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Nzuzi Bundebele Toko (born 20 November 1990) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He represented the DR Congo national team. Toko holds both Swiss and DR Congo nationality; he played youth international football for the former and senior international football for the latter.

Nzuzi Toko

Toko in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Nzuzi Bundebele Toko[1]
Date of birth	(1990-11-20) 20 November 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Grasshoppers II	10	(1)
2008–2014	Grasshoppers	143	(7)
2014–2015	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	(0)
2015–2016	Eskişehirspor	31	(1)
2016–2018	FC St. Gallen	47	(2)
2018–2019	Al-Fateh	11	(1)
2019–2020	IFK Göteborg	21	(0)
2020–2022	Würzburger Kickers	15	(0)
National team
2011–2012	Switzerland U21	13	(2)
2010–2015	DR Congo	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:54, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Born in Kinshasa, Zaire, Toko moved to Switzerland at the age of four.[3]

Club career

Toko spent his early career in Switzerland for Grasshoppers II and Grasshoppers.[4][2]

On 20 May 2014, Toko signed a three-year contract with English club Brighton & Hove Albion following the conclusion of his contract at Grasshoppers.[3] [5] His agent revealed that Toko had turned down a move to Russia.[6]

On 20 January 2015, Toko agreed to mutually terminate his contract with Brighton after only eight months at the club.[7] He signed for Turkish club Eskişehirspor the next day.[8] He later played for FC St. Gallen and Al-Fateh,[2] before signing with IFK Göteborg in March 2019.[9]

International career

Toko scored on his senior international début for the DR Congo national team in a 2–0 win over Saudi Arabia in May 2010.[10] He played in two further games for DR Congo before switching allegiance to Switzerland, a 6–3 loss against Egypt in August 2010 and a 2–0 loss in Paris against Gabon in February 2011.[11]

In March 2011, he chose to play for Switzerland and represented the Swiss under-21 team in games against Saudi Arabia and Qatar.[12] He later represented the under-21 team during 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification.[13]

In December 2012, he was named in DR Congo's 28-man provisional squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[14] Although Toko did not make the final squad, he was later called up for DR Congo's 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. He played his first competitive game for DR Congo against Libya in March 2013.[15]

Career statistics

As of 4 January 2022[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Grasshoppers	2008–09	Swiss Super League	6	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	7	0
	2009–10	Swiss Super League	18	1	0	0	0	0	18	1
	2010–11	Swiss Super League	29	2	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	31	2
	2011–12	Swiss Super League	31	1	2	0	0	0	33	1
	2012–13	Swiss Super League	26	2	2	1	0	0	28	3
	2013–14	Swiss Super League	33	1	3	2	4[lower-alpha 2]	0	40	3
	Total		143	7	8	3	6	0	157	10
Brighton & Hove Albion	2014–15	Football League Championship	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Eskişehirspor	2014–15	Süper Lig	13	1	3	0	0	0	16	1
	2015–16	Süper Lig	18	0	5	0	0	0	23	0
	Total		31	1	8	0	0	0	39	1
St. Gallen	2016–17	Swiss Super League	29	1	2	0	0	0	31	1
	2017–18	Swiss Super League	18	1	1	0	0	0	19	1
	Total		47	2	3	0	0	0	50	2
Al-Fateh	2018–19	Saudi Professional League	11	1	0	0	0	0	11	1
IFK Göteborg	2019	Allsvenskan	17	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
	2020	Allsvenskan	4	0	4	0	0	0	8	0
	Total		21	0	4	0	0	0	25	0
Würzburger Kickers	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	15	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
	2021–22	3. Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		15	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Career total			268	11	24	3	6	0	298	14

References

На других языках

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[de] Nzuzi Toko

Nzuzi Bundebele Toko (* 20. Dezember 1990 in Kinshasa) ist ein kongolesisch-schweizerischer Fussballspieler. Er kann sowohl in der Abwehr als auch im Mittelfeld eingesetzt werden.

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- [en] Nzuzi Toko

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[fr] Nzuzi Toko

Nzuzi Bundebele Toko, plus connu sous le nom de Nzuzi Toko, est un footballeur congolais né le 20 décembre 1990 à Kinshasa.

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[it] Nzuzi Toko

Nzuzi Toko (Kinshasa, 20 novembre 1990) è un calciatore della Repubblica Democratica del Congo naturalizzato svizzero, centrocampista del Würzburger Kickers.

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