Moustapha Bokoum

Moustapha Bokoum (born 5 August 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Moustapha Bokoum
Bokoum in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999
Place of birth Belgium
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2013–2016 Club Brugge
2016–2018 Gent
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Béziers 4 (0)
2020 Gent 0 (0)
International career
Belgium U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2020

Club career

After ascending the youth ranks at Gent, Bokoum began attracting the attention of several English and Italian teams.[1] In June 2018, he signed a professional contract with newly-promoted Ligue 2 side Béziers.[2] The deal was for two years, with the option of a third.[1] He made his professional debut on 3 August, replacing Rayane Aabid in the closing minutes of a 1–0 defeat to AC Ajaccio.[3] He left the club by the end of the 2018–19 season.[4]

Bokoum remained without club until 24 January 2020, where he returned to K.A.A. Gent.[5] Bokoum played with Gent's reserve team until left the club at the end of his contract on 30 June 2020. He also suffered a serious knee injury in the same summer, which would keep him sidelined for about 6–8 months.[6]

International career

Bokoum is a youth international for Belgium, representing his country of birth several times at the under-17 level.[2]

Born to a Guinean mother and a Congolese father, he is eligible to represent either nation at the senior level. He has retained a Guinean passport.[1]

References
  1. "Transfert : Moustapha Bokoum rejoint Sidibé à Béziers" (in French). foot224.co. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. "Béziers recrute Moustapha Bokoum, international belge de 19 ans" (in French). Midi Libre. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. "Béziers 0–1 Ajaccio". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. Moustapha Bokoum s'est gravement blessé à Béziers, walfoot.be, 7 May 2019
  5. Twintigjarig jeugdproduct van AA Gent en Club Brugge is officieel terug: "Geloof in jezelf als niemand anders het doet", voetbalkrant.com, 24 January 2020
  6. 'AA Gent-aanvaller loopt zware blessure op en staat maanden aan de kant', voetbal24.be, 3 July 2020
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