Aminou Bouba

Aminou Bouba (born 28 January 1991) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Gokulam Kerala in the I-League.[1]

Aminou Bouba
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-01-28) 28 January 1991
Place of birth Garoua, Cameroon
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Gokulam Kerala
Number 17
Youth career
2007–2012 Coton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Coton 24 (0)
2014–2015 Espérance 8 (1)
2014 → Constantine (loan) 11 (0)
2015–2016 Al-Khaleej 24 (4)
2016–2017 Al-Ettifaq 23 (1)
2018 Al-Tai 10 (2)
2018–2019 Feutcheu 0 (0)
2019–2021 Horoya 0 (0)
2021– Gokulam Kerala 39 (3)
International career
2013 Cameroon 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:33, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Earlier career

Bouba began his club football career at Cameroonian side Coton FC de Garouain 2012.[2] After playing there for three years, Bouba moved to Tunisian club Espérance Sportive de Tunis.[2] He later moved to Algerian league outfit CS Constantine, and later played for multiple Saudi Professional League clubs – Al-Khaleej, Al-Ettifaq, and Al-Tai.[2] With Khaleej, he scored 4 goals in 24 league matches. He then moved back to his country and appeared with Bandjoun.

In 2019, he signed with Guinean Ligue 1 Pro side Horoya.[2]

Gokulam Kerala

On 26 August 2021, it was announced that defending I-League champions Gokulam Kerala have completed the signing of Bouba.[3]

"I am glad to play in India. I have played in different leagues in various countries and I look forward to a successful stint at Gokulam Kerala FC. The club has a huge profile and I would love to contribute to the successes here."

Aminou Bouba, after signing with Gokulam Kerala.[2]

Bouba made his debut for the club in the 2021 Durand Cup, on 12 September 2021, against Army Red, which ended in a 2–2 draw.[4] On 26 December 2021, he made his I-League debut against Churchill Brothers, which ended in a narrow 1–0 win.[5][6]

On 5 April 2022, he scored his first goal for the club against Sreenidi Deccan, in a 2–1 win, through a header.[7][8] After back to back wins in both the group and championship stages,[9][10][11][12][13] Gokulam Kerala clinched I-League in 2021–22 season, defeating Mohammedan Sporting 2–1 in the final game at the Salt Lake Stadium on 14 May, and became the first club in fifteen years to defend the title.[14] Bouba captained his side in the final match.[15]

At the 2022 AFC Cup group-stage opener, Bouba and his side achieved a historic 4–2 win against Indian Super League side ATK Mohun Bagan.[16][17] Later, they were defeated 1–0 by Maldivian side Maziya S&RC,[18] and 1–2 by Bashundhara Kings of Bangladesh respectively, and knocked out of the tournament.[19]

International career

Bouba made his senior international debut for Cameroon on 16 November 2012 against Indonesia in their 0–0 draw.[20]

Career statistics

Club
As of 25 August 2023[21]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coton Sport 2013 Cameroonian Elite One ––––7[lower-alpha 1]070
Espérance 2013–14 Tunisian Ligue 1 611[lower-alpha 2]02[lower-alpha 1]091
Constantine 2014–15 Algerian Ligue 1 1101[lower-alpha 3]0–120
Al Khaleej 2014–15 Saudi Professional League 1131[lower-alpha 4]0–123
2015–16 1933[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5]0–223
Al Khaleej total 3064000346
Al Ettifaq 2016–17 Saudi Professional League 2312[lower-alpha 5]1–252
Al-Tai 2017–18 2000–20
Gokulam Kerala 2021–22 I-League 1829[lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 7]03[lower-alpha 8]0302
2022–23 2115[lower-alpha 9][lower-alpha 10]0–261
2023–24 004[lower-alpha 6]2–42
Gokulam Kerala total 39318230605
Career total 1041126312014214
  1. Appearance(s) in CAF Champions League
  2. Appearance(s) in Tunisian Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in Algerian Cup
  4. Appearance(s) in Saudi Crown Prince Cup
  5. Appearance(s) in King Cup
  6. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  7. Appearance(s) in IFA Shield
  8. Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
  9. Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  10. Appearance(s) in play–offs for AFC Cup

International
As of matches played till 26 August 2013[22]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cameroon 201330
Total 30

International goals
Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1.20 December 2013Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon6 Congo1–21–22013 CEMAC Cup[23][lower-alpha 1]
  1. Non-FIFA match

Honours

Coton

Espérance Tunis

Horoya

Gokulam Kerala

Individual

  • I-League best defender of the season: 2021–22[24]

Reference:[25]

References
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