Brou Benjamin Angoua (born 28 November 1986) is an Ivorian professional

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who plays as a

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for French

Championnat National The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, t ...

club

Stade Briochin Stade Briochin, founded in 1904, are a French association football team based in Saint-Brieuc, France. As from the 2020–21 season they play in the Championnat National, the third tier in the French football league system. They play at the Stad ...

. He is equally adept at playing as either a

defensive midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

or a

central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

. He has represented the

Ivory Coast national football team The Ivory Coast national football team ( French: ''Équipe de football de Côte d'Ivoire'', recognized as the Côte d'Ivoire by FIFA) represents Ivory Coast in men's international football. Nicknamed ''the Elephants'', the team is managed by ...

at the

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and the

Africa Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...

Club career

Born in

Anyama Anyama is a city in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a suburb of Abidjan and is one of four sub-prefectures of Abidjan Autonomous District. Anyama is also a commune. The city is located about 20 kilometres north of Abidjan. Villages in the sub-p ...

, Angoua began his career with local club

Toumodi Toumodi is a town in south-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Toumodi Department in Bélier Region, Lacs District. Toumodi is also a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or com ...

. He also played for

Africa Sports National Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

in the

Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division The Ivory Coast MTN Ligue 1 is the top division of the Ivorian Football Federation. It was created in 1960. 2021−22 Ligue 1 clubs * AF Amadou Diallo * AS Indenié Abengourou * ASEC Mimosas * Bouaké FC * CO Korhogo * ES Bafing * FC San Pedro * ...

. After two seasons with the club, Angoua moved abroad to play with

Budapest Honvéd Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population of ...

in Hungary. He spent four years at the club, in which he made over 90 appearances. In 2010, Angoua moved to France to play with first division club

Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...

. After a four-season-and-a half at Valenciennes, he signed on to play for

Guingamp Guingamp (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. With a population of 6,895 as of 2017, Guingamp is one of the smallest towns in Europe to have a top-tier professional football team: En Avant Guinga ...

on 15 July 2014. After two and a half years in

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...

, he signed with

New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional soccer club based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), in the Eastern Conference of the league. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having compet ...

on a one-year loan. His loan was not extended following the 2017 season. On 30 December 2018, he signed a one-and-a-half year contract with

Super League Greece The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

club

Levadiakos Levadiakos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Λεβαδειακός) is a Greek professional football club that plays in the Super League Greece. Based in Livadeia, Greece, the club was promoted to the Alpha Ethniki, forerunner of the Super League, afte ...

for an undisclosed fee. Angoua left Greece at the end of his Levadiakos contract, returning to France to sign a one-year deal with newly promoted

side

in July 2020.

International career

Angoua represented the Ivory Coast under-23 team at the

2008 Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

, losing in the quarterfinals to

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

. On 18 November 2009, Angoua made his senior team debut in a 2–2 friendly draw against

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, coming on as a substitute for

Cheick Tioté Cheick Ismaël Tioté (; 21 June 1986 – 5 June 2017) was an Ivorian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. After playing youth football for FC Bibo in his hometown of Yamoussoukro, he made his professional debut in 2005 ...

. He scored his first goal in a 2–0 friendly against

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, scoring in the 90th minute. Angoua was named to the squad for the

2010 Africa Cup of Nations The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange (telecommunications), Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial association football, football championship of Africa (Confederat ...

and

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, but didn't make an appearance in either tournament. He made an appearance for the senior team at the

2012 Africa Cup of Nations The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football ( ...

, coming on as a substitute for

Igor Lolo Igor Alexandre Lolo (born 22 July 1982) is an Ivorian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. Club career Born in Adzopé, Ivory Coast, Lolo started his career with ASEC Mi ...

in a 2–0 win against

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Honors

Ivory Coast *

runner-up:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Angoua, Brou Benjamin 1986 births Living people Footballers from Abidjan Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Ivorian men's footballers Africa Sports d'Abidjan players Budapest Honvéd FC players Valenciennes FC players En Avant Guingamp players New England Revolution players Toumodi FC players Levadiakos F.C. players Stade Briochin players Ligue 1 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Major League Soccer players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Ivory Coast Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players 2010 FIFA World Cup players Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players Ivory Coast men's international footballers