Arsène Oka

Arsène Oka (born December 20, 1983) is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays for KidSuper Samba AC in the Eastern Premier Soccer League.

Arsène Oka
Personal information
Full name Touoly Arsène Oka
Date of birth (1983-12-20) December 20, 1983
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Stade d'Abidjan
2005 Stella Club d'Adjamé
2006 Africa Sports National
2006–2007 New England Revolution 1 (0)
2008 Portland Timbers 7 (0)
2009 Cleveland City Stars 13 (0)
2010 Vermont Voltage 4 (1)
2015–2016 Central Park Rangers FC
2016–2017 Greek American AA
2017–2019 KidSuper Samba AC 6 (5)
2020–2021 KidSuper Samba AC 1 (0)
International career‡
Ivory Coast U-17
Ivory Coast U-20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 13, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 16, 2020

Career

Professional

Oka played in his native Ivory Coast for Stade d'Abidjan, Stella Club d'Adjamé and Africa Sports National, helping the latter team to the runner-up spot in the Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division in 2005 and subsequently playing in the CAF Champions League, before signing with New England Revolution of Major League Soccer in September 2006.

Having found opportunities in MLS difficult because of a persistent MCL injury, and having made just 1 senior appearance for Revolution against the Chicago Fire in his two years with the team, Oka signed with the Portland Timbers for the 2008 season,[1] eventually featuring in 7 games and scoring 1 goal. He then signed for the newly promoted USL First Division side Cleveland City Stars for the 2009 season,[2] and played 13 times for the team, before the club folded at the end of the season.

Having been unable to secure a professional contract elsewhere, Oka signed with Vermont Voltage of the USL Premier Development League, scoring the winning goal in their opening match of the 2010 season.[3]

References
  1. Timbers sign midfielder Arsene Oka
  2. City Stars Re-Sign Stewart, Add Arsene Oka Archived March 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
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