Odsonne Édouard

Loan to Toulouse On 8 August 2016, Édouard joined Toulouse on a season-long loan. He made his debut for the club on 14 August 2016 against Marseille, replacing Issiaga Sylla after 74 minutes in a 0–0 away draw. Édouard scored his first professional goal on 19 November against Metz, scoring a consolation goal late in added time in a 2–1 home loss. His loan was prematurely terminated by Toulouse in April 2017 after he was interrogated by the police for an incident away from football. At the time of his loan being cancelled, Édouard had made 17 appearances and scored one goal for the club.

Celtic 2017–18 season: Loan from Paris Saint-Germain Édouard signed for Scottish Premiership club Celtic on 31 August 2017 on a season-long loan. He scored on his debut away to Hamilton Academical on 8 September, helping Celtic to a 4–1 victory. Later that year, on 2 December, he scored his first career hat-trick in a 5–1 win over Motherwell at Celtic Park. He made his UEFA Champions League debut three days later, coming on as a substitute for compatriot Moussa Dembélé in a group stage defeat to Anderlecht. On 11 March 2018, he scored the winning goal in the 69th minute of a 3–2 win over rivals Rangers at Ibrox Stadium, and on 29 April he added two more goals in a 5–0 win over the same opposition to seal Celtic's seventh consecutive league title. He ultimately made 29 appearances for the season and scored 11 times as Celtic completed a domestic treble. The amount would have had to exceed the £6 million that the club paid for Chris Sutton and John Hartson in 2000 and 2001, respectively, with sources estimating it as over £8 million. The following month he was named on the 100-man shortlist for the 2018 Golden Boy award; he was the only footballer playing in Scotland to be nominated for the accolade. In his first game of the season, Édouard scored the opening goal in a 3–0 win over Alashkert in the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League. He continued his scoring run in the following round, netting twice in a 3–1 victory against Rosenborg at Celtic Park, with manager Brendan Rodgers describing him as a 'top striker' after his displays.

During March 2019, he scored two goals and made one assist (goal against Dundee, goal and assist against Rangers) to enable Celtic to win both matches. He subsequently won the Scottish Premiership Player of the Month, the first such award of his career. that is, winning the Scottish Premiership, the Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup in three consecutive years.

2019–20 season In September 2019, Édouard was named the Scottish Premiership Player Of The Month for August 2019, after he netted in the 7–0 win over St Johnstone and 5–2 victory over Motherwell. In November he suffered from a minor injury, described as a "niggle" by manager Neil Lennon, who later said Édouard should be fit to play in the League Cup final. In January 2020, he 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 for January.

Édouard was the top goalscorer with 22 goals in the 2019–20 Scottish Premiership, which was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was later adjudged as the SFWA Footballer of the Year for 2019–20 (becoming the first French player to win that award) and Celtic Player of the Year. and was named on the PFA team of the year. He ended the season with 22 goals in 40 matches in all competitions.

During his four-year stay, he played 179 matches in all competitions and scored 88 goals, winning the Scottish Premiership on three occasions and the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup twice. He made his debut on 11 September in a 3–0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur, when he came off the bench for Christian Benteke in the 84th minute and scored two goals, the first of which was the fastest debutant goal in Premier League history which he scored in just 28 seconds.

Loan to Leicester City On 30 August 2024, Édouard was loaned to fellow Premier League club Leicester City for the 2024–25 season. He made his debut for the club as a substitute in the 1–1 draw against Everton on 21 September 2024.

Return to Crystal Palace Édouard returned to Crystal Palace for the start of the 2025–26 season, being an unused substitute as Palace won the 2025 FA Community Shield on 10 August 2025 and coming off the bench for the club's first-ever fixture in a major European competition, a 1–0 win over Fredrikstad in the play-offs of the UEFA Conference League on 21 August.

Lens On 1 September 2025, Édoaurd was signed by Ligue 1 club RC Lens.

International career After his impressive performances at club level, Édouard was selected by coach Jean-Claude Guitini for the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, which France went on to win, scoring 15 goals and only conceding twice. Édouard was crowned as the Golden Player and the top goalscorer after scoring eight of France's 15 goals in five matches, a record in the competition. He notably scored the match-winning hat-trick in the final against Germany.

Édouard is also eligible to play for Haiti as both of his parents are of Haitian descent. In April and May 2026, it was reported that he was being considered for inclusion in Haiti's squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which was Les Grenadiers first World Cup since 1974. It turned out that he was approached by manager Sébastien Migné, but turned down the offer as he did not think it would be fair on the players who had participated in qualifying. "I didn't feel legitimate to play in this World Cup," Édouard told the press. "The players fought to qualify. I wasn't going to arrive at the last minute to enjoy this World Cup. If I have to play it, I have to deserve it."

Personal life Édouard was born in Kourou, French Guiana and has a sister. Both his parents are of Haitian descent.

On 30 March 2017, Édouard was suspected of having shot at a passer-by with an airsoft gun from a moving car on 11 February, injuring him in the head. It was later revealed that his teammate, Mathieu Cafaro, had confessed to being the one who had fired the gun. Cafaro later recanted, however, and on 4 July Édouard was handed a four-month suspended prison sentence and a €6,000 fine for his involvement in the incident. Édouard was also ordered to pay €24,000 in damages, which was unpaid as of 2021.

Career statistics

Honours Paris Saint-Germain U19 Championnat National U19: 2015–16 UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2015–16

Celtic Scottish Premiership: 2017–18, 2019–20, 2021–22 Scottish Cup: 2018–19, 2019–20 Scottish League Cup: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22

Crystal Palace FA Community Shield: 2025 Lens

Coupe de France: 2025–26

France U17 UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2015 PFA Scotland Team of the Year: 2020–21 Scottish Premiership Scottish Premiership Top Scorer: 2019–20, August 2019, January 2020, February 2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Golden Player: 2015 Titi d'Or: 2015