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Arthur Boka

Stalwart LB, also LM, CB Right-footed box-to-box
Rating
81
Caps
84
Goals
1
Life
1983
Clubs
K.S.K. Beveren, RC Strasbourg Alsace, VfB Stuttgart
#24
Editorial rank of 33 for Côte d’Ivoire
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Stuttgart paid Strasbourg 3.5 million euros for the left back in August 2006, and nine months later he had 19 Bundesliga games and a title in his first season in Germany. That 2006-07 championship leads a list with a French League Cup at Strasbourg in 2005, two German Cup finals lost with Stuttgart, a Cup of Nations final lost with Ivory Coast in 2006, and 82 caps across three World Cups in 2006, 2010 and 2014. Career record: 84 caps and 1 goals for Côte d’Ivoire; club career at K.S.K. Beveren, RC Strasbourg Alsace, VfB Stuttgart.

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Career record

1996–2002ASEC Mimosas
2002–2004K.S.K. Beveren
2004–2006RC Strasbourg Alsace
2006–2014VfB Stuttgart
2014–2016Málaga CF
2016–2017FC Sion
Côte d’Ivoire84 caps, 1 goals

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One rank above: Nicolas Pépé at #23.

One rank below: Serey Dié at #25.

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