Erving Botaka
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Pushkino, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Veles Moscow | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Torpedo Moscow | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Solyaris Moscow | 16 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Kazanka Moscow | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | Samgurali Tskhaltubo | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | Veles Moscow | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | Luch Vladivostok | 11 | (0) |
| 2020– | Veles Moscow | 23 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2020 | |||
Erving Joe Botaka-Ioboma (Russian: Эрвинг Джо Ботака-Иобома; born 5 October 1998) is a Russian football player of Congolese descent. He plays for FC Veles Moscow.
Club career
He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Solyaris Moscow on 20 July 2016 in a game against FSK Dolgoprudny.[1]
In July 2018 his failed transfer back to Torpedo Moscow caused a stir when it was reported the club canceled his contract because the ultras refused to allow a black footballer to play for the club. Torpedo later denied this via an official statement but the Torpedo ultras were adamant with their own statement.[2]
He made his Russian Football National League debut for Luch Vladivostok on 24 July 2019 in a game against FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.
References
- ^ "Протокол матча "Солярис" (Москва) – "Долгопрудный" (Долгопрудный)" (Game Report by PFL). Russian Professional Football League. 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Erving Botaka-Yobama: Torpedo Moscow cancel deal for black defender but deny racism". 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
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- Association football defenders
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- FC Lokomotiv Moscow players
- FC Luch Vladivostok players
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