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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andre Christopher Boucaud[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 October 1984 [2] | ||
Place of birth | Enfield, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | York City | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2001 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
2001–2002 | Reading | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2002–2004 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
2003 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2003 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2004–2006 | Peterborough United | 25 | (1) |
2005 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Kettering Town | 39 | (4) |
2007–2008 | Wycombe Wanderers | 10 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Kettering Town | 98 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → York City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2011– | York City | 39 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2004 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:16, 1 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
Andre Christopher Boucaud (born 10 October 1984) is a footballer who plays for York City as a midfielder.
Boucaud started his career in the youth system at Queens Park Rangers before moving to Reading, with whom he signed a professional contract in 2002. He had two spells on loan with Peterborough United in 2003 and signed for the club permanently in 2004. He had a loan spell with Aldershot Town of the Conference National in 2005 and was released by Peterborough in 2006. He spent a season with Kettering Town in the Conference North before signing for League Two club Wycombe Wanderers in 2007. He was released after one season and went on to spend two and a half seasons with Kettering after returning in 2008. He left them after signing for York City in 2011, following an initial loan spell at the club.
Despite being born in England, Boucaud has represented Trinidad and Tobago, the homeland of his parents, at international level. He made his debut in 2004 as a substitute against Iraq, with his first start coming against Northern Ireland. He played in three 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for Trinidad and his number of caps currently stands at six.
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Born in Enfield, London,[1] Boucaud joined the youth system at Queens Park Rangers in 2000 and after the club lost their Academy status he moved to the Reading youth system in 2001.[2][3] After breaking into Reading's reserve team he signed a professional contract with the club on 25 March 2002.[1][2] Boucaud was pursued by Premier League club Arsenal although he stayed with Reading as they gave him a three-year contract.[4] He was loaned out to Peterborough United until the end of the 2002–03 season on 27 March 2003 and he made his debut two days later as an 85th minute substitute in a 5–1 victory at Mansfield Town.[5][6][7] He finished the season with six appearances for Peterborough.[8]
Reading agreed to allow Boucaud to rejoin Peterborough on loan in June,[9] and Reading manager Alan Pardew said "he's done enough to convince me that I shouldn't keep him there for too long".[10] His return to Peterborough was completed on an initial one-month loan on 8 August.[11][12] His first appearance after returning was in a 4–3 defeat to Hartlepool United on the same day, and in September Peterborough manager Barry Fry said he wanted to extend Boucaud's stay at the club.[11][13] Having made nine appearances and scored one goal for Peterborough in all competitions in two months,[14] he returned to Reading on 7 October.[15]
Fry spoke of his desire to re-sign Boucaud,[16] and after Reading released him on 10 May 2004 he re-signed for Peterborough on a two-year contract on 14 May.[17][18] He made 24 appearances and scored one goal in all competitions during the 2004–05 season.[19] Boucaud joined Conference National team Aldershot Town on a three-month loan on 16 September 2005.[20] He returned to Peterborough after being recalled from his loan on 15 December,[21] which he finished with 12 appearances in all competitions.[22] Following his return to the club he was challenged by manager Mark Wright to fight for his place in the team.[23] After failing to figure in Wright's and subsequently Steve Bleasdale's plans, Boucaud was released by Peterborough on 9 May 2006 after his contract was allowed to expire.[24]
He signed for Conference North team Kettering Town on 19 May and made his debut in a 1–0 victory over Hyde United on 12 August.[25][26] He stayed with the club for one season and appeared in both legs of the play-off semi-final against Farsley Celtic, which Kettering lost 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out following a 1–1 draw on aggregate.[25][27] He made 50 appearances and scored five goals for the club in all competitions before leaving on 5 June 2007 after new manager Mark Cooper decided against retaining him.[25][28]
Boucaud joined League Two side Wycombe Wanderers on a free transfer on a one-year contract on 8 August after impressing during a pre-season trial.[29][30] His debut came as a 78th minute substitute in Wycombe's opening day 1–0 defeat against Accrington Stanley on 11 August.[31] This was followed by his first start in a 2–2 draw at Dagenham & Redbridge on 18 August.[32] He finished the 2007–08 season with 11 appearances for Wycombe in all competitions and the club released him on 21 May 2008.[33][34]
He rejoined Conference club Kettering on a one-year contract on 5 August.[35] He played for Kettering when they were defeated 4–2 by Premier League side Fulham in the fourth round of the FA Cup on 24 January 2009,[36] and was named Man of the Match by the Daily Mirror, who reported that Boucaud "ran the midfield".[37] Manager Cooper said in February he believed Boucaud was set "for greater things" after his performances during the 2008–09 season.[38] He finished the season with 53 appearances in all competitions and Kettering took up an option to extend his contract on 1 May.[39][40] He played a part when Kettering reached the FA Cup second round in the 2009–10 season, playing in a 1–1 draw with League One team Leeds United and in the 5–1 defeat in the replay.[41][42] This season saw Boucaud make 40 appearances in all competitions.[43]
Boucaud committed his future to Kettering after signing a new-two year contract with the club in May 2010.[44] He made his first appearance of the 2010–11 season in a 0–0 draw at Gateshead on 14 August.[45] He was handed the captaincy in October following the appointment of Marcus Law as manager.[46]
After Kettering chairman Imraan Ladak decided to reduce the club's wage bill,[47] Boucaud joined Conference rivals York City on loan until January 2011 on 26 November, with a view to a permanent transfer upon completion of the loan period.[48] He had made 21 appearances for Kettering in all competitions up to that point in the season.[45] His debut came as a 76th minute substitute in a 0–0 draw at Kidderminster Harriers on 30 November,[45][49] which was followed by his first start and home debut in a 1–0 defeat to Conference North side Boston United in the FA Trophy first round on 11 December.[45] Boucaud signed for York permanently for an undisclosed fee on 5 January 2011 on a two-and-half-year contract that would expire in June 2013.[50][51] His first game after signing permanently came after starting in a 1–0 victory over Grimsby Town on 11 January.[52] He finished the season with 20 York appearances.[45]
Boucaud scored his first goal for York with the side's opening goal in a 5–1 victory away at former club Kettering on 23 August.[53] He was handed a three-match suspension after being red carded during a 0–0 draw away at Barrow on 19 November after being adjudged by the referee to have raised his arms during the melee following the sending off of teammate Jason Walker during stoppage time.[54][55]
Although born in England, Boucaud qualifies to play for Trinidad and Tobago through his parents, with his father born in Port of Spain and his mother born in Princes Town.[56] At the age of 19 his international debut came as a 61st minute substitute in a 2–0 friendly victory over Iraq at The Hawthorns on 23 May 2004.[57][58] A week later, he played in a 4–1 defeat against Scotland on 30 May, in which he forced goalkeeper Craig Gordon into making a save from a "raking drive".[59] His first start for Trinidad was in a 3–0 defeat to Northern Ireland on 6 June.[60] He played in three 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for Trinidad, playing against Saint Kitts and Nevis once and Mexico twice.[61]
Boucaud was called up by Trinidad for the first time since 2004 for a friendly against Haiti on 10 August 2011, although the game was postponed due to a lack of funds.[62] This was followed by a call-up for Trinidad's 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Bermuda and Barbados.[63][64] He was named on the bench for the 1–0 victory at home to Bermuda on 2 September.[65]
Boucaud is a midfielder who can play in attacking and defensive midfield positions.[56] He is described as a "stylish player with a deft touch".[66] He describes himself as "a player who loves football, I like to get it down and pass".[67] After signing for Wycombe in 2007 he was described by manager Paul Lambert as a "gritty competitor who is also very good on the ball".[68]
While suffering an unknown illness in the summer of 2009, it was suspected that Boucaud could have contracted swine flu.[69] His first child was born in 2010.[56]
Club | Season | League[A] | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[B] | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reading | 2002–03[70] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003–04[71] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Peterborough United (loan) | 2002–03[8] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2003–04[14] | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
Peterborough United | 2004–05[19] | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
2005–06[72] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
Aldershot Town (loan) | 2005–06[22] | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Kettering Town | 2006–07[25] | 39 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 5 |
Wycombe Wanderers | 2007–08[33] | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Kettering Town | 2008–09[39] | 42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
2009–10[43] | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
2010–11[45] | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
Total | 98 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 114 | 0 | |
York City (loan) | 2010–11[45] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
York City | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
2011–12[73] | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
Total | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 1 | |
Career totals | 236 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 272 | 8 |
National team | Season | Apps | Goals |
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Trinidad and Tobago | 2004 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 6 | 0 |
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