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Boaz Theofilius Erwin Solossa (born 16 March 1986) is an Indonesian professional
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugb ...
who plays as a forward for Liga 2 club
Persipura Jayapura Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jayapura, or Persipura, is an Indonesian football club based in Jayapura, Papua. The club was founded in 1963 and currently competes in the Liga 2. Persipura used to always use the Mandala Stadium as their ho ...
, on loan from Liga 1 club
PSS Sleman Perserikatan Sepakbola Sleman ( 'Sleman Football Union'), or mostly known through its abbreviation PSS, is a professional football club based in Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The club competes in the Liga 1 , the top ...
. He is known for his efficient dribbling technique, shooting accuracy, and left-foot passing.


Personal life

Boaz was born in the Solossa family, a well-known family in the province of West Papua. His uncle, Jaap Solossa, was the governor of Papua before he died in 2005. Boaz was born in a footballing family as well, being the youngest of five children. Almost all of them were professionals, including his brother Ortizan and Nehemia. Boaz obtained a
Bachelor of Economics The Bachelor of Economics (BEc or BEcon), or the "Bachelor of Applied Economics", is a bachelor's degree awarded by many universities and colleges for completion of an undergraduate program in economics, econometrics, or applied economics; the ...
at
Cenderawasih University Cenderawasih University ( id, Universitas Cenderawasih) is a university in Jayapura, Papua province, Indonesia. The university is the leading educational institution in the province. The university has faculties in economics, law, teacher trai ...
in 2013. He also works as
civil servant The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil servants hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leader ...
.


Club career


Early career

Boaz began his junior career by playing at the amateur club PS Putra Yohan in 1999 to 2000. Then he moved to
Perseru Serui Persatuan Sepakbola Serui, commonly known as Perseru Serui, or Perseru, was an Indonesian football club based in Yapen Islands Regency, Papua. Their nickname is ''The Orange Cendrawasih''. The traditional team home kit is black and orange str ...
from 2000 to 2001. Boaz was summoned in the Papua PON Team to be competed in the 16th National Sports Week in Indonesia. At that time he was only 17 years old. His talent finally came to
Peter Withe Peter Withe (born 30 August 1951) is an English former football manager and striker who played between 1971 and 1990. At Nottingham Forest he won the Anglo-Scottish Cup and Second Division promotion in 1976–77, First Division and the Foo ...
, the coach of the Indonesian National Team at the time, and took him to the 2004 Tiger Cup when he was 18 years old.


Persipura Jayapura

Boaz signed his first professional contract with Persipura Jayapura in 2005. Since then, he has emerged as the most influential player at the club and even served as captain of the team after the departure of
Eduard Ivakdalam Eduard Ivakdalam (born 19 December 1974 in Merauke, Irian Jaya) is an Indonesian retired professional footballer. Ivakdalam normally plays as a midfielder and he is a former player for Indonesia national football team. National team career Iva ...
. Until 10 August, Boaz scored 207 goals from 311 official matches with Persipura and made him the club's all-time top scorer along with various individual awards. In addition, he also brought Persipura to win the top division of Indonesia's professional football league four times in the
2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...
,
2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; Protests ...
,
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and
2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...
seasons. He has never strengthened other clubs in Indonesia other than Persipura despite being offered a higher salary from rival clubs. According to him, Persipura was like a second home for him and had become his extended family. But when Indonesia's professional football competition was halted due to FIFA sanctions from 2015 to 2016, he accepted an offer from
Borneo FC Borneo Football Club Samarinda (commonly known as Borneo Samarinda) is an Indonesian football club based in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. They currently compete in Liga 1. Their nickname is ''Pesut Etam'' (Our Dolphin). History Bo ...
to play in a non-official tournament because Persipura decided to temporarily disband. At the beginning of the 2018 season, he returned to play for Borneo FC only for the 2018 Presidential Cup pre-season tournament. In July 2021, Boaz and teammate
Yustinus Pae Yustinus Pae or Tinus Pae (born 19 June 1983) is an Indonesian professional footballer for Liga 2 club Persipura Jayapura. Mainly as a right back but also as a right winger. His younger brother Victor Pae is also a professional footballer who p ...
were released by Persipura, due to disciplinary issues. Boaz has made 359 appearances and scored 225 goals in all competitions for Persipura.


East Timor

In 2016 Boaz was loaned by Persipura for the first time in his career to play for Carsae FC in East Timor after the conditions of Indonesian football at that time were being vacuumed due to FIFA sanctions, joining fellow Indonesians Imanuel Wanggai and Oktovianus Maniani. However, in April 2016 having only made four appearances Boaz along with Wanggai left the club by mutual consent to rejoin Persipura.


Borneo

After spending 16 years with Persipura, On 17 July 2021 Boaz joined
Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and ea ...
on a 2-season deal. On 10 September 2021, Boaz made his debut for Borneo on a league game against
Persik Kediri Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Kediri or Indonesian Football Association of Kediri ''(abbreviated Persik Kediri)'' is an Indonesian professional football club based in Kediri, East Java, Indonesia. They currently compete in the Liga 1. The ...
coming on as a substitute in the 70th-minute, as his team lose 1-0. On 8 January 2022, Boaz scored his first goal for Borneo against
Persik Kediri Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Kediri or Indonesian Football Association of Kediri ''(abbreviated Persik Kediri)'' is an Indonesian professional football club based in Kediri, East Java, Indonesia. They currently compete in the Liga 1. The ...
at the
Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Gianyar Regency, Bali, Indonesia, and the home of Indonesia Liga 1 club Bali United. It has a capacity of 18,000 spectators. History In 2014, Bali United plays their home matches at ...
,
Gianyar Gianyar Regency is a regency (''kabupaten'') in the Indonesian province and island of Bali, Indonesia. It has an area of 368.0 km2 and had a population of 469,777 at the 2010 Census, and 515,344 at the 2020 Census, making it the second most d ...
.


International career

The first time he appeared was dubbed the "prodigy", when he was brought by
Peter Withe Peter Withe (born 30 August 1951) is an English former football manager and striker who played between 1971 and 1990. At Nottingham Forest he won the Anglo-Scottish Cup and Second Division promotion in 1976–77, First Division and the Foo ...
and performed a stunning performance in Ho Chi Minh, when he performed with the Indonesian National Team in the
2004 Tiger Cup The 2004 AFF Championship (officially known as the 2004 Tiger Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 5th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), and the last time und ...
. Boaz's international debut was against Turkmenistan on 30 March 2004 for the 2006 World Cup qualification where Indonesia won 3–1 and Boaz made two assists for his teammate
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. Boaz was considered to be a bright prospect in Indonesian football after performing brilliantly in the 2004 Tiger Cup, where Indonesia was defeated by Singapore in a home and away match, which resulted in an aggregate score of 5–2 to Singapore. In the group phase, Boaz managed to score 4 goals and along with Ilham Jayakesuma, who scored 7 goals, both led the top scorers chart. He was injured after a tough tackle in a friendly match against Hong Kong, forcing him to miss the
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and disappear from football for 10 months. After another failure for the Indonesian national team to become a champion in the
2016 AFF Championship The 2016 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and officially known as the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016, was the 11th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). The whole tourn ...
, Boaz announce his retirement from the national squad to give chance to other young players as well admitting he was "tired to see Indonesia without any trophy in the tournament". He congratulate Thailand for their fifth trophy and acknowledged that "Thai players and their performances are much better and still far from us to reach". However, Boaz still disclosed his intention to retire, saying he wanted to discuss the matter with his family first while celebrating
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in his hometown of Sorong.


Career statistics


Club


National team


International goals

Boaz Solossa: International under-23 goals


Honours


Indonesia

*
Indonesian Independence Cup The Indonesian Independence Cup ( Indonesian: ''Piala Kemerdekaan'') was an international football tournament organised by the Football Association of Indonesia to commemorate the independence day of the Republic of Indonesia Indonesia, o ...
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*
AFF Championship The ASEAN Football Federation Championship (less formally the AFF Championship or AFF Cup), currently known as the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup for sponsorship reason, is the primary association football tournament organized by the ASEAN Footba ...
runner-up:
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
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Persipura Jayapura

*
Liga Indonesia The Indonesian football league system is a series of league system for association football clubs in Indonesia. Since 1994, Liga Indonesia is the league competition featuring association football clubs, as a result of two existing top-flight footba ...
: 2005 *
Indonesia Super League Liga 1 ( en, League 1), also known as BRI Liga 1 for sponsorship reasons with Bank Rakyat Indonesia, is the men's top professional football division of the Indonesian football league system. Administered by the PT Liga Indonesia Baru (), Liga 1 ...
: 2008–09, 2010–2011,
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*
Indonesian Community Shield The Indonesian Community Shield was a pre-season football competition held the week before the season begins in Indonesia every year. It was contested by the winners of the Indonesia Super League/Indonesian Premier League and Piala Indonesia in t ...
: 2009 * Indonesian Inter Island Cup: 2011 *
Indonesia Soccer Championship A Indonesia Soccer Championship A, also known as Torabika Soccer Championship presented by IM3 Ooredoo for sponsorship reasons, was a football competition that replaced the temporarily-suspended Indonesia Super League. Persipura won the title on ...
:
2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh c ...


Individual

* PON Top Scorer: 2004 * ISL Top Scorer: 2008–09,
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,
2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...
* ISL Player of the Year: 2008–09, 2010–11, 2013 * ISC A Best player: 2016 * Indonesia Soccer Championship A Best XI:
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*
2016 AFF Championship The 2016 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and officially known as the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016, was the 11th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). The whole tourn ...
: Best Eleven *
ASEAN Football Federation The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) is an organisation within the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and is an international governing body of association football in Southeast Asia. It consists of the federations of Australia, Brunei, Cambodi ...
Best XI: 2017 * Favourite Athlete : Anugerah Olahraga Indonesia (AORI) XXIX: 2017 *
AFC Cup The AFC Cup is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Under its current rules, the competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying s ...
All-time XI: Wide midfielders (2021)


Record

* First Indonesian in list of FourFourTwo 50 Best Asian Football Player (2017)


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Solossa, Boaz 1986 births Living people Papuan people Indonesian Christians Indonesian footballers People from Sorong Indonesia international footballers Indonesia youth international footballers Indonesian Premier Division players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Indonesian Super League-winning players Persipura Jayapura players Borneo F.C. players PSS Sleman players Indonesian expatriate sportspeople in East Timor Expatriate footballers in East Timor Indonesian expatriate footballers Association football forwards Cenderawasih University alumni Papuan sportspeople People from West Papua (province)