Victorien Angban

Last updated

Victorien Angban
Victorien Angban 2022.jpg
Angban with Sochi in 2022
Personal information
Full name Bekanty Victorien Angban [1]
Date of birth (1996-09-29) 29 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dynamo Makhachkala
Number 8
Youth career
2010–2012 Stade d'Abidjan
2012–2015 Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2019 Chelsea 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Sint-Truiden (loan) 23 (0)
2016–2017 → Granada (loan) 10 (0)
2017–2018 → Waasland-Beveren (loan) 25 (1)
2018–2019 → Metz (loan) 27 (1)
2019–2021 Metz 46 (0)
2021– Sochi 38 (1)
2024– → Dynamo Makhachkala (loan) 5 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Ivory Coast U17 4 (0)
2015 Ivory Coast U20 2 (1)
2015– Ivory Coast 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:00, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

Bekanty Victorien Angban (born 29 September 1996) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Russian club Dynamo Makhachkala on loan from Sochi.

Contents

Club career

Chelsea

In 2012, Angban joined Chelsea from Stade d'Abidjan as a trialist. He only officially signed for Chelsea in 2015, after he was able to obtain a work permit after spending three years in the country. [2]

Loan to Sint-Truiden

On 14 July 2015, it was announced that Angban would spend the season on loan at Belgian club Sint-Truiden. [3] On 24 July 2015, he made his professional debut as a 64th-minute substitute in a 2–1 victory over Club Brugge in their first game of the season. [4] Angban made his first start for the team on 8 August, against K.V. Oostende which ended in a 1–1 draw. [5] On 27 September 2015, Angban was sent off in the 79th minute, in a 1–0 loss against Anderlecht. [6] On 29 January 2016, he was again sent off in a match against Anderlecht in the closing minutes of a 2–1 loss. [7] On 5 March 2016, Angban was sent off for the third time, then in a match against Club Brugge after picking up two yellows; the match ended in a 3–0 loss for Sint-Truiden. [8] At the end of the season, Angban picked up a total of 8 yellow cards and was sent off a total of 3 times.

Loan to Granada

On 22 July 2016, it was announced that Angban would be joining Spanish side Granada on loan for the season. He is the second Chelsea player to join Granada on loan, with the first being Jérémie Boga. [9] On 16 September 2016, he made his debut in a 2–2 draw against Real Betis. [10]

Loan to Waasland-Beveren

On 28 July 2017, it was announced that Angban would be joining Belgian side Waasland-Beveren on loan for the season. [11]

Loan to Metz

In July 2018, it was announced that Angban would be joining FC Metz in French Ligue 2 on loan for the season. [12]

Metz

In April 2019, it was revealed that Metz had exercised the promotion clause in Angban's contract, and he joined the club in a €6 million deal. [13]

Sochi

On 3 July 2021, he joined Russian Premier League club Sochi. [14] On 30 May 2023, Angban extended his contract with Sochi to June 2026. [15]

On 27 June 2024, Angban moved on loan to Dynamo Makhachkala. [16]

International career

Angban has represented Ivory Coast at U17 level and scored at the 2015 African Under-20 Championship finals. [17] On 2 October 2015, he received his first senior Ivory Coast call up by manager Michel Dussuyer as they took on Morocco in a friendly. [18] He was named in the senior Ivory Coast squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. [19]

Personal life

Angban's older brother, Vincent, is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. [20]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 October 2024. [21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague Cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sint-Truiden (loan) 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 23000———230
Granada (loan) 2016–17 La Liga 10010———110
Waasland-Beveren (loan) 2017–18 Belgian Pro League25120——6 [lower-alpha 1] 0331
Metz (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 2 2714020——331
Metz 2019–20 Ligue 1 2001010——220
2020–21 Ligue 12100000——210
Total4101010——430
Sochi 2021–22 Russian Premier League 24110—4 [lower-alpha 2] 0—291
2022–23 Russian Premier League7000———70
2023–24 Russian Premier League7040———110
Total381500040—471
Dynamo Makhachkala 2024–25 Russian Premier League5040———90
Career total16931703040601993
  1. ↑ Appearances in Belgian First Division A European play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Metz

Related Research Articles

Vincent Atchouailou de Paul Angban is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Colin Maurice Coosemans is a Belgian professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Anderlecht.

The 2017–18 Belgian First Division A was the 115th season of top-tier football in Belgium. The season began on 28 July 2017 and concluded on 20 May 2018. The fixtures were announced in early June 2017. Anderlecht were the defending champions but had to settle for third place with Club Brugge taking their 15th title.

The 2018–19 Belgian First Division A was the 116th season of top-tier football in Belgium.

The 2019–20 Belgian First Division A was the 117th season of top-tier football in Belgium.

The 2019–20 season was the 112th season played by Anderlecht. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. Anderlecht participated in the Belgian First Division A and the Belgian Cup. The club did not participate in any UEFA competition this season, having missed out on European qualification for the first time in 56 years.

The 2020–21 season was the 113th season in the existence of R.S.C. Anderlecht and the club's 85th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Anderlecht participated in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

The 2020–21 K.V. Mechelen season was the club's 117th season in existence and its second consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, KV Mechelen participated in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

The 2022–23 PFC Sochi season was Sochi's fourth season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia, and their fifth season as a club.

References

  1. ↑ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 16 de septiembre de 2016, en Sevilla" [Minutes of the Match held on 16 September 2016, in Sevilla] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Victorien Angban - TheChels.info - The Chelsea Football Club Wiki". TheChels.info.
  3. ↑ "Loan for young midfielder". Chelsea F.C. 14 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Belgium Pro League: STVV - Club Brugge". FIFA. 24 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015.
  5. ↑ STVV 1-1 K.V. Oostende, Soccerway, 8 August 2015
  6. ↑ Anderlecht 1-0 STVV, Soccerway, 27 September 2015
  7. ↑ STVV 1-2 Anderlecht, Soccerway, 29 January 2016
  8. ↑ Club Brugge 3-0 STVV, Soccerway, 5 March 2016
  9. ↑ "Angban, músculo para la medular granadinista". Granada CF. 22 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Real Betis vs. Granada 2 - 2 (2016/09/16)". 16 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "WAASLAND-BEVEREN VERSTERKT ZICH MET VICTORIEN ANGBAN". Waasland-Beveren. 28 July 2017.
  12. ↑ sgobbi (27 July 2018). "Victorien Angban arrive en prêt !". Football Club de Metz (in French). Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "Chelsea loanee Victorien Angban joins Metz in €6m deal as promotion clause is activated". Goal. 26 April 2019.
  14. ↑ "Полузащитник Викторьен Ангбан продолжит карьеру в "Сочи"" (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 3 July 2021.
  15. ↑ "Викторьен Ангбан продлил контракт с "Сочи"" (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 30 May 2023.
  16. ↑ ""Динамо" арендовало у "Сочи" Викторьена Ангбана" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Makhachkala. 27 June 2024.
  17. ↑ "Bekanty Victorien Angban". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  18. ↑ "Ivory Coast decline to call up star City pair". sport24. 2 October 2015.
  19. ↑ "Ivory Coast announces final squad for 2019 AFCON - Africa Cup of Nations 2019". ahram.org. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  20. ↑ "Côte d'Ivoire: Mercato, Chelsea prête l'éléphant Victorien Angban pour une saison au FC Metz" [Ivory Coast: Mercato, Chelsea sends Ivorian international Victorien Angban on loan for one season at FC Metz] (in French). Actualité Ivoire. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  21. ↑ Victorien Angban at Soccerway
  22. ↑ "Le FC Metz sacré champion". lfp.fr. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.