Arsène Oka (born December 20, 1983) is an Ivorian

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who currently plays for KidSuper Samba AC in the Eastern Premier Soccer League.

Career

Professional

Oka played in his native Ivory Coast for Stade d'Abidjan, Stella Club d'Adjamé and

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, helping the latter team to the runner-up spot in the Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division in 2005 and subsequently playing in the

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, before signing with

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in September 2006. Having found opportunities in MLS difficult because of a persistent MCL injury, and having made just 1 senior appearance for Revolution against the Chicago Fire in his two years with the team, Oka signed with the

Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The Timbers have p ...

for the 2008 season, eventually featuring in 7 games and scoring 1 goal. He then signed for the newly promoted

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side Cleveland City Stars for the 2009 season, and played 13 times for the team, before the club folded at the end of the season. Having been unable to secure a professional contract elsewhere, Oka signed with Vermont Voltage of the

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, scoring the winning goal in their opening match of the 2010 season.

References

External links

Cleveland City Stars bio

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oka, Arsene 1983 births Living people Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Men's association football midfielders Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Ivorian men's footballers New England Revolution players Footballers from Abidjan Portland Timbers (2001–2010) players Cleveland City Stars players Major League Soccer players USL First Division players Stella Club d'Adjamé players Vermont Voltage players USL League Two players 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen