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) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Spartak Trnava (on loan from Viktoria Plzeň) | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | → Slovan Bratislava (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2025– | → Spartak Trnava (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2025 | |||
Idjessi Yethro Metsoko (born 14 March 2002) is a French-Togolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slovak club Spartak Trnava, 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).
Viktoria Plzeň
[edit]He signed professional contract (until July 2027) with FC Viktoria Plzeň on 23 February 2024.[6][7] Coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute against Slovan Liberec, the 22-year-old center forward scored his first goal for his new team ten minutes later with a right-footed strike, however his goal didn't prevent Plzeň from avoiding a 3:1 defeat.[8]
Slovan Bratislava (loan)
[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.[3] 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.[9][10] On 21 January 2025, Metsoko scored a goal in a 3:1 loss to VfB Stuttgart.
Spartak Trnava (loan)
[edit]On 3 June 2025, it was announced that Metsoko would joining Spartak Trnava on a one-year loan deal with option to buy.[11][12]
International career
[edit]After being selected by the hopes of Togo national team, he admits during an interview that his dream has always been to represent his native country.[citation needed]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 26 April 2025
| 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 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9[a] | 1 | — | 34 | 4 | |
| Spartak Trnava | 2025–26 | Slovak First Football League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Career total | 77 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 19 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
[edit]- ^ "Idjessi Yethro Metsoko". Sme (in Slovak).
- ^ "Idjessi Metsoko". UEFA.
- ^ a b "Posila do útoku: Prichádza Idjessi Metsoko!". ŠK Slovan Bratislava (in Slovak). 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Idjessi Metsoko". MFK Vyškov (in Czech).
- ^ "Vyškov podepsal dva útočníky z Francie. Metsoko přichází z Auxerre". inFotbal.cz (in Czech). Sport News Invest s. r. o. 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Plzeň na poslední chvíli získala z Vyškova tožského útočníka Metsoka". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Czech News Agency. 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Striker Idjessi Metsoko joins Viktoria". FC Viktoria Plzeň (Press release) (in Czech). 23 February 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ Mihaj (1 April 2024). "Idjessi Metsoko inscrit son premier but avec le Viktoria Plzeň". 228foot.com (in French). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "Do odvety za nerozhodného stavu". ŠK Slovan Bratislava (in Slovak). 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Belasí v Lige majstrov!" [Sky-blues in the Champion League!]. ŠK Slovan Bratislava (in Slovak). 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ Šlehofer, Jiří (3 June 2025). "Útočník Metsoko zůstává na Slovensku, Viktoria Plzeň ho posílá na další hostování do Spartaku Trnava". inFotbal.cz (in Czech). Sport News Invest s. r. o. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "V Slovane sa nepresadil, tak to skúsi u rivala. Trnava získala výraznú posilu do útoku". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press, a.s. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Idjessi Metsoko at Soccerway
- Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)
- Idjessi Metsoko at the Slovak First Football League (in Slovak)
- Idjessi Metsoko at the Czech First League
- 2002 births
- Living people
- French people of Togolese descent
- Togolese men's footballers
- French men's footballers
- Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis
- 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
- FC Spartak Trnava players