Arnold Bouka Moutou

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Arnold Bouka Moutou
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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*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2012–2015Angers B 21 (0)
2016–2019 Dijon 19 (0)
2016–2019Dijon 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.

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Épernay 2006–07 CFA 220??00220
Amiens B 2007–08 CFA 2 20100201
AC Amiens 2009–10CFA 2201??00201
Calais 2010–11CFA 2280??00280
AC Amiens 2011–12 CFA1400000140
Angers 2011–12 Ligue 2 4000000040
2012–13 Ligue 27000100080
2013–14 Ligue 2290501000350
2014–15 Ligue 2300101000320
2015–16 Ligue 1 232101000252
Total9327040001042
Angers B 2012–13CFA 218000180
2015–16 CFA 2300030
Total210000000210
Dijon 2016–17 Ligue 1100200000120
2017–18 Ligue 16000100070
2018–19 Ligue 13020000050
Total190401000240
Dijon B 2016–17 CFA 2300030
2017–18 Championnat National 3 500050
2018–19 Championnat National 3500050
Total130000000130
Valour FC 2020 Canadian Premier League 00000000
Career total250411050002664
  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
YearAppsGoals
201450
201560
201650
201731
Total191

International goals

As of 28 February 2020 [12]
Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 October 2017 Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, EgyptFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1–11–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

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