His career in France
Teddy Leo Junior Oko was born in Paris on May 15, 1998. He is a forward for Al-Riyadh First Football Club of Ivorian origin. He began his career with US Asni猫res Clichy between 2007 and 2009, then moved to Red Star until 2010, and Evry in the 2010-2011 season. He joined Le Havre in 2011, spent a season at Creteil between 2012 and 2013, then returned to Le Havre in 2013 and stayed there until 2018. He played for the France U17 national team in two matches against Ukraine in September 2014.
Challenges and injuries
He started his journey with Le Havre's senior team in the reserve squad in 2015, and made his debut with the first team on August 8, 2017. He signed his first professional contract with Lille on July 15, 2018, but a seven-month injury kept him out of play. He was loaned to Creteil in July 2019, where he suffered from sports pubalgia, then moved to Boulogne in October 2020 after receiving four offers from clubs in lower French leagues and others abroad.
Move to Switzerland and Saudi Arabia
On January 8, 2022, he left France for Switzerland and signed with Stade Lausanne-Ouchy, where he scored 19 goals and provided 8 assists in his second season, earning the league's top scorer title. He moved to Luzern in 2023, then was loaned to Lausanne Sport for the 2024-2025 season, scoring 7 goals in 37 matches. On August 7, 2025, he arrived in Saudi Arabia and wore Al-Riyadh's number 10 jersey.
Current performance
Oko participated with Al-Riyadh last season in 34 matches, scoring one goal and providing 8 assists. During the current season, he scored in the first round against Al-Ettifaq, then against Al-Shabab in the third round, and then against Neom in the fourth round. He leads his team's scorers in the Saudi Pro League with three goals in 8 matches.
Source: Arriyadiyah newspaper
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