Arsène Oka

Arsène Oka
Personal information
Full name	Touoly Arsène Oka
Date of birth	December 20, 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Vermont Voltage
Number	14
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004	Stade d'Abidjan
2005	Stella Club d'Adjamé
2006	Africa Sports National
2006–2007	New England Revolution
2008	Portland Timbers
2009	Cleveland City Stars
2010–	Vermont Voltage
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 8, 2010; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 30, 2009

Arsène Oka (born December 20, 1983 in Abidjan) is an Ivorian football player, currently playing for Vermont Voltage in the USL Premier Development League.

Career

Professional

Oka played in his native Côte d'Ivoire for Stade d'Abidjan, Stella Club d'Adjamé and Africa Sports National, helping the latter team to the runner-up spot in the Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division in 2005 and subsequently playing in the CAF Champions League, before signing with New England Revolution of Major League Soccer 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 for the 2008 season,^[1] eventually featuring in 7 games and scoring 1 goal. He then signed for the newly promoted USL First Division side Cleveland City Stars for the 2009 season,^[2] 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 USL Premier Development League, scoring the winning goal in their opening match of the 2010 season.^[3]

References

^ Timbers sign midfielder Arsene Oka
^ City Stars Re-Sign Stewart, Add Arsene Oka Archived March 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2010-05-19. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

[1] Timbers sign midfielder Arsene Oka

[2] City Stars Re-Sign Stewart, Add Arsene Oka Archived March 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2010-05-19. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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