Devid Eugene Bouah (born 13 August 2001) is an Italian professional

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of Ivorian descent who plays as a defender for club

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Club career

He was raised in the youth teams of Roma. He played for Roma in the 2017–18 and 2018–19 editions of the

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. He was called to Roma's senior squad in February 2018 but remained on the bench. He made his debut for Roma on 20 July 2018 in a pre-season friendly against

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. In November 2018, he suffered an ACL tear which forced him to miss most of the 2018–19 season. In the first game of the 2019–20

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, he suffered an ACL tear again, making him miss the 2019–20 season. On 2 October 2020, he joined

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club

Cosenza Cosenza (; local dialect: ''Cusenza'', ) is a city in Calabria, Italy. The city centre has a population of approximately 70,000; the urban area counts more than 200,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Province of Cosenza, which has a populati ...

on a season-long loan. He made his Serie B debut for Cosenza on 17 October 2020 in a game against

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. He substituted Angelo Corsi in the 69th minute. On 31 August 2021 he joined

Teramo Teramo (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Tèreme ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo. The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines (Gran Sasso d'Italia) ...

on loan. On 1 September 2022, Bouah signed a multi-year contract with

Reggina Reggina 1914 S.r.l., commonly referred to as Reggina, is an Italian football club based in Reggio Calabria. Founded in 1914, they currently play in Serie B, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo. They are nic ...

. After Reggina's exclusion from Serie B in August 2023, he joined

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club

on a free transfer.

International career

He was first called up to represent Italy in October 2017 for the Under-17 Euro qualifiers. He was not selected for the final tournament squad or the squad for the

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due to his injuries.

Personal life

Bouah was born to an Italian mother and an Ivorian father who separated a few years after his birth, leaving the mother to raise him. He has a younger brother, Ethan (born 2005), who is a footballer too.

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* 2001 births Living people Italian people of Ivorian descent Footballers from Rome Italian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Serie B players Serie C players AS Roma players Cosenza Calcio players SSD Città di Teramo players AS Reggina 1914 players Catania FC players Italy men's youth international footballers {{Italy-footy-defender-2000s-stub