Ivan Toney is a striker in the the Saudi Pro League with Al-Ahli and the England international squad.
Toney began his career at Northampton Town before moving on to Newcastle, but struggled to make the grade at the Magpies and was loaned out to Barnsley (twice) Shrewsbury, Scunthorpe (twice) and Wigan.
In 2018, he moved permanently to Peterborough United, where he established himself as a reliable goalscorer. His next move was to Brentford in 2020 and he has carried his solid form over from Posh to the Brentford.
Toney hit the ground running when he joined Brentford in September 2020 for a fee of £5million. He set a new Championship record for goals scored in a single season (31), and netted in the play-off final win over Swansea.
But then a dark cloud descended on his career as he was found guilty of breaching the FA's gambling laws, and he was handed an eight-month ban from football in May 2023.
He returned to match action with Brentford in January 2024 and was selected England's Euro 2024.
Despite attracting interest from several Premier League clubs in the 2024 summer transfer window, he completed a late deal to Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli worth a reported £40million.
Having become the youngest-ever first-team player in Northampton Town's history, Toney continued to play for the youth team and scored four goals the following day in a 5-0 FA Youth Cup demolition of York City.
Toney made his first start for the first team on September 28, 2013, in a 0-0 draw with Morecambe at home, playing 74 minutes before he was replaced by Ben Tozer. In April 2014, he scored his first professional goals, netting a brace in the 3-0 win over Dagenham & Redbridge.
His contribution to the team that season proved invaluable as they narrowly avoided relegation to the Conference Premier, with Toney scoring on the final day in a 3-1 win over Oxford United.
Toney was more prolific in the 2014/15 season for Northampton Town, scoring 10 goals in 44 appearances across all competitions. The team finished 12th in League Two - hardly a spectacular outcome, but at least they were well clear of the drop zone on this occasion.
On 6 August 2015, Toney joined Newcastle United on a long-term contract.
"The players here are a great standard and I can't wait to get going and show what I'm all about," said Toney upon joining his new club.
"Now I want to progress here and eventually do it in the Premier League."
However, after just four appearances for Newcastle he was swiftly moved on to a loan spell at Barnsley, scoring twice in 21 appearances. He spent the first half of the 2016/17 season on loan at Shrewsbury Town and the second at Scunthorpe United, scoring a total of 14 goals during that season - seven at each club.
On August 9, 2018, Toney joined Peterborough United on a long-term contract, with just four appearances under his belt from his time at Newcastle.
Toney scored 23 goals in 55 appearances during his first season at Peterborough, including an FA Cup hat-trick against Bradford City.
In the Covid-19-affected 2019/20 season, he fared even better, scoring 26 goals in 39 appearances in all competitions and winning the League One Player of the Season award.
On 31 August 2020, Toney left Peterborough for Brentford in a deal reportedly worth around £15million after add ons - making it a record deal for Posh. He was also linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur as backup for Harry Kane.
In 48 league appearances, Toney netted a remarkable 33 goals, including a penalty in the play-off finals against Swansea City to secure Brentford's promotion to the Premier League.
Despite speculation of a move to other Premier League sides, Toney stuck with Brentford in their first season back in top-flight soccer and got himself into double figures in the Premier League.
His first goal for Brentford in the Premier League came in the 1-1 draw at Aston Villa on August 28, 2021, and a personal highlight came when scoring his first top-flight hat-trick in a 3-1 win at Norwich City on March 5, 2022.
He followed that up with a brace in Brentford's 2-0 home win over Burnley seven days later.
Toney ended the 2021/22 Premier League season with 12 goals, and put himself on the radar of the England manager Gareth Southgate.
Toney was charged by the FA in November 2022 for 262 alleged breaches of betting rules over a four-year period.
In May 2023, Toney was handed his punishment of an eight-month ban.
Toney had scored 20 of Brentford's 54 Premier League goals in the 2022/23 season as well as having made his debut for Southgate's England side in what has been a breakthrough year for the former Peterborough forward.
Toney was back in action on January 20, 2024 and scored a free-kick in the 3-2 victory over Nottingham Forest.
He netted three more times in the next four games, but then the goals dried up and he failed to score for the rest of the season.
Toney attracted interest from Premier League clubs, including Chelsea, during the summer but did not feature in a Brentford matchday squad during the 2024/25 season ahead of a potential move.
On transfer deadline day, he completed a late deal to Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli worth a reported £40million.
Confirming the move in a club statement, Brentford head coach Thomas Frank said: “I’m happy he has an opportunity to try something new in his life and career.”
Toney was called up for the 2022/23 Nations League matches against Italy and Germany, but remained on the subs bench.
He eventually made his debut in March 2023 in a Euro 2024 qualifying game against Ukraine.
He scored his first international goal from the penalty spot in a 2-2 draw with Belgium in March 2024.
Toney was selected for England's Euro 2024 squad and was used as sub in three games, setting up an assist for Harry Kane in the Round of 16 win over Slovakia.
He also scored a famous 'no-look' penalty during a shootout win over Switzerland in the quarter-finals.
Toney is married to home decor consultant Katie, and the couple have one son, Ivan Toney Junior, who was born in August 2019.
Toney has received online racist abuse and has condemned the way in which players have been used in PR campaigns against racism.
"We have had a long discussion about that; why we are not taking a knee," he told Sky Sports. "Everyone has had their say, and everyone agrees [that] we have been taking the knee for however long now and still nothing has changed.
Toney's four-year deal at Al-Ahli reportedly earns him £400,000 per week.
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