Nikko Boxall
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikko Daniel Boxall | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Auckland City | |||
| 2010 | Central United | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Northwestern Wildcats | 76 | (7) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Zweibrücken | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | VPS | 40 | (1) |
| 2017 | KuPS | 31 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Viborg FF | 72 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | SJK | 41 | (3) |
| 2022 | San Diego Loyal | 14 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | New Zealand U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018– | New Zealand | 6 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:07, 22 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:32, 25 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Nikko Daniel Boxall (born 24 February 1992) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a defender. [1]
Club career
Having started his career in his native New Zealand with both Auckland City and Central United, Boxall relocated to the United States in 2011 to study at the Northwestern University of Illinois.[2] He joined the school's soccer team, The Wildcats, and won numerous accolades during his time with the school. He tallied 76 appearances in total, scoring 7 goals.[2]
After leaving school, Boxall moved to Germany, and joined Regionalliga Südwest (level 4 in the German football league system) side SVN Zweibrücken. However, after the team withdrew from the league due to insolvency,[3] Boxall moved to Finland and joined Veikkausliiga side Vaasan Palloseura.[4]
After two seasons with VPS, Boxall agreed a contract with fellow Veikkausliiga side Kuopion Palloseura ahead of the 2017 season.[5][6]
Personal life
Boxall is half Samoan and is the younger brother of New Zealand international footballer Michael Boxall.[7][8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 16 June 2019.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zweibrücken | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Südwest | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| VPS | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
| KuPS | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 3 | 6[b] | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
| Viborg FF | 2017–18 | Danish 1st Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2[c] | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 129 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 6 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the Finnish League Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Finnish Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Danish 1st Division promotion playoffs
International
- As of matches played 16 June 2019.[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "San Diego Signs New Zealand Defenders Nikko Boxall, Kyle Adams". uslchampionship.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Nikko Boxall". NU Sports. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "SVN zieht Team aus Oberliga zurück". Pfälzischer Merkur (in German). 11 January 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ Excited to have signed in Finland for Vps! Ready for this next challenge in the #Veikkausliiga on Twitter
- ^ "KuPS hankki uuden keskikenttäpelaajan: Nikko Boxall vaihtaa Vaasasta Kuopioon". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 7 November 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Nikko Boxall vaihtaa Vaasan värit KuPSiin". Savon Sanomat (in Finnish). 7 November 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (14 March 2018). "Boxall brothers to team up in All Whites as Nikko joins older brother Michael". stuff.co.nz. Stuff. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Boxall, Nikko (22 October 2013). "Samoan is where it's at! Jealous bro, miss the homeland". Twitter. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Nikko Boxall at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ Nikko Boxall at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Nikko Boxall at Soccerbase
- FIFA Profile
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- New Zealand association footballers
- New Zealand under-20 international footballers
- Samoan footballers
- New Zealand expatriate association footballers
- Association football defenders
- Auckland City FC players
- SVN Zweibrücken players
- Vaasan Palloseura players
- Kuopion Palloseura players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Viborg FF players
- Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players
- San Diego Loyal SC players
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Finland
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- New Zealand people of Samoan descent
- New Zealand Football Championship players
- New Zealand international footballers
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