John Boye: Career Stats, Clubs, Age & Nationality

John Boye: profile

John Boye (born 23 April 1987 in Accra, Ghana) is a retired Ghanaian footballer who played as a defender.

Boye's senior club career began in 2007 at Heart of Lions F.C.. He played for 4 clubs in 3 countries since 2007. His most appearances came at Stade Rennais F.C. (2008–2009), where he made 24 appearances and scored 10 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 57 appearances and 13 goals.

At international level, Boye represented Ghana (2008–present). Our match database lists 3 of his international goals; the first came against Niger on 28 January 2013 (Africa Cup of Nations). He also played for Ghana at under-20 level.

Accra has produced 478 footballers in our database, including Michael Essien, Marcel Desailly and Asamoah Gyan.

Key facts

Senior international debut: 2008 (aged about 21)
First international goal: 2013 – aged 25 (match)
Countries played in: 3: Ghana, France and Turkey
Club goals per game: 0.23 (13 in 57)
Height: 184 cm — taller than 77% of Ghanaian internationals on record
Latest move: Sivasspor (2015)
Shares a birthday with: Victor Anichebe, Mathias Jørgensen and Ibrahim Adel (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
2007–2009	Heart of Lions F.C.	Ghana Premier League	10	1
2008–2009	Stade Rennais F.C.	Ligue 1	24	10
2009–2014	Stade Rennais F.C.	Ligue 1	–	–
2014–2015	Kayseri Erciyesspor	TFF First League	23	2
2015–	Sivasspor	TFF First League	–	–
	Total		57	13

Appearances and goals are league figures where recorded on Wikidata; “–” means not recorded.

International career

Years	Team	Level	Caps	Goals
2008–	Ghana	Senior	–	–
—	Ghana U20	Under-20	17	0

International goals (3)

#	Date	Match	Min	Competition
1	28 Jan 2013	Niger 0–3 Ghana	49	Africa Cup of Nations
2	16 Jun 2013	Lesotho 0–2 Ghana	45	World Cup Qualification
3	27 Jan 2015	South Africa 1–2 Ghana	73	Africa Cup of Nations