The England striker Ivan Toney has been charged with assault following an incident at a nightclub in Soho.

The Metropolitan police said Ivan Toney, 30, of Northampton, was charged on 31 July with assault causing actual bodily harm.

The force said the charge relates to an alleged assault that reportedly took place on 6 December last year at a nightclub on Wardour Street in central London.

Toney, a striker for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli, will appear at Westminster magistrates court on 24 September.

The Sun newspaper reported on 8 December that Toney had been arrested after an alleged headbutt.

A spokesperson for Toney said: “Ivan acknowledges the charge and although he is naturally shocked, he looks forward to being given the opportunity to clear his name in court.”