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Moustapha Bokoum

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Moustapha Bokoum
Bokoum in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Belgium
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2013–2016 Club Brugge
2016–2018 Gent
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Béziers 4 (0)
2020 Gent 0 (0)
International career
Belgium U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2020

Moustapha Bokoum (born 5 August 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

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After ascending the youth ranks at Gent, Bokoum began attracting the attention of several English and Italian teams.[1] In June 2018, he signed a professional contract with newly-promoted Ligue 2 side Béziers.[2] The deal was for two years, with the option of a third.[1] He made his professional debut on 3 August, replacing Rayane Aabid in the closing minutes of a 1–0 defeat to AC Ajaccio.[3] He left the club by the end of the 2018–19 season.[4]

Bokoum remained without club until 24 January 2020, where he returned to K.A.A. Gent.[5] Bokoum played with Gent's reserve team until left the club at the end of his contract on 30 June 2020. He also suffered a serious knee injury in the same summer, which would keep him sidelined for about 6–8 months.[6]

International career

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Bokoum is a youth international for Belgium, representing his country of birth several times at the under-17 level.[2]

Born to a Guinean mother and a Congolese father, he is eligible to represent either nation at the senior level. He has retained a Guinean passport.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Transfert : Moustapha Bokoum rejoint Sidibé à Béziers" (in French). foot224.co. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Béziers recrute Moustapha Bokoum, international belge de 19 ans" (in French). Midi Libre. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Béziers 0–1 Ajaccio". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. ^ Moustapha Bokoum s'est gravement blessé à Béziers, walfoot.be, 7 May 2019
  5. ^ Twintigjarig jeugdproduct van AA Gent en Club Brugge is officieel terug: "Geloof in jezelf als niemand anders het doet", voetbalkrant.com, 24 January 2020
  6. ^ 'AA Gent-aanvaller loopt zware blessure op en staat maanden aan de kant', voetbal24.be, 3 July 2020
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