Place of birth Oullins, France 2009–2012 Rennes B Playing position Name Jean-Bryan Boukaka | Number 14 Role Footballer Years Team Height 1.80 m | |
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Date of birth (1992-03-13) 13 March 1992 (age 23) Current team FC Rapid Bucuresti (#27 / Forward) | ||
Jean Bryan Boukaka Saison 2012/2013
Jean-Bryan Boukaka (born 13 March 1992) is a French professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Romanian club Rapid București. 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.
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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.