Arnold Bouka Moutou
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arnold Bouka Moutou | ||
Date of birth | 28 November 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Reims, France | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back, left winger[1] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Valour FC | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | Épernay | 22 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Amiens B | 20 | (1) |
2009–2010 | AC Amiens | 20 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Calais | 28 | (0) |
2011–2012 | AC Amiens | 14 | (0) |
2012–2016 | Angers | 93 | (2) |
2012–2015 | → Angers B | 21 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Dijon | 19 | (0) |
2016–2019 | → Dijon B | 13 | (0) |
2020– | Valour FC | 16 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2017 | Congo | 19 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2017 |
Arnold Bouka Moutou (born 28 November 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Canadian club Valour FC.[2][1] Born in France, he represented Congo at the international level.
Club career
[edit]Dijon
[edit]In July 2016, Bouka Moutou was transferred to newly promoted Ligue 1 side Dijon for a fee of €400,000.[3][4] He made his first-team debut on 17 September 2016 in a 0–0 draw against Metz.[5] In the 2016–17 season, he made a total of ten first-team appearances, two appearances in the French Cup and three reserve team appearances in CFA 2.[3]
The following season, Bouka Moutou made six first-team league appearances and one appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue.[3] With the reserve side, he made five appearances.[3] The 2018–19 season saw a further reduction in first-team playing time for Bouka Moutou, as he made only three league appearances and two in the French Cup, while making another five appearances with the reserves.[3] He departed the club at the end of that season after his contract ran out.[6]
Valour FC
[edit]On 28 February 2020, Bouka Moutou signed with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC.[7] He made his debut for Valour on August 16 against Cavalry FC.[8]
International career
[edit]He represented the Congo national team at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, where his team advanced to the quarterfinals.[9][10] He scored his only international goal against Egypt on 8 October 2017 (this was a FIFA World Cup qualifying match that resulted in Egypt winning 2–1 and going to the 2018 finals).[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Épernay | 2006–07 | CFA | 22 | 0 | ? | ? | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
Amiens B | 2007–08 | CFA 2 | 20 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
AC Amiens | 2009–10 | CFA 2 | 20 | 1 | ? | ? | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
Calais | 2010–11 | CFA 2 | 28 | 0 | ? | ? | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
AC Amiens | 2011–12 | CFA | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
Angers | 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
Total | 93 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 2 | ||
Angers B | 2012–13 | CFA 2 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | CFA 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
Dijon | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
Dijon B | 2016–17 | CFA 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Championnat National 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | Championnat National 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Valour FC | 2020 | Canadian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 250 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 4 |
- ^ Includes appearances in the French Cup.
- ^ Includes appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue.
International
[edit]- As of 28 February 2020[12]
Congo national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2014 | 5 | 0 |
2015 | 6 | 0 |
2016 | 5 | 0 |
2017 | 3 | 1 |
Total | 19 | 1 |
International goals
[edit]- As of 28 February 2020[12]
- Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 October 2017 | Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt | Egypt | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Arnold Bouka Moutou at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Arnold Bouka Moutou – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- ^ a b c d e f "A. Bouka Moutou". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Arnold Bouka Moutou est Dijonnais! (in French)". www.dfco.fr. 27 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ "Dijon vs. Metz - 17 September 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Transferts : Dijon suit Jérémy Morel (OL)" (in French). L'Équipe. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Valour FC sign defender Arnold Bouka Moutou". Valour FC. 28 February 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Canadian Premier League". 16 August 2020.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (8 January 2015). "Nations Cup 2015: LeRoy finalises Congo squad". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Congo -DR Congo 2:4". France24. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Salah sends Egypt to World Cup for 1st time since 1990". NY Daily News. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ a b c "Arnold Bouka-Moutou". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
External links
[edit]- Arnold Bouka Moutou at National-Football-Teams.com
- Arnold Bouka Moutou at Soccerway
- Arnold Bouka Moutou – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Men's association football defenders
- French men's footballers
- Republic of the Congo men's footballers
- Footballers from Reims
- French sportspeople of Republic of the Congo descent
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- French expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- RC Épernay Champagne players
- Amiens SC players
- AC Amiens players
- Calais RUFC players
- Angers SCO players
- Dijon FCO players
- Valour FC players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Canadian Premier League players
- Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Black French sportspeople
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- Republic of the Congo football biography stubs