Nikko Boxall

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Nikko Boxall
Personal information
Full name Nikko Daniel Boxall
Date of birth (1992-02-24) 24 February 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Auckland City
Youth career
Auckland City
2010 Central United
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Northwestern Wildcats 76 (7)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Zweibrücken 13 (0)
2015–2016 VPS 40 (1)
2017 KuPS 31 (3)
2018–2020 Viborg FF 72 (2)
2020–2021 SJK 41 (3)
2022 San Diego Loyal 14 (0)
2023 Auckland City 0 (0)
2023 Wellington Phoenix 3 (0)
2023–2024 Inter Turku 9 (0)
2024 Eastern Suburbs 7 (0)
2025– Auckland City 5 (0)
International career
2011 New Zealand U20 1 (0)
2018– New Zealand 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 March 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 06:32, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Nikko Daniel Boxall (born 24 February 1992) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a defender for Northern League club Auckland City and the New Zealand national team.

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Club career

Having started his career in his native New Zealand with both Auckland City and Central United, Boxall relocated to the United States in 2011 to study at the Northwestern University of Illinois. [1] He joined the school's soccer team, The Wildcats, and won numerous accolades including Big Ten Defender of the year in 2014 and led the 'Cats to a Big Ten "Double" in 2011. He tallied 76 appearances in total, scoring 7 goals. [1]

After leaving school, Boxall moved to Germany, and joined Regionalliga Südwest (level 4 in the German football league system) side SVN Zweibrücken. However, after the team withdrew from the league due to insolvency, [2] Boxall moved to Finland and joined Veikkausliiga side Vaasan Palloseura. [3]

After two seasons with VPS, Boxall agreed a contract with fellow Veikkausliiga side Kuopion Palloseura ahead of the 2017 season. [4] [5]

In January 2022, Boxall joined San Diego Loyal. [6]

In February 2023, Boxall joined Wellington Phoenix until the end of the 2022–23 A-League Men season. [7]

On 20 July 2023, Boxall returned back to Finland to play for Inter Turku. He made a contract for the rest of the season. [8]

Personal life

Boxall is half Samoan and is the younger brother of New Zealand international footballer Michael Boxall. [9] [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 June 2019. [11]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zweibrücken 2014–15 Regionalliga Südwest 1300000130
VPS 2015 Veikkausliiga 120000000120
2016 281005000331
Total40100500000451
KuPS 2017 Veikkausliiga3136100374
Viborg FF 2017–18 Danish 1st Division 1400000140
2018–19 311002 [a] 0331
2019–20 22130251
Total45100000020471
SJK Seinäjoki 2020 Veikkausliiga24330273
2021 17000170
Total
San Diego Loyal 2022 USL Championship 14020160
Auckland City 2023 NZ National League 0000001 [b] 010
Wellington Phoenix 2022–23 A-League Men 30000030
Inter Turku 2023 Veikkausliiga90000090
Eastern Suburbs 2024 NZ National League13020150
Auckland City 2025 NZ National League50004 [c] 00090
Career total1295615000201426
Notes
  1. Appearances in the Danish 1st Division promotion playoffs
  2. Appearances in the FIFA Club World Cup
  3. Appearance in OFC Champions League

International

As of matches played 16 June 2019. [12]
National teamYearAppsGoals
New Zealand 201840
201900
Total40

Honours

Auckland City

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Nikko Boxall". NU Sports. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  2. "SVN zieht Team aus Oberliga zurück". Pfälzischer Merkur (in German). 11 January 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. Excited to have signed in Finland for Vps! Ready for this next challenge in the #Veikkausliiga on Twitter
  4. "KuPS hankki uuden keskikenttäpelaajan: Nikko Boxall vaihtaa Vaasasta Kuopioon". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 7 November 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  5. "Nikko Boxall vaihtaa Vaasan värit KuPSiin". Savon Sanomat (in Finnish). 7 November 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  6. "San Diego Signs New Zealand Defenders Nikko Boxall, Kyle Adams". uslchampionship.com. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  7. "Boxall to bolster back four". Wellington Phoenix . 7 February 2023.
  8. "Nikko Boxall vahvistamaan Inter puolustusta". fcinter.fi (in Finnish). 20 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  9. Rollo, Phillip (14 March 2018). "Boxall brothers to team up in All Whites as Nikko joins older brother Michael". stuff.co.nz. Stuff. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  10. Boxall, Nikko (22 October 2013). "Samoan is where it's at! Jealous bro, miss the homeland". Twitter. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  11. Nikko Boxall at Soccerway . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  12. Nikko Boxall at National-Football-Teams.com
  13. Nikko Boxall Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja, JPY, 6 August 2021