Aké_Arnaud_Loba
Aké Arnaud Loba
Ivorian footballer
Aké Arnaud Loba (born 1 April 1998) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Mazatlán.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aké Arnaud Loba | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-04-01) 1 April 1998 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Divo, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tijuana | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AS d'Abobo | |||
| 2015–2016 | SOA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | SOA | 25 | (7) |
| 2018–2020 | Universidad San Martín | 32 | (18) |
| 2019 | → Querétaro (loan) | 36 | (9) |
| 2020–2021 | Monterrey | 21 | (6) |
| 2021–2023 | Nashville SC | 40 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Mazatlán (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2023 | Mazatlán | 14 | (9) |
| 2024– | Tijuana | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Ivory Coast U20 | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2023 | |||
Born in Divo, Loba joined SOA's youth setup in 2015, from Association Sportive des Enseignants d’Abobo.[2] He made his debut for the former during the 2016–17 campaign, being also named in the Team of the Year.[3]
On 30 December 2017, Loba signed for Peruvian Primera División side Universidad San Martín.[4] He made his professional debut the following 4 February, starting in a 4–0 home routing of Ayacucho FC.
Loba scored his first professional goal on 11 February 2018, netting his team's second in a 2–1 away win against Comerciantes Unidos.[5] He finished the season with 18 goals, being also named the Player of the Season, but losing it to Gabriel Costa.[6]
On 23 December 2018, Loba joined Liga MX side Querétaro on a one-year loan deal.[7]
On 14 January 2020, Loba joined Mexican club Monterrey on a permanent deal.[8]
On 7 July 2021, Loba transferred to Nashville SC of Major League Soccer as a designated player.[9] The deal was for a reported $6.8 million, a club-record transfer fee.[10]
Monterrey
- "Aké Arnaud Loba". Nashville SC. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- "Aké Loba: cinco cosas que no sabes del 'santo' que hizo sufrir a Universitario" [Aké Loba: Five things that you do not know about the 'saint' who made Universitario suffer] (in Spanish). Depor. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- "Voici les meilleurs de la saison" [Announced the best of the season] (in French). Sport-ivoire.ci. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- "San Martín no para de reforzarse: dos marfileños se encargarán de los goles en el 2018" [San Martín do not stop bolstering themselves: two Ivorians will be in charge of the goals for 2018] (in Spanish). Depor. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- "La hora de San Martín" [San Martín's time] (in Spanish). USMP. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- "Conoce a los ganadores de los premios a los mejores del Descentralizado 2018" [Know the winners of the awards to the best of the 2018 Descentralizado] (in Spanish). Diario Correo. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- "Gallos anuncia como refuerzo a un joven jugador africano; Aké Arnaud Loba" [Gallos announce as an addition a young African player; Aké Arnaud Loba] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- "¡BIENVENIDO, AKÉ LOBA!". Rayados (in Spanish). 13 January 2020.
- "Nashville Soccer Club Acquires Liga MX Striker Aké Loba". Nashville SC. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- Aké Arnaud Loba at Soccerway
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