Arthur Boka
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Etienne Arthur Boka[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 April 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
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Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Málaga | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–2002 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2004 | Beveren | 59 | (4) |
2004–2006 | Strasbourg | 66 | (2) |
2006–2014 | VfB Stuttgart | 154 | (5) |
2014– | Málaga | 29 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2004– | Côte d'Ivoire | 82 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2015 |
Etienne Arthur Boka (born 2 April 1983 in Abidjan) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Málaga CF and the Côte d'Ivoire national team as a left back.
He was a part of the Côte d'Ivoire squads at two FIFA World Cups and five Africa Cups of Nations between 2006 and 2013. Boka is known for his lightning pace even though he is a man of a very small build.
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Career
Club career
Like many successful players from Côte d'Ivoire, he started his career at homeland club ASEC Abidjan, after coming through their much famed youth system, that has also produced players such as Kolo Touré, Emmanuel Eboué, and Aruna Dindane. He joined the club after walking in from the streets of Côte d'Ivoire capital Abidjan and asking for a trial. Following his graduation from the academy he moved on to Belgian club K.S.K. Beveren in 2002, where impressive performances earned him a transfer to the then Ligue 1 club RC Strasbourg in France for the 2004–05 season. He impressed further at Strasbourg, but following their relegation at the end of the 2005–06 season he left to join German top-flight club VfB Stuttgart.[2] His impressive attack minded play from his left-back position have earned him the nickname of "The African Roberto Carlos". In the 2006–07 season Boka won the Bundesliga title with VfB Stuttgart.
On 14 January 2009 he extended his contract at VfB Stuttgart until the summer of 2012.[3]
On 30 May 2012, Boka signed a new one-year contract with an option for a further year at VfB Stuttgart.[4] Boka used to be playing as left back, but in the middle of 2012–13 Bundesliga season he began playing as defensive midfielder.
On 1 May 2014, Boka agreed a transfer to Spanish La Liga side Málaga CF, signing a two-year deal with the Andalusians.[5] He made his debut in the competition on 29 August, starting in a 0–3 away loss against Valencia CF.[6]
International career
He has 72 caps for the national team, scored one goal, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup, where he played all three group games for the Elephants, where he performed impressively, gaining one assist. He was also called up to the 2010 World Cup, where he played the final group match against North Korea gaining two assists.
He represented Côte d'Ivoire in the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations and was also part of the Ivorian squad at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana. Boka was also called up for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. With Côte d'Ivoire, Boka reached the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations in 2006 and 2012, but they were beaten on penalties on both occasions.
Career statistics
- As of 29 August 2014
Club | Division | Season | League | Cups | Europe | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Beveren | Jupiler Pro League | 2002–03 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
2003–04 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
Beveren Total | 59 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 4 | ||
Strasbourg | Ligue 1 | 2004–05 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
2005–06 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 38 | 1 | ||
Ligue 2 | 2006–07 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
Strasbourg Total | 66 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 83 | 3 | ||
Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 2006–07 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
2007–08 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
2008–09 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 38 | 3 | ||
2013–14 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
Stuttgart Total | 154 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 207 | 7 | ||
Málaga | La Liga | 2014–15 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Málaga Total | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
Career Total | 303 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 382 | 14 |
Honours
- With K.S.K. Beveren
- Belgian Cup runner-up: 2003–04
- With RC Strasbourg
- League Cup winner: 2005
- With VfB Stuttgart
- Bundesliga winner: 2006–07
- DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2006–07, 2012–13
- With Côte d'Ivoire
- Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2006, 2010
References
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External links
- Arthur Boka in BDFutbol
- Arthur Boka at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Profile at l'Equipe (French)
- Profile at Sky Sports
- Profile on Eurosport
- Profile on ESPN
- Arthur Boka – FIFA competition record
- Arthur Boka profile at Fussballdaten
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- Living people
- Sportspeople from Abidjan
- Ivorian footballers
- Association football defenders
- ASEC Mimosas players
- K.S.K. Beveren players
- Belgian First Division A players
- RC Strasbourg players
- Ligue 1 players
- VfB Stuttgart players
- Bundesliga players
- Málaga CF players
- La Liga players
- Ivorian expatriates in Belgium
- Ivorian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Ivorian expatriates in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Ivorian expatriates in Spain
- Ivory Coast international footballers
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- 2014 FIFA World Cup players
- 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players