Odsonne Edouard
Odsonne Edouard was born in Kourou, French Guiana, France on January 16th, 1998 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 26, Odsonne Edouard biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Odsonne Édouard (born 16 January 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership team Celtic. Édouard joined Paris Saint-Germain in July 2011 before being loaned to fellow Ligue 1 side Toulouse for the 2016-17 season. He had progressed through the youth ranks of AF Bobigny.
He was loaned to Celtic, where he won the domestic treble before joining Celtic on a permanent basis for a club record fee. He has represented France at various youth levels and was a key figure for the country in the 2015 European Under-17 Championship, where he has earned both the Golden Player and Golden Boot awards.
Personal life
Édouard was found guilty of violence with a pistol while on loan at Toulouse in 2017 after he shot a passer-by with an air-rifle from his car, leaving him deaf; Édouard was fined €24,000 in damages, which was unpaid as of 2021. In addition, Édouard was given a four-month suspended term.
Club career
Édouard was born in Kourou, French Guiana. From the amateur side of AF Bobigny, he joined the Paris Saint-Germain Academy in 2011. In the U17 National Championship, he was the club's top goalscorer from 2013-2014 season, scoring 25 goals in 22 appearances. He scored 22 goals in 14 league appearances for the U17s over the following seasons and was a member of the team that defeated the Al Kass Cup, bringing the competition to an end with a scoreless appearance in five appearances. He also played for the club's U19, appeared in two UEFA Youth League matches, a Coupe Gambardella match, and seven U19 Championship matches, scoring seven goals. In two years, he scored more than 60 goals for the club at the youth level, earning him the nicknames of "The Rocket" and "Magic Odsonne."
Édouard was on both the U19 team and the CFA team during the 2015-16 season. He received the Titi d'Or in January 2016, an award that was voted for by the club's supporters for the best academy player for a particular season. In previous years, players such as Kingsley Coman and Jean-Kévin Augustin were among the winners of the award. PSG made it to the Youth League final, but Chelsea beat them 2–1. During the tournament, Édouard scored three goals and three assists.
He signed a permanent deal with Paris Saint-Germain's senior team on April 27, 2016. Édouard was included in PSG's squad for the 2016 International Champions Cup during the 2016-19 pre-season. He appeared in the 79th minute against Leicester and scored in his non-competitive debut, making it 4–0 in the club's last International Champions Cup game. PSG were crowned International Champions Cup champions as a result of the triumph.
Édouard joined Toulouse on a season-long loan on August 8, 2016. On August 14, 2016, he made his team debut against Marseille, losing Issiaga Sylla after 74 minutes in a 0–0 away draw. Édouard scored his first professional goal against Metz on November 19th, scoring a consolation goal late in added time in a 2–1 home loss.
On the 30th of March 2017, Édouard was accused of firing at a passer-by with an airsoft gun on 11 February, injuring him in the head. He was arrested by police and his loan was terminated by Toulouse prematurely. Édouard had made 17 appearances and scored one goal for the club at the time of his loan being canceled. Mathieu Cafaro, his coworker, had confessed to firing the bullet and was later discovered. Cafaro later relinquished, but the Toulouse Prosecutor ordered that Édouard be charged with a four-month suspended prison term and a €6,000 fine for his role in the affair on June 13th. Although Cafaro fired the bullet, Édouard suspectled it, Cafaro denied firing, Cafaro denied it, Cafaro said not to have been inside the car at the time of the shooting. The Correctional Court of Toulouse sentenced Édouard to a suspended four-month prison term on July 4th. He was also fined €6,000 as well as damages of €2,600 to the victim for the wounds he sustained to his ear.
On a season-long loan, Édouard joined Celtic, Scotland's Premiership club. He scored on his debut against Hamilton Academical on September 8th, leading Celtic to a 4–1 victory. In a 5–1 victory over Motherwell on December 2nd, he scored his first hat-trick in his career. He made his UEFA Champions League debut three days later, playing as a replacement for compatriot Moussa Dembélé in a group stage loss to Anderlecht.
He scored the winning goal in the Ibrox Stadium's 69th minute over Rangers, and in a 5–0 victory over Celtic's seventh consecutive league title on April 29th. Celtic made 29 appearances for the season and scored 11 times, finishing a domestic treble.
Édouard agreed to a four-year contract with Celtic on June 15, the club's highest ever paid player. The bill would have to have surpassed the £6 million that the club paid for Chris Sutton and John Hartson in 2000 and 2001, respectively, with reports estimating it at over £8 million. He was named on the 100-man shortlist for the 2018 Golden Boy award in Scotland; he was the only footballer to be nominated for the honor. Édouard scored the opening goal in a 3–0 victory over Alashkert in the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League in his first game of the season. In a 3–1 victory over Rosenborg at Celtic Park, he continued his scoring run in the following round, netting twice twice. With boss Brendan Rodgers' description of him as a 'top striker,' after his performances.
In three league games in March 2019, he scored two goals and made one assist, scored a goal against Dundee, scored a goal against Rangers, and aided Celtic in three matches. He then won the Scottish Premiership Player of the Month for March 2019, the first in his career, based on his appearance. Celtic defeated Hearts twice in May 2019 to lift the Scottish Cup and a historic "treble treble," i.e. the Scottish Premiership, the Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup in three years.
After scoring in the 7–0 victory over St Johnstone and 5–2 victory over Motherwell in September 2019, Édouard was named Scottish Premiership Player Of The Month for August 2019. He suffered from a minor injury in November and was branded a "niggle" by boss Neil Lennon, who later said that Édouard should be fit to play in the League Cup final. Celtic scored three goals in three league games, a goal against Kilmarnock, and a brace against Ross County to help Celtic extend their lead in the league and win the Scottish Premiership Player Of The Month award for January.
Édouard, the top goalcorer in the 2019-20 Scottish Premiership, had 22 goals, but it had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was named as the SFWA Footballer of the Year for 2019-20, the first French player to win the award and Celtic Player of the Year later this year.
Édouard was named Scottish Premiership Player of the Month for February 2021, after scoring 7 goals in 7 league matches, including braces against St. Johnstone and Kilmarnock in March 2021. Despite Celtic's retirement from the 2020-2021 season trophyless, Édouard nevertheless received the top scorer award in the 2020-21 Scottish Premiership for the second year in a row and was named on the PFA team of the year. He had 42 goals in 40 games in all leagues this season. He left Celtic and joined Crystal Palace in August 2021. With 66 goals in 116 games, he was second highest scorer in the Scottish Premiership at the time of his retirement, behind only Leigh Griffiths. His 0:57 ratio was the highest on the all time table.
During his four-year tenure, he played 179 games and scored 88 goals, winning the Scottish Premiership three times and the Scottish League Cup twice, and the Scottish League Cup twice.
Édouard joined Crystal Palace in Premier League on a four-year contract on August 31, 2021, the transfer deadline. He made his debut on September 11th in a 3–0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur when he took his place off the bench for Christian Benteke in the 84th minute and scored two goals.
International career
Édouard was selected by coach Jean-Claude Guitini for the 2015 European Under-17 Championship, which France defeated, scoring 15 goals and only conceding twice. After scoring eight of France's 15 goals in five games, Édouard was named the Golden Player and the top goalscorer, a record in the competition. In the final against Germany, he notably scored the match-winning hat-trick.