Jean-Bryan Boukaka

Jean-Bryan Boukaka (born 13 March 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saint-Priest. He started his career in the youth system at Rennes and played three seasons in the reserve team before joining Tours in the summer of 2012.

Jean-Bryan Boukaka
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-03-13) 13 March 1992
Place of birth Oullins, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Saint-Priest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Rennes B 26 (1)
2012–2013 Tours 12 (0)
2013 → Boulogne (loan) 9 (2)
2013–2014 Amiens 7 (0)
2014 Rapid București 2 (0)
2016–2017 Dieppe 25 (1)
2017– Saint-Priest 64 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:33, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

Playing career

Boukaka progressed through the youth ranks at Rennes and made his debut for the reserve team on 10 April 2010, entering play as an injury-time substitute for Yoan Pivaty in the 1–2 defeat to La Vitréenne. He was given his first start two weeks later in the win over Quevilly, and scored his first goal for Rennes in the 1–1 draw with Ivry on 2 May 2010, scoring the equaliser after coming on in place of Hicham M'Laab. After starting in the last four matches of the 2009–10 season, Boukaka became more involved with the reserve side during the following campaign, making 26 appearances in total in the Championnat de France amateur, 19 of them as part of the starting line-up. He again scored one goal in 2010–11, scoring the winner in the 3–2 home win over eventual Group D winners Le Poiré-sur-Vie in the penultimate game of the season on 21 May 2011.

Rennes B were relegated to the Championnat de France amateur 2 for the 2011–12 campaign after finishing bottom of their group at the end of the previous season, and the drop to a lower division saw Boukaka increase his scoring rate. He netted his first of the season in the team's first home game, a 3–1 win against La Suze on 27 August 2011. His next two goals both came in away defeats for Rennes, firstly at Saint-Malo in September and then against Vitré four months later. A regular starter during the second half of the season, Boukaka scored in the draws with Locminé and Sablé-sur-Sarthe before scoring his sixth and final goal of the campaign in the 2–1 win away at Dinan-Léhon on 13 May 2012. The goal proved to be his last for Rennes B, as he was not offered a new contract by the club and was subsequently released in the summer.

Following his release by Rennes, Boukaka had a trial at Ligue 2 side Angers but was not offered a deal. He eventually signed for fellow Ligue 2 outfit Tours ahead of the 2012–13 campaign and made his debut for the side on 14 September 2012, coming on as a late substitute for Bryan Bergougnoux in the 1–1 draw away at Clermont Foot. After starting the next three games, Boukaka returned to the bench and went on to make a further four substitute appearances during the first three months of the season.

Career statistics
As of 30 June 2013.
Club Season League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rennes B 2009–10 CFA Group D 81000081
2010–11 2610000261
2011–12 CFA2 Group H 2460000246
Tours 2012–13 Ligue 2 1201000130
Boulogne (loan) 2012–13 Championnat National 92000092
Career total 791010008010
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