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John Boye
Personal information
Boye with Ghana in March 2015
Date of birth	(1987-04-23) 23 April 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Teshie, Accra, Ghana
Height	1.85 m
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
2005–2007	Heart of Lions
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2007–2009	Heart of Lions	10	(1)
2008–2009	→ Rennes B (loan)	24	(3)
2009–2010	Rennes B	33	(2)
2011–2014	Rennes	63	(2)
2014–2015	Kayseri Erciyesspor	23	(2)
2015–2018	Sivasspor	60	(8)
2018–2021	Metz	95	(4)
2021–2022	Al-Fayha	4	(0)
National team^‡
2008–2019	Ghana	70	(6)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:47, 10 December 2022 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:55, 14 November 2021 (UTC)

John Boye (born 23 April 1987) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Club career
International career
- International appearances
- International goals
Honours
See also

Club career

Early career

Born in Accra, Boye began his career with Schwepps' youth academy, where he played alongside Mohammed Iddi, he then later went on to play at Pro Consult Sports Academy and Miracle FC.

Heart of Lions and Rennes (loan)

Boye moved to Stade Rennais (Rennes) on 29 July 2008 after a two-week trial, he first arrived at Rennes on loan on 1 September 2008 from Ghana Premier League club Heart of Lions with an option to buy, and returned to Heart of Lions on 30 June 2009.

Boye had long been a target for Rennes, but an early attempt from Rennes to sign him in 2009 broke down when it was claimed that he had already signed a deal with the Israeli club, Hapoel Petach Tikva.

Rennes

In July 2009, the situation had been wrapped up by Heart of Lions, allowing Rennes to complete the move before the summer transfer window 2009 deadline, he signed a contract on 10 July 2009, completing his move from his former club Heart of Lions to Stade Rennais.

Sivasspor

Boye left Turkish side Sivasspor following the expiration of his contract in June 2018.

Metz

On 21 June 2018, FC Metz officially announced the capture of John on a four-year-deal, keeping him at the club till June 2022.

Al-Fayha

On 31 August 2021, Boye joined Al-Fayha on a one-year contract.

International career

On 17 June 2008, Boye was called up for the Ghana, making his debut on 22 June 2008 against Gabon. Boye was included in the Ghana national team's 23-man squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in January 2012 and he made his tournament debut in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations match against Botswana on 24 January 2012.

He was part of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations team that took a silver medal after they lost to Ivory Coast in an 8-9 penalty shoot out.

International appearances

Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ghana	2008	3	0
	2009	0	0
	2010	0	0
	2011	1	0
	2012	11	0
	2013	13	3
	2014	8	0
	2015	12	1
	2016	6	1
	2017	8	1
	2018	1	0
	2019	5	0
Total		68	6

International goals

Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Boye goal. Some sources credit Christian Atsu with scoring a goal against Lesotho on 16 June 2013, but FIFA credited it to Boye.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 January 2013	Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana	Tunisia	1–2	4–2	Friendly
2.	28 January 2013	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Niger	3–0	3–1	2013 Africa Cup of Nations
3.	16 June 2013	Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho	Lesotho	1–0	2–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	27 January 2015	Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea	South Africa	1–1	2–1	2015 Africa Cup of Nations
5.	24 March 2016	Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana	Mozambique	2–0	3–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6.	11 June 2017	Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana	Ethiopia	2–0	5–0	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification