Arnold Bouka Moutou Explained

Arnold Bouka Moutou
Fullname:	Arnold Bouka Moutou
Birth Date:	28 November 1988
Birth Place:	Reims, France
Height:	1.76m
Position:	Left-back, left winger
Currentclub:	Valour FC
Clubnumber:	3
Years1:	2006–2007
Caps1:	22
Goals1:	0
Years2:	2007–2009
Clubs2:	Amiens B
Caps2:	20
Goals2:	1
Years3:	2009–2010
Caps3:	20
Goals3:	1
Years4:	2010–2011
Clubs4:	Calais
Caps4:	28
Goals4:	0
Years5:	2011–2012
Caps5:	14
Goals5:	0
Years6:	2012–2016
Clubs6:	Angers
Caps6:	93
Goals6:	2
Years7:	2012–2015
Caps7:	21
Goals7:	0
Years8:	2016–2019
Clubs8:	Dijon
Caps8:	19
Goals8:	0
Years9:	2016–2019
Caps9:	13
Goals9:	0
Years10:	2020–
Clubs10:	Valour FC
Caps10:	16
Goals10:	0
Nationalyears1:	2014–2017
Nationalcaps1:	19
Nationalgoals1:	1
Club-Update:	27 October 2021
Ntupdate:	8 October 2017

Arnold Bouka Moutou (born 28 November 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Canadian club Valour FC. Born in France, he represented Congo at the international level.

Club career

Dijon

In July 2016, Bouka Moutou was transferred to newly promoted Ligue 1 side Dijon for a fee of €400,000.^[1] He made his first-team debut on 17 September 2016 in a 0–0 draw against Metz.^[2] In the 2016–17 season, he made a total of ten first-team appearances, two appearances in the French Cup and three reserve team appearances in CFA 2.

The following season, Bouka Moutou made six first-team league appearances and one appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue. With the reserve side, he made five appearances. The 2018–19 season saw a further reduction in first-team playing time for Bouka Moutou, as he made only three league appearances and two in the French Cup, while making another five appearances with the reserves. He departed the club at the end of that season after his contract ran out.^[3]

Valour FC

On 28 February 2020, Bouka Moutou signed with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC.^[4] He made his debut for Valour on August 16 against Cavalry FC.^[5]

International career

He represented the Congo national team at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, where his team advanced to the quarterfinals.^{[6] [7]} He scored his only international goal against Egypt on 8 October 2017 (this was a FIFA World Cup qualifying match that resulted in Egypt winning 2–1 and going to the 2018 finals).^[8]

Career statistics

Club

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Club statistics

Club	Season	League			National Cup^[11]		League Cup^[12]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Épernay	2006–07	CFA	22	0	?	?	—		0	0	22	0
Amiens B<	--2008–09 statistics missing-->	2007–08	CFA 2	20	1	—		—		0	0	20	1
AC Amiens	2009–10	CFA 2	20	1	?	?	—		0	0	20	1
Calais	2010–11	CFA 2	28	0	?	?	—		0	0	28	0
AC Amiens	2011–12	CFA	14	0	0	0	—		0	0	14	0
Angers	2011–12	Ligue 2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2012–13	Ligue 2	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
	2013–14	Ligue 2	29	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	35	0
	2014–15	Ligue 2	30	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	32	0
	2015–16	Ligue 1	23	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	25	2
	Total		93	2	7	0	4	0	0	0	104	2
Angers B	2012–13	CFA 2	18	0	—		—		0	0	18	0
	2015–16	CFA 2	3	0	—		—		0	0	3	0
	Total		21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
Dijon	2016–17	Ligue 1	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	2017–18	Ligue 1	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
	2018–19	Ligue 1	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		19	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	24	0
Dijon B	2016–17	CFA 2	3	0	—		—		0	0	3	0
	2017–18	Championnat National 3	5	0	—		—		0	0	5	0
	2018–19	Championnat National 3	5	0	—		—		0	0	5	0
	Total		13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
Valour FC	2020	Canadian Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Career total			250	4	11	0	5	0	0	0	266	4

International

Congo national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2014	5	0
2015	6	0
2016	5	0
2017	3	1
Total	19	1

International goals

Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first.

Notes and References

1. News: Arnold Bouka Moutou est Dijonnais! (in French). www.dfco.fr. 27 June 2016. 11 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160702172153/http://www.dfco.fr/archives/63971/. 2 July 2016. dead.
2. Web site: Dijon vs. Metz - 17 September 2016 . Soccerway . 29 February 2020.
3. Web site: Transferts : Dijon suit Jérémy Morel (OL) . L'Équipe . 3 March 2020 . French . 26 June 2019.
4. Web site: Valour FC sign defender Arnold Bouka Moutou . Valour FC . 28 February 2020 . 28 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200228151618/https://valourfc.canpl.ca/article/valour-fc-sign-defender-arnold-bouka-moutou . 28 February 2020 . dead .
5. Web site: Canadian Premier League. August 16, 2020.
6. Web site: Nations Cup 2015: LeRoy finalises Congo squad . Oluwashina . Okeleji . BBC Sport . BBC . 8 January 2015 . 11 January 2015.
7. Web site: Congo -DR Congo 2:4. France24. 31 January 2015 . 23 December 2020.
8. News: Salah sends Egypt to World Cup for 1st time since 1990. NY Daily News. 8 October 2017.
9. Web site: A. Bouka Moutou . Soccerway . 29 February 2020.
10. Web site: Arnold Bouka-Moutou . National Football Teams . 28 February 2020.
11. Includes appearances in the French Cup.
12. Includes appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue.