My Take
Ivan Toney is the kind of striker who makes you wonder how he ever spent time in League One, because when he's on — which is most of the time — he looks completely inevitable. Growing up in Northampton and cutting his teeth at the local club as a teenager, he bounced around lower-league football for years before Brentford gave him the stage he deserved, and he repaid them with one of the most prolific runs in recent Championship history. His technique, his hold-up play, his ice-cold penalty record — it all screams top-tier. Yes, the eight-month betting ban in 2023 was a real low point, but his comeback was a reminder that this guy has serious mental resilience. Earning England caps and then making the move to Al-Ahli in Saudi Arabia, Toney keeps writing his own unconventional story, and honestly, I'm still rooting for him.
Overview
Ivan Benjamin Elijah Toney (born 16 March 1996) is a British professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli and the England national team. Toney became the youngest player to represent Northampton Town when he made his first-team debut in 2012. He scored 13 goals in 60 matches in all competitions before joining Newcastle United in 2015.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ivan Toney
- Name (Japanese)
- イヴァン・トニー
- Reading
- いゔぁん・とにー
- Born
- March 16, 1996 (age 30)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rat
- Origin
- Northampton, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 179 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.