Arnold Bouka Moutou

Professional footballer (born 1988)

Arnold Bouka Moutou
Bouka Moutou playing for Angers in 2016
Personal information
Full name Arnold Bouka Moutou
Date of birth (1988-11-28) 28 November 1988 (age 35)
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

Dijon

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

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

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

Club

As of 21 January 2020[3][12]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
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

  1. ^ Includes appearances in the French Cup.
  2. ^ Includes appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue.

International

As of 28 February 2020[12]
Congo national team
Year Apps Goals
2014 5 0
2015 6 0
2016 5 0
2017 3 1
Total 19 1

International goals

As of 28 February 2020[12]
Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 October 2017 Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt  Egypt 1–1 1–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ^ a b Arnold Bouka Moutou at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Arnold Bouka Moutou – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  3. ^ a b c d e f "A. Bouka Moutou". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Dijon vs. Metz - 17 September 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Transferts : Dijon suit Jérémy Morel (OL)" (in French). L'Équipe. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Valour FC sign defender Arnold Bouka Moutou". Valour FC. 28 February 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Canadian Premier League". 16 August 2020.
  9. ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (8 January 2015). "Nations Cup 2015: LeRoy finalises Congo squad". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Congo -DR Congo 2:4". France24. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Salah sends Egypt to World Cup for 1st time since 1990". NY Daily News. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  12. ^ a b c "Arnold Bouka-Moutou". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 February 2020.

External links

  • 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
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  • Head coach: Dos Santos
  • Assistant coach: Bhindi
  • Assistant coach: Rocke
  • Goalkeeper coach: Di Stefani
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Congo squad – 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
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