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Ivan Benjamin Elijah Toney (born 16 March 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Brentford.
Toney became the youngest player to represent Northampton Town when he made his first-team debut in 2012, and scored 13 goals in 60 matches across all competitions before joining Newcastle United in 2015. In his first season at Newcastle, he had two loans at Barnsley, winning the Football League Trophy and the League One play-offs. He spent next two years on loan at League One clubs Shrewsbury Town, Scunthorpe United, and Wigan Athletic.
In 2018, he joined Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee, where he was named both League One top scorer and Player of the Season in 2019โ20. He then signed for Brentford of the EFL Championship, where his record-setting 31 goals scored during the 2020โ21 campaign helped the club earn promotion to the Premier League.
Early Life and Career
Born in Northampton, England. Toney began his career at his hometown club Northampton Town. He made his first-team debut on 13 November 2012, in a 3โ3 draw in the FA Cup first round away to Bradford City; he came on at the end of regulation time in place of Lewis Wilson as his team eventually lost 4โ2 in a penalty shoot-out. At 16 years old he became the youngest first-team player in the clubโs history. The following day, he scored four goals in the FA Youth Cup, in a 5โ0 win over York City. His only other appearance in a matchday squad that season was on 17 November, remaining unused in a 3โ1 League Two win at home to Wycombe Wanderers.
Toney made his first start on 28 September 2013 in a goalless home draw against Morecambe, making way for Ben Tozer after 74 minutes. His first professional goals came on 26 April 2014, scoring two in the first half of a 3โ0 victory away to Dagenham & Redbridge, the latter a bicycle kick. On 3 May, he scored a header as Northampton defeated Oxford United 3โ1 at home to avoid relegation to the Conference Premier on the final day of the season.
On 12 August 2014, Toney scored a header in a 3โ2 win away to Championship team Wolverhampton Wanderers in the first round of the League Cup. His first goals of the league season arrived on 20 September; on as a substitute for Lawson DโAth, he scored twice in a home contest against Accrington Stanley but his team nonetheless lost 5โ4. A week later, his header was the only goal in victory away to Morecambe. Toney received the first red card of his career on 26 December in a 3โ2 home defeat to Bury, being dismissed for fighting with visiting defender Hayden White.
In November 2014, Toney was close to a transfer to Wolverhampton Wanderers, which collapsed due to an undisclosed medical issue.
After 13 goals in 60 appearances for Northampton across all competitions, Toney signed for Premier League club Newcastle United on 6 August 2015 on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut on 25 August in the second round of the League Cup, replacing Massadio Haรฏdara for the final 12 minutes of a 4โ1 home win over his former team. On 26 September, he played his first league match for Newcastle, as an 85th-minute substitute for Aleksandar Mitroviฤ in a 2โ2 home draw against Chelsea.
On 9 November 2015, Toney joined League One club Barnsley on a 28-day youth loan. He made his debut the next day in the Northern quarter-finals of the Football League Trophy, starting in a 2โ1 home win over York. On 5 December, he scored his first goal for Barnsley away to Wigan Athletic in the Trophyโs next round, a header in a 2โ2 draw, and also converted his attempt as they won in the subsequent penalty shoot-out. A week later, he scored his first league goal for the club, deciding a 3โ2 win away to Colchester United with a header from Marley Watkinsโ cross.
On 24 March 2016, Toney returned to Barnsley on loan for the remainder of the season. On 3 April, in the 2016 Football League Trophy Final against Oxford United at Wembley Stadium, he came on as a 65th-minute substitute for top scorer Sam Winnall. He took a shot which rebounded for Ashley Fletcher to give Barnsley a 2โ1 lead, and they eventually won 3โ2. Barnsley won promotion with a 3โ1 victory over Millwall at the same ground on 29 May; Toney replaced Fletcher for the last nine minutes.
The following season, Toney joined League One club Shrewsbury Town on 8 August 2016 on a half-season loan.[29] He scored his first goal for the club, converting a penalty after being fouled by Charles Dunne, in a 3โ2 win away to Oldham Athletic on 3 September, and added another a week later to equalise in a 1โ1 draw away to Bury. On 24 September, he was sent off in a 1โ1 draw away to AFC Wimbledon for a late challenge on opposition goalkeeper James Shea.
Having scored 7 goals in 26 appearances across all competitions for Shrewsbury, Toney was loaned to fellow League One club Scunthorpe United on 12 January 2017 for the remainder of the 2016โ17 season. Two days later he made his debut for the Iron, replacing Kevin van Veen for the final ten minutes of a 2โ1 win on his return to Northampton. On 28 January, he made a first start and scored in a 3โ2 home win over Port Vale, putting Scunthorpe in first place.
On 2 August 2017, Toney returned to League One, joining Wigan Athletic for the upcoming season. He made his debut three days later, starting as they began the campaign with a 1โ0 win away to Milton Keynes Dons. His first goal for his new team came on 19 August, opening a 2โ0 win away to Oldham Athletic. However, his deal was cut short, as he returned to Newcastle on 10 January 2018.
Toney re-signed on loan for Scunthorpe United on 11 January 2018. He scored his first goal back in a Scunthorpe shirt on 3 February 2018, netting the winner in a 3โ2 away victory over Fleetwood Town.
Toney signed for League One club Peterborough United on 9 August 2018 on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee, reported by some sources as ยฃ650,000. He made his debut two days later in a 4โ1 win at Rochdale as a 72nd-minute substitute for two-goal Jason Cummings. On 8 September, coming on for the same player, he scored his first goal for the Posh to win 3โ2 at Southend United.
He scored a hat-trick on 11 December in a 4โ4 draw in the second round replay of the FA Cup away to Bradford City โ starting with a free kick from near the halfway line โ but missed in the subsequent penalty shootout although his team won nonetheless. Eighteen days later he recorded another treble in a 4โ0 win at Accrington Stanley. On 23 February 2019, Toney was sent off in the first half-hour of a 2โ1 home loss to former team Shrewsbury, for handling the ball on the goal line.
Toney began the 2019โ20 season with seven goals in the first seven league games, concluding with a hat-trick in a 6โ0 home win over Rochdale on 14 September. The following month, he asked a chant sung by Peterborough fans about the size of his genitalia to be changed to make it more family-friendly.
Toney scored nine times in his last seven games before the season was abandoned in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was voted Player of the Season at the EFL Awards.
On 31 August 2020, Toney completed a medical and signed for Championship club Brentford on a five-year deal. The fee was reported to be in the region of ยฃ5 million and around ยฃ10 million with add-ons, Peterboroughโs record transfer fee. Among the other clubs to want him was Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur, but only as a back-up to Harry Kane. He scored his first goal for Brentford, a penalty, in a 1โ1 draw with Millwall on 26 September; in each of his next three games, he scored twice.
On 20 January 2021, Toney assisted the only goal of a home win over Luton Town, before being dismissed in added time for an altercation with Tom Lockyer. Ten days later, he contributed a hat-trick to a 7โ2 win over Wycombe Wanderers, also at the Brentford Community Stadium. In April, he was nominated for the EFL Championship Player of the Season.
On 8 May 2021, Toney scored his 31st league goal of the season against Bristol City, setting a new Championship record for most goals scored in a single season. Three weeks later, he scored in a 2โ0 win over Swansea City in the 2021 EFL Championship play-off Final.
While at Brentford, the club stopped taking a knee against racism; Toney said that players were being โused as puppetsโ to make the gesture while society did not change. He also faced online racist abuse over the season. Following Brentfordโs decision to take the knee for the 2020โ21 Premier League season alongside the other 19 clubs, Toney said he would not join his colleagues and would continue to stand.
On 13 August 2021, Toney started and played the full game in Brentfordโs first Premier League match, where they won 2โ0 over Arsenal. On 5 March 2022, Toney scored Brentfordโs first Premier League hat-trick in a vital 3โ1 away victory over Norwich City.
International Career
In March 2021, it was reported that Toney would be called up to the Jamaican national team, as part of a plan by the Jamaican Football Federation to purposely target a number of English-born players for call ups to increase the nationโs chances of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. Jamaican Football Federation president Michael Ricketts claimed that Toney was in the process of acquiring a Jamaican passport in order to play for the nation. Despite this, Toney reportedly rejected Jamaicaโs call, as he harboured an ambition to represent his country of birth.
Wife and Family Life
Ivan Toney is currently married to his beautiful wife, Katie. They also have a son together.
Last but not least is the fact that he is a complete family man โ someone who is very fond of his wife, Katie (a private lady) as well as his son.
Net Worth and Salary
Ivan Toney earns ยฃ1,092,000 annually playing for Brentford FC.
Ivan Toneyโs net worth as of 2022 is estimated at around $2 million โ $10 million.
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