouard signed a 4-year contract with the club reportedly for 9 million pounds. The fee is reported as the highest transfer fee in the club's history.
- Edouard became the key player for Celtic that went on to win the domestic treble for the 3 consecutive years.
- He is the top goalscorer in the 2019-20 Scottish Premiership with 22 league goals.
Odsonne Edouard International Career
- Edouard has represented France youth teams at various age levels.
- He has represented France U17, U18, U19, and U21 teams.
- He was a key player in the France U17 team that won the 2015 UEFA European U17 Championship. Edouard became the tournament's top goalscorer with 8 goals including a hat-trick in the final. He also won the tournament's Golden Player award.
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Odsonne Edouard Awards
- UEFA European U17 Championship Golden Player: 2015
- UEFA European U17 Championship top scorer: 2015
- UEFA European U17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2015
- Titi d'Or: 2015
Who is Odsonne Edouard Dating?
Odsonne Edouard is not married. He is reportedly single. No information about his relationship status is available. His social media account does not give enough information about his personal life. He maintains a low profile regarding his personal life. Any development in his relationship status will be updated here.
How Tall is Odsonne Edouard?
Odsonne Edouard stands at a height of 1.87 m i.e. 6 feet and 2 inches tall. He has an athletic body build. His eye color is dark brown and his hair color is black.
How Much is Odsonne Edouard Worth?
Odsonne Edouard is one of the popular French strikers. Having started his professional football career with PSG, he now plays for Scottish club, Celtics, and has already won several honors. He was signed by the club reportedly for club-record 9 million pounds in 2017. His income comes from contracts, salaries, and endorsements. He has an annual salary reported at 2.2 million at present. Top clubs in Europe have become interested in signing Edouard. If so, Edouard will surely land a lucrative deal in the near future. His net worth will be updated soon.
