John Boye

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John Boye
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Boye with Ghana in March 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-04-23) 23 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Teshie, Accra, Ghana
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2005–2007 Heart of Lions
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2009 Heart of Lions 10 (1)
2008–2009 → Rennes B (loan) 24 (3)
2009–2010 Rennes B 33 (2)
2011–2014 Rennes 63 (2)
2014–2015 Kayseri Erciyesspor 23 (2)
2015–2018 Sivasspor 60 (8)
2018–2021 Metz 95 (4)
2021–2022 Al-Fayha 4 (0)
International career‡
2008–2019 Ghana 70 (6)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2015 Equatorial Guinea
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:47, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:55, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

John Boye (born 23 April 1987) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender. [1]

Contents

Club career

Early career

Born in Accra, 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. [2]

Heart of Lions and Rennes (loan)

Boye moved to Stade Rennais (Rennes) on 29 July 2008 after a two-week trial, [2] he first arrived at Rennes on loan on 1 September 2008 from Ghana Premier League club Heart of Lions with an option to buy, [2] 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. [2]

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. [3]

Sivasspor

Boye left Turkish side Sivasspor following the expiration of his contract in June 2018. [4]

Metz

On 21 June 2018, FC Metz officially announced the capture of John on a four-year deal, keeping him at the club till June 2022. [5]

Al-Fayha

On 31 August 2021, Boye joined Al-Fayha on a one-year contract. [6]

International career

On 17 June 2008, Boye was called up for the Ghana, making his debut on 22 June 2008 against Gabon. [7] 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. [8]

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

International appearances

As of 8 July 2019 [9]
Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ghana 200830
200900
201000
201110
2012110
2013133
201480
2015121
201661
201781
201810
201950
Total686

International goals

Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Boye goal. [9] Some sources credit Christian Atsu with scoring a goal against Lesotho on 16 June 2013, [9] [10] but FIFA credited it to Boye. [11]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 January 2013 Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, GhanaFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1–24–2 Friendly
2.28 January 2013 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South AfricaFlag of Niger.svg  Niger 3–03–1 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
3.16 June 2013 Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, LesothoFlag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 1–02–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.27 January 2015 Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1–12–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
5.24 March 2016 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, GhanaFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 2–03–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6.11 June 2017Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, GhanaFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2–05–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Sivasspor [12]

Metz [12]

Ghana

Individual

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  4. ↑ "John Boye leaves Sivasspor | Sports News 20 June 2018". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "John Boye rejoint les Grenats !". 21 June 2018.
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  7. ↑ Ahmed, Boye get Ghana call up Archived 19 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine . ghanafa.org (Ghana Football Association). 17 June 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2008.
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