Victorien Angban

Victorien Angban
Personal information
Full name Bekanty Victorien Angban[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-29) 29 September 1996
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Sint-Truiden
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 29
Youth career
2010–2012 Stade d'Abidjan
2012–2015 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Chelsea 0 (0)
2015–Sint-Truiden (loan) 22 (0)
National team
2013–2014 Ivory Coast U17 4 (0)
2015 Ivory Coast U20 2 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:49, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

Bekanty Victorien Angban (born 29 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Sint-Truiden on loan from Chelsea.

Club career

Chelsea

In 2012, Angban joined Chelsea from Stade d'Abidjan as a trialist with Bertrand Traoré. He only officially signed for Chelsea in 2015, after he was able to obtain a work permit after spending three years in the country.[2]

Loan to Sint-Truiden

On 14 July 2015, it was announced that Angban would spend the season on loan at Belgian club Sint-Truiden.[3] On 24 July 2015, Angban made his professional debut as a 64th-minute substitute in a 2-1 victory over Club Brugge in their first game of the season.[4] Angban made his first start for the team on 8 August, against K.V. Oostende which ended in a 1-1 draw.[5] On 27 September 2015, Angban was sent off in the 79th minute in the game against R.S.C. Anderlecht in a 1–0 lost.[6]

International career

Angban has represented Ivory Coast at U17 level. Angban represented his nation and scored at the 2015 African Under-20 Championship finals.[7] On 2 October 2015, Angban received his first senior Ivory Coast call up by manager Michel Dussuyer as they took on Morocco in a friendly.[8]

Career statistics

As of 30 April 2016.[9]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sint-Truiden (loan) 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 220000000220
Career total 220000000220

References

  1. "Premier League - Squad List 2015/16" (PDF). Premier League. p. 8. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  2. "Victorien Angban - TheChels.info - The Chelsea Football Club Wiki". TheChels.info.
  3. "Loan for young midfielder". Chelsea F.C. 14 July 2015.
  4. "Belgium Pro League: STVV - Club Brugge - FIFA.com". FIFA. 24 July 2015.
  5. STVV 1-1 K.V. Oostende, Soccerway, 8 August 2015
  6. Anderlecht 1-0 STVV, Soccerway, 27 September 2015
  7. "Bekanty Victorien Angban". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  8. "Ivory Coast decline to call up star City pair". sport24. 2 October 2015.
  9. Victorien Angban profile at Soccerway
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