Arthur Boka

Personal information
Full name	Etienne Arthur Boka
Date of birth	(1983-04-02) 2 April 1983 (age 29)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Left Back
Club information
Current club	VfB Stuttgart
Number	15
Youth career
1996–2002	ASEC Mimosas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2004	K.S.K. Beveren	61	(5)
2004–2006	RC Strasbourg	61	(0)
2006–	VfB Stuttgart	104	(3)
National team‡
2004–	Cote d'Ivoire	67	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:48, 21 May 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 January 2010

Etienne Arthur Boka (born 2 April 1983 in Abidjan) is an Ivorian football defender who plays for VfB Stuttgart.

Career[link]

Club career[link]

Like many successful players from Côte d'Ivoire, he started his career at homeland club ASEC Abidjan, after coming through their much famed youth system, that has also produced players such as Kolo Touré, Emmanuel Eboué, and Aruna Dindane. He joined the club after walking in from the streets of Côte d'Ivoire capital Abidjan and asking for a trial. Following his graduation from the academy he moved on to Belgian club K.S.K. Beveren in 2002, where impressive performances earned him a transfer to the then Ligue 1 club RC Strasbourg in France for the 2004–05 season. He impressed further at Strasbourg, but following their relegation at the end of the 2005–06 season he left to join German top-flight club VfB Stuttgart.^[1] His impressive attack minded play from his left-back position have earned him the nickname of "The African Roberto Carlos".

On 14 January 2009 he extended his contract at VfB Stuttgart until the summer of 2012.^[2]

On 30 May 2012 Boka signed a new one-year contract with an option for a further year at VfB Stuttgart.^[3]

International career[link]

He has 54 caps for the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup, where he played all three group games for the Elephants, where he performed impressively, gaining one assist. Boka is known for his lightning pace even though he is a man of a very small build. He represented Côte d'Ivoire in the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations and was also part of the Ivorian squad at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana.

Honours[link]

With RC Strasbourg

• League Cup winner: 2005

With VfB Stuttgart

• Bundesliga winner: 2006–07
• German Cup runner-up: 2006–07

References[link]

External links[link]

• Arthur Boka at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile at l'Equipe (French)
• Profile at Sky Sports
• Profile on Eurosport
• Profile on ESPN
• Arthur Boka – FIFA competition record
• Arthur Boka at fussballdaten.de (German)

Côte d'Ivoire squads v t e Côte d'Ivoire squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations Runners-up 1 Tizié 2 Akalé 3 Boka 4 Touré 5 Zokora 6 Kouassi 7 Faé 8 Kalou 9 Arouna Koné 10 Yapi 11 Drogba 12 Méïté 13 Zoro 14 Koné 15 Dindane 16 Gnanhouan 17 Domoraud 18 Keïta 19 Touré Yaya 20 Demel 21 Eboué 22 Romaric 23 Barry Coach: Michel v t e Côte d'Ivoire squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Tizié 2 Akalé 3 Boka 4 Touré 5 Zokora 6 Kouassi 7 Faé 8 Kalou 9 Arouna Koné 10 Yapi 11 Drogba (c) 12 Méïté 13 Zoro 14 Koné 15 Dindane 16 Gnanhouan 17 Domoraud 18 Keïta 19 Touré Yaya 20 Demel 21 Eboué 22 Romaric 23 Barry Coach: Michel v t e Côte d'Ivoire squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Fourth Place 1 Barry 2 Djakpa 3 Boka 4 Touré 5 Zokora 6 Gohouri 7 Faé 8 Kalou 9 Arouna Koné 10 Gervinho 11 Drogba 12 Méïté 13 Romaric 14 Koné 15 Dindane 16 Loboué 17 Tiéné 18 Keïta 19 Touré Yaya 20 Sanogo 21 Eboué 22 Zoro 23 Koné Coach: Gili v t e Côte d'Ivoire squad – 2010 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Barry 2 Angoua 3 Boka 4 K. Touré 5 Zokora 6 Y. Touré 7 Faé 8 Kalou 9 Tioté 10 Gervinho 11 Drogba 12 Méïté 13 Gosso 14 B. Koné 15 Dindane 16 Zogbo 17 Yapi 18 Keïta 19 E. Koné 20 Demel 21 Eboué 22 Bamba 23 Angban Coach: Halilhodžić v t e Côte d'Ivoire squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Barry 2 Angoua 3 Boka 4 Kolo Touré 5 Zokora 6 Gohouri 7 Doumbia 8 Kalou 9 Tioté 10 Gervinho 11 Drogba (c) 12 Gosso 13 Romaric 14 Koné 15 Dindane 16 Zogbo 17 Tiéné 18 Keïta 19 Touré Yaya 20 Demel 21 Eboué 22 Bamba 23 Yeboah Coach: Eriksson v t e Côte d'Ivoire squad – 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Runners-up 1 Barry 2 Angoua 3 Boka 4 K. Touré 5 Zokora 6 Gosso 7 Doumbia 8 Kalou 9 Tioté 10 Gervinho 11 Drogba 12 Bony 13 Ya Konan 14 Coulibaly 15 Gradel 16 Yeboah 17 Tiéné 18 Keïta 19 Y. Touré 20 Lolo 21 Eboué 22 Bamba 23 Gnanhouan Coach: Zahoui

Atsuto Uchida
内田篤人

Personal information
Full name	Atsuto Uchida
Date of birth	(1988-03-27) 27 March 1988 (age 24)
Place of birth	Kannami, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	Schalke 04
Number	22
Youth career
2003–2005	Shimizu Higashi High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2010	Kashima Antlers	124	(3)
2010–	Schalke 04	44	(0)
National team‡
2005–2007	Japan U20	12	(0)
2007–2008	Japan U23	8	(0)
2008–	Japan	47	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:34, 07 May 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 May 2012

Atsuto Uchida (内田 篤人, Uchida Atsuto^?, born March 27, 1988) is a Japanese footballer, who currently plays for Schalke 04.

Club career[link]

Uchida was educated at and played for Shimizu Higashi High School prior to joining the Kashima Antlers in 2006.^[1] On 5 March 2006, he debuted for Kashima at the age of 17 in the season-opener against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, since which he has remained a fixture in the starting eleven. His first goal as a professional footballer came on 21 March 2006 when he scored against Ventforet Kofu. He was also selected by popular vote to play in the 2006 J. League All-Star Soccer game. On 13 June 2010, German club FC Schalke 04 announced that they had signed the Japanese international to a three-year contract.^[2] On 13 April 2011 he became the first Japanese footballer to play for a team that reached the semi-finals of the Champion's League.

International career[link]

Uchida playing for Japan

He represented Japan at several underage levels. He was part of the Japan team for the 2006 AFC Youth Championship finals hosted by India and Japan finished runners-up. He also took part in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup finals hosted by Canada.

In 2006, he received an international call-up from national coach Ivica Osim but did not play any game. He finally made a full international debut for Japan on January 26, 2008 in a friendly against Chile at National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. This was the first match under the reign of new manager Takeshi Okada. On February 6, 2008 he played 90 minutes for Japan in a 4-1 win against Thailand and became the first teenage Japanese footballer to play FIFA World Cup qualification after the establishment of the J. League in 1993. On June 22, 2008 he scored the winner in a 1–0 win against Bahrain.^[3] It was his first international goal and he became the youngest Japanese goalscorer in FIFA World Cup qualification at age 20 years and 87 days, beating an 11-year-old record that was held by Hidetoshi Nakata.

He was a member of the Japan team for the 2008 Summer Olympics finals.^[4]

Career statistics[link]

Club[link]

Statistics accurate as of 07 May 2011.^[5][6][7]

¹Includes Emperor's Cup and DFB-Pokal.

²Includes J. League Cup.

³Includes AFC Champions League, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League qualification.

⁴Includes Japanese Super Cup and DFL-Supercup.

International[link]

As of 6 September 2011.

International goals[link]

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.

Senior team[link]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 June 2008	Saitama Stadium, Saitama	Bahrain	1–0	1–0	2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification

Appearances in major competitions[link]

Team	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
			Start	Sub
Japan	2006 AFC Youth Championship qualification	U-18	2	0	0	Qualified
Japan	2006 AFC Youth Championship	U-19	6	0	0	2nd place
Japan	2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup	U-20	4	0	0	Round of 16
Japan	2008 Summer Olympics qualification	U-22	4	0	0	Qualified
Japan	2008 Summer Olympics	U-23	2	0	0	Round 1
Japan	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	Senior	7	0	1	Qualified
Japan	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Senior	2	0	0	Qualified
Japan	2011 AFC Asian Cup	Senior	5	0	0	Champions

Awards and honours[link]

Club[link]

Kashima Antlers

• J. League Division 1 (3): 2007, 2008, 2009
• Emperor's Cup (1): 2007
• Japanese Super Cup (2): 2009, 2010

FC Schalke 04

• DFB-Pokal (1): 2010–11
• DFL-Supercup (1): 2011

Japan[link]

• AFC Asian Cup (1): 2011

Individual[link]

• J. League Best Eleven (2): 2008, 2009

Notes[link]

External links[link]

• Atsuto Uchida – FIFA competition record
• Atsuto Uchida at National-Football-Teams.com
• Atsuto Uchida at Fussballdaten.de (German)