John Boye (born 23 April 1987) is a

Ghanaian Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...

professional

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who plays as a defender.

Club career

Early career

Born in

Accra Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...

, Boye began his career with Schwepps' youth academy, where he played alongside Mohammed Iddi, he then later went on to play at Pro Consult Sports Academy and Miracle FC.

Heart of Lions and Rennes (loan)

Boye moved to

Stade Rennais Stade Rennais Football Club (), commonly referred to as Stade Rennais FC, Stade Rennais, Rennes, or simply SRFC, is a French professional football club based in Rennes, Brittany. They compete in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football, and pl ...

(Rennes) on 29 July 2008 after a two-week trial, he first arrived at Rennes on loan on 1 September 2008 from

Ghana Premier League The is the top professional association football division of the football league system in Ghana. Officially formed in 1956 to replace a previous league incarnation, the Gold Coast Club Competition (which began in 1933 and ended in 1953–54), t ...

club

Heart of Lions Heart of Lions Football Club is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Kpandu, Volta. The club competed in the Glo Premier League The is the top professional association football division of the football league system in Ghana. Offic ...

with an option to buy,Transferts John Boye prete
(in French). stade-rennais-online.com. (

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). and returned to Heart of Lions on 30 June 2009. Boye had long been a target for Rennes, but an early attempt from Rennes to sign him in 2009 broke down when it was claimed that he had already signed a deal with the Israeli club,

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Rennes

In July 2009, the situation had been wrapped up by Heart of Lions, allowing Rennes to complete the move before the summer transfer window 2009 deadline, he signed a contract on 10 July 2009, completing his move from his former club Heart of Lions to

Sivasspor

Boye left Turkish side

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following the expiration of his contract in June 2018.

Metz

On 21 June 2018,

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officially announced the capture of John on a four-year-deal, keeping him at the club till June 2022.

Al-Fayha

On 31 August 2021, Boye joined Al-Fayha on a one-year contract.

International career

On 17 June 2008, Boye was called up for the

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

, making his debut on 22 June 2008 against

Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...

. Boye was included in the Ghana national team's 23-man squad for the

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in January 2012 and he made his tournament debut in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations match against

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on 24 January 2012. He was part of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations team that took a silver medal after they lost to Ivory Coast in an 8-9 penalty shoot out.

International appearances

International goals

:''Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Metz *

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: 2018–19 Sivasspor *

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: 2016–17

International

Ghana *

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 ...

runner-up:

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Individual

* Ligue 2 UNFP Team of the Year: 2018–19

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boye, John 1987 births Living people Footballers from Accra Ghanaian footballers Ghana international footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Ghanaian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Turkey Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Süper Lig players Saudi Professional League players Heart of Lions F.C. players Stade Rennais F.C. players Kayseri Erciyesspor footballers Sivasspor footballers FC Metz players Al-Fayha FC players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players 2014 FIFA World Cup players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players