Nzuzi Toko

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

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]

Since August 2022, he played for FC Dietikon,^[10] in the 2. Liga Interregional, the fifth tier of Swiss football. On 22 February 2023, he announced his retirement from football.^[11] However, he also made three appearances for the club in March 2023.

Toko scored on his senior international début for the DR Congo national team in a 2–0 win over Saudi Arabia in May 2010.^[12] 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.^[13]

In March 2011, he chose to play for Switzerland and represented the Swiss under-21 team in games against Saudi Arabia and Qatar.^[14] He later represented the under-21 team during 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification.^[15]

In December 2012, he was named in DR Congo's 28-man provisional squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.^[16] 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.^[17]

As of 22 February 2023^[2]