Ivan Toney: Bio, Player Profile, England Call-Up, Fascinating Details About Him

Ivan Toney is a British-Jamaican soccer player who made his professional career debut at the age of 16 with the Northampton Town team
His current team, Brentford has pegged his current market value at 40 million pounds as he has a 5-year contract with the club expiring in 2025
Ivan Toney whose mother made so many sacrifices for him when he was young, was called to join the English National Team in September of 2022, for the first time.

Ivan Toney is an English professional soccer player who currently plays for the Premier League club, Brentford. His professional career kick-started in 2012 when he made his senior league appearance as part of the Northampton Town team.

The 29–year-old striker has gone on to play for clubs such as Newcastle United, Wigan Athletic, and most recently, Brentford.

On 15 September 2022, the London-born who has scored over 10 goals in his Premier League club since the beginning of the year, was called up to join the England squad for the Nations League Games.

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Brief Bio of Toney Ivan

He was born Toney Benjamin Elijah Evan on March 16, 1996, in Northampton, England. His mother has been identified as Lisa and he grew up with two sisters known as Jemma and Jasmine. He also has two half-brothers from his mother’s other relationship.

Tonyu Ivan is of mixed ethnicity as the football player has Jamaican roots as well as British ancestry.

As a young boy, he was a bit of a rebel who always hung out with two of his friends, one of whom is also a successful soccer player. He wasn’t so good at academics and focused on football, playing from morning to late at night.

As a kid, Toney Ivan did not have much as his family was not well-to-do. The young Brentford player admitted that his mother skipped meals sometimes just to make sure that he ate properly.

He did not know the extent of his mother’s sacrifice until she recently blurted it out during a family discussion. Ever since that revelation, Ivan vowed to repay his mother.

Lisa encouraged her son to keep being a better version of himself by scoring more goals. This is the way, she believes, that her son can repay her for the sacrifice she made. With about 50 goals so far for Brentford, he sure is keeping to his promise of repaying his mother.

Ivan Toney Player Profile

Full Name: Ivan Benjamin Elijah Toney
Date of Birth: March 16, 1996
Age: 29 years old
Place of Birth: Northampton, England
Height: 5 feet 10 inches (1.79m)
Weight: 54kg (141lb)
Position: Striker/Forward
Jersey: #17
Foot: Right
Citizenship: England
Current Club: Brentford
Joined: August 31, 2020
Contract Expires: June 2025
Salary: 21, 154 pounds – weekly
Market Value: 40 million pounds
National Team: England

Ivan Toney was Called to be part of England’s Soccer Squad in September 2022

Toney was included in the list of strikers named to England’s national team in September 2022. This is the first time he has ever made it to the team after waiting for the call for a while.

The striker who was initially called upon by his other national team, Jamaica, declined the offer to be part of the team.

Upon Gareth Southgate’s inclusion of the Brentford forward, he joins the likes of strikers; Tammy Abraham, Harry Kane, Jarrod Bowen, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Raheem Sterling, and Bukayo Saka.

Ivan Elijah has a title as ‘penalty king’ and this particular ability has intrigued the English national team. Nonetheless, the newly named English striker has proven since his senior professional days, that he is worthy of the inclusion.

Here are Other Facts about English Striker Ivan Toney

1. He was the Youngest Player to be Called to Northampton Town

At the age of 16, Benjamin Toney became the youngest first-team Northampton player ever. He made his debut on November 13, 2012, where he was played as a substitute for Lewis Wilson in a 4-2 defeat against Bradford City.

The young player went on to score 4 goals at the FA Youth Cup the day after his official debut. Since then, he has worked on himself to become a better player.

2. Ivan Toney Has a Son

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Though unmarried, the English-Jamaican soccer player has a son with his lover, Katie. The boy named Ivan Jr. was born on August 17, 2019. They both keep the details of their relationship private and only get to share images of their son on their social media platforms.

Katie is a home decorator and CEO of Luminaire – a household wares company.

3. His Family Suffered Racial Abuse after a Game Against Everton

And for the man that racially abused my family Il do everything I can to get you the punishment you deserve! 👍🏾

— Ivan Toney (@ivantoney24) May 15, 2022

On May 15, 2022, Brentford striker, Ivan, took to his Twitter page to announce his displeasure over racial abuses rained on his family. According to him, fans in the stadium abused his mother, Lisa, and other family members.

Toney isn’t the only one whose family was racially abused as his fellow teammate, Rico Henry also complained about the same thing after the match.

The Merseyside Police reacted to the accusation and in response promised to investigate. Ivan also stated that he would make sure that the person/people involved would be caught and punished.

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4. Some of the 29-year-old’s Honors

Individually, Ivan has won the following honors to his name:

Brentford Supporters’ Player of the Year – 2020-2021
EFL Championship Golden Boot – 2020-2021
EFL Championship Team of the Season – 2020-2021
PFA EFL League One Team of the Year – 2019-2020
PFA EFL Championship Team of the Year – 2020-2021
EFL League One Player of the Year – 2019-2020
London Football Awards: EFL Player of the Year – 2021

With Brentford, the player won the ‘EFL Championship play-offs’ in 2021. He also won EFL League One – 2017-2018 with Wigan Athletic.

While playing at Barnsley, Ivan Toney won the honors of ‘Football League Trophy – 2015-2016’ as well as Football League One play-offs in 2016.

5. Ivan Toney’s Net Worth

The soccer player has had an impressive season and year so far and can brag about having a net worth between the ranges of $1 million to $5 million.

With a market value of 40 million pounds and a yearly salary of about 1.6 million pounds, the Brentford and English forward is not broke.

With his call-up by Gareth Southgate, Ivan Toney breaks the over 8 decade’s stint of no Brentford player making the English National Team.

In his 10 active years of professionally playing soccer, the London-born has proven to be worthy of the team. With this feat, he is further fulfilling his promise of making his mother proud as well as being of great influence to his son, Ivan Jr.