About Odsonne Édouard
Odsonne Édouard (born 16 January 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Lens. Having progressed through the youth ranks of AF Bobigny, Édouard signed with Paris Saint-Germain in July 2011 before being loaned to fellow Ligue 1 side Toulouse for the 2016–17 season. The following season, he was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Celtic, where he won the domestic treble, before joining them on a permanent move for a club record fee, going on to score 88 goals in 179 appearances and winning seven further trophies. In 2021, he signed for Premier League club Crystal Palace. After making over 100 appearances in four years at the club, and a brief loan spell with Leicester City, he returned to France with Lens in 2025, winning the Coupe de France and scoring in the final in his debut season. He has also represented France at various youth levels and was a key player for the country at the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where he won both the Golden Player and Golden Boot awards. His first noticeable achievement was during the 2013–14 season when he was the club's top goalscorer at U17 level; scoring 25 goals in 22 appearances in the U17 National Championship. In January 2016, he won the 2015 Titi d'Or, an award voted for by the club's supporters for the best academy player for a particular season.
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