Boti Goa Tyrolien Orphée Demel (born March 3, 1989) is an Ivorian professional

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who last played for

Zhetysu Zhetysu, or Jeti-Suu ( kk, , Жетісу, pronounced ; ky, ''Jeti-Suu'', (), meaning "seven rivers"; also transcribed ''Zhetisu'', ''Jetisuw'', ''Jetysu'', ''Jeti-su'', ''Jity-su'', ''Жетысу'',, United States National Geospatial-I ...

in the

Kazakhstan Premier League The Kazakhstan Professional Football League ( kk, Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы, ''Qazaqstan Premer Ligasy''), commonly referred to as Kazakh Premier League or simply Premier League, is the top division of football in Kazakhstan ...

Career

Born in

Dabou Dabou is a port town in southern Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both the Lagunes District and the Grands-Ponts Region. It is also the seat of and a sub-prefecture of the Dabou Department. Dabou is also a commune. The town is served by Dabou ...

, Goa began his career with Club Omnisport Omness Dabou and joined in summer 2007 the Portuguese top club Benfica. He played one year in Benfica's youth team, scoring 15 goals in 26 matches. In October 2008, he went on trial to

Girona FC Girona Futbol Club, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded on 23 July 1930, it plays in La Liga, to which they gained promotion in the 2022 Segunda División play-offs. Girona holds its home matches at ...

, but subsequently signed with Armenian side

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On 28 February, he was sold to

Rosenborg BK Rosenborg Ballklub, commonly referred to simply as Rosenborg () or RBK, is a Norwegian professional football club from Trondheim that plays in Eliteserien. The club has won a record 26 league titles, a shared record 12 Norwegian Football Cup ti ...

. In January 2012, the Norwegian media reported that Goa was arriving late from vacation for the second time in four months, and wondered if his time in Rosenborg had come to an end. It was later revealed that Goa was at the hospital after being involved in a car accident in Ivory Coast. In June 2016, Goa left

FC Zhetysu Jetisu Taldykorgan ( kk, Жетісу Талдықорған футбол клубы, ''Jetisý Taldyqorǵan Fýtbol Klýby'') is a Kazakh professional football club based at the Zhetysu stadium in Taldykorgan. They are founding members of the K ...

International career

Goa is former member of the

Ivory Coast national under-20 football team Ivory Coast national under-20 football team, also known as Côte d'Ivoire Under-20s or Ivory Coast U20(s), represents Ivory Coast in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by Ivorian Football Federation, the governing bod ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goa, Boti 1989 births Living people People from Dabou Ivorian men's footballers Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Eliteserien players Armenian Premier League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Erovnuli Liga players S.L. Benfica footballers FC Mika players Rosenborg BK players FC Zhetysu players FC Zestafoni players Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Georgia (country) Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Armenia Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country) Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan