Victorien Angban

Bekanty Victorien Angban (born 29 September 1996) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Metz.

Victorien Angban
Angban with Metz in 2019
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)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Metz
Number 5
Youth career
2010–2015 Stade d'Abidjan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Chelsea 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Sint-Truiden (loan) 23 (0)
2016–2017 → Granada (loan) 10 (0)
2017–2018 → Waasland-Beveren (loan) 25 (1)
2018–2019 → Metz (loan) 27 (1)
2019– Metz 41 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 Ivory Coast U17 4 (0)
2015 Ivory Coast U20 2 (1)
2015– Ivory Coast 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:59, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06:00, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Chelsea

In 2012, Angban joined Chelsea from Stade d'Abidjan as a trialist. 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, he 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 a 1–0 loss against Anderlecht.[6] On 29 January 2016, he was again sent off in a match against Anderlecht in the closing minutes of a 2–1 loss.[7] On 5 March 2016, Angban was sent off for the third time, then in a match against Club Brugge after picking up two yellows; the match ended in a 3–0 loss for Sint-Truiden.[8] At the end of the season, Angban picked up a total of 8 yellow cards and was sent off a total of 3 times.

Loan to Granada

On 22 July 2016, it was announced that Angban would be joining Spanish side Granada on loan for the season. He is the second Chelsea player to join Granada on loan, with the first being Jérémie Boga.[9] On 16 September 2016, he made his debut in a 2–2 draw against Real Betis.[10]

Loan to Waasland-Beveren

On 28 July 2017, it was announced that Angban would be joining Belgian side Waasland-Beveren on loan for the season.[11]

Loan to Metz

In July 2018, it was announced that Angban would be joining FC Metz in French Ligue 2 on loan for the season.[12]

Metz

In April 2019, it was revealed that Metz had exercised the promotion clause in Angban's contract, and he joined the club in a €6 million deal.[13]

International career

Angban has represented Ivory Coast at U17 level and scored at the 2015 African Under-20 Championship finals.[14] On 2 October 2015, he received his first senior Ivory Coast call up by manager Michel Dussuyer as they took on Morocco in a friendly.[15] He was named in the senior Ivory Coast squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[16]

Personal life

Angban's older brother, Vincent, is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[17]

Career statistics
As of 31 January 2021.[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea 2015–16 Premier League 000000000000
2016–17 Premier League 000000——00
2017–18 Premier League 000000000000
2018–19 Premier League 000000000000
Total 000000000000
Sint-Truiden (loan) 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 23000———230
Granada (loan) 2016–17 La Liga 10010———110
Waasland-Beveren (loan) 2017–18 Belgian First Division A 25120——6[lower-alpha 1]0331
Metz (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 2 2714020——331
Metz 2019–20 Ligue 1 2001010——220
2020–21 Ligue 1 2100000——210
Total 4101010——430
Career total 1262803000601432
  1. Appearances in Belgian First Division A European play-offs

Honours

Metz

References
  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 16 de septiembre de 2016, en Sevilla" [Minutes of the Match held on 16 September 2016, in Sevilla] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  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. STVV 1-2 Anderlecht, Soccerway, 29 January 2016
  8. Club Brugge 3-0 STVV, Soccerway, 5 March 2016
  9. "Angban, músculo para la medular granadinista". Granada CF. 22 July 2016.
  10. "Real Betis vs. Granada 2 - 2 (2016/09/16)". 16 September 2016.
  11. "WAASLAND-BEVEREN VERSTERKT ZICH MET VICTORIEN ANGBAN". Waasland-Beveren. 28 July 2017.
  12. sgobbi (27 July 2018). "Victorien Angban arrive en prêt !". Football Club de Metz (in French). Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  13. "Chelsea loanee Victorien Angban joins Metz in €6m deal as promotion clause is activated". Goal. 26 April 2019.
  14. "Bekanty Victorien Angban". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  15. "Ivory Coast decline to call up star City pair". sport24. 2 October 2015.
  16. "Ivory Coast announces final squad for 2019 AFCON - Africa Cup of Nations 2019". ahram.org. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  17. "Côte d'Ivoire: Mercato, Chelsea prête l'éléphant Victorien Angban pour une saison au FC Metz" [Ivory Coast: Mercato, Chelsea sends Ivorian international Victorien Angban on loan for one season at FC Metz] (in French). Actualité Ivoire. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  18. Victorien Angban at Soccerway
  19. "Le FC Metz sacré champion". lfp.fr. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
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