Moustapha Bokoum | |
Birth Date: | 5 August 1999 |
Birth Place: | Belgium |
Height: | 1.78 m |
Position: | Forward |
Youthyears1: | 2013–2016 |
Youthclubs1: | Club Brugge |
Youthyears2: | 2016–2018 |
Youthclubs2: | Gent |
Years1: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs1: | Béziers |
Caps1: | 4 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2020 |
Clubs2: | Gent |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Nationalteam1: | Belgium U17 |
Club-Update: | 23 January 2020 |
Moustapha Bokoum (born 5 August 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
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. 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]
Bokoum is a youth international for Belgium, representing his country of birth several times at the under-17 level.
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.