John Boye

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John Boye
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Personal information
Full name John Boye
Date of birth (1987-04-23) 23 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
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Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sivasspor
Number 15
Youth career
Heart of Lions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Heart of Lions 10 (1)
2008–2009 → Rennes B (loan) 24 (10)
2009–2011 Rennes B 24 (1)
2010–2014 Rennes 63 (2)
2014–2015 Kayseri Erciyesspor 23 (2)
2015– Sivasspor 12 (4)
International career‡
2008– Ghana 45 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06 January 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2015

John Boye (born 23 April 1987 in Accra) is a Ghanaian international professional footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish club Sivasspor.

Club career

Early career

Boye began his career with Schwepps' youth academy, where he played alongside Mohammed Iddi, he then later went on to play at Pro Consult Sports Academy and Miracle FC.[1]

Heart of Lions and Rennes (loan)

Boye moved to Stade Rennais (Rennes) on 29 July 2008 after a two-week trial,[1] he first arrived at Rennes on loan on 1 September 2008 from Ghana Premier League club Heart of Lions with an option to buy,[1] and returned to Heart of Lions on 30 June 2009.

Boye had long been a target for Rennes, but an early attempt from Rennes to sign him in 2009 broke down when it was claimed that he had already signed a deal with the Israeli club, Hapoel Petach Tikva.[1]

Rennes

In July 2009, the situation had been wrapped up by Heart of Lions, allowing Rennes to complete the move before the summer transfer window 2009 deadline, he signed a contract on 10 July 2009, completing his move from his former club Heart of Lions to Stade Rennais.[2]

International career

On 17 June 2008, Boye was called up for the Ghana, making his debut on 22 June 2008 against Gabon.[3] Boye was included in the Ghana national team's 23-man squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in January 2012 and he made his tournament debut in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations match against Botswana on 24 January 2012.[4]

He was part of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations team that took a silver medal after they lost to Ivory Coast in a 8-9 penalty shoot out.

International appearances

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Transferts John Boye prete (in French). stade-rennais-online.com. (Stade Rennais F.C.).
  2. ↑ boye arrive, ESTEBAN prêté AU SERVETTE
  3. ↑ Ahmed, Boye get Ghana call up. ghanafa.org (Ghana Football Association). 17 June 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2008.
  4. ↑ Boye believes he has made his case. kickoff.com (Kick Off (magazine)). 25 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

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