Boaz Solossa

Boaz Solossa
Personal information
Full name Boaz Theofilius Erwin Solossa
Date of birth March 16, 1986 (1986-03-16) (age 25)
Place of birth Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Forward, Winger
Club information
Current club Persipura Jayapura
Number 86
Youth career
1998–1999 PS Putra Yoan Sorong
2000–2001 Perseru Serui
2002–2004 PON Papua
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005– Persipura Jayapura 137 (99)
National team‡
2004 Indonesia U-19 (2)
2005–2009 Indonesia U-23 4 (1)
2004– Indonesia 23 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 Desember 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2011

Boaz Theofilius Erwin Solossa[1] (born March 16, 1986) is an Indonesian footballer. His brother, Ortizan, is also a footballer. Boas plays at Persipura while Ortizan plays at Persija. They met in a match at the 2005 Liga Indonesia final, where Persipura beat Persija 3-2. He is known by his high leveled dribbling technique and his accuracy when send a crossing or short-passing by his left-foot. However, his finishing isn't so good.

Nevertheless, Boas was unable to perform for Persipura for almost 6 months due to an incident where he and his Persipura teammates assaulted a referee officiating one of Persipura matches in the 2004-2005 season. During the time he was out of action, many considered his skills to drop and his prospect wasted. This resulted in the Indonesian national team manager Peter Withe crossing his name off the team list from the national team in 2006. He also has a bad reputation due to his alcoholism, which also contributed to his decline in form over the past year although Boas stated that he is trying his best to quit and gain back his place in the Indonesian national team.

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Name

Popularly known as "Boaz," his first name is actually spelled as "Boas," as it appears on his official documents such as his identity card and passport. "Boaz" is actually his stylized first name which he prefers to be used on the back of his Persipura Jayapura shirt. When playing for the national team, he uses the name "Boas." His family name "Solossa" is commonly mistaken as "Salossa" or "Salosa."

Family

Boas was born in the Solossa family, a well-known family in the province of West Papua. His uncle, Jaap Solossa, was the governor of Papua before he died in 2005. Boas was born in a footballing family as well, being the youngest of five children. Almost all of them were professionals, including his brother Ortizan and Nehemia Solossa.

International career

Boas' international debut was against Turkmenistan in 2004 for the 2006 World Cup qualification where Indonesia won 3-1 and Boas made two assists for his fellow team mate Ilham Jaya Kesuma. Boas is considered to be a bright prospect in Indonesian football after performing brilliantly in the 2004 Tiger Cup, where Indonesia was defeated by Singapore in a home and away match, which resulted in an aggregate score of 5-2 to Singapore. In the group phase, Boas managed to score 4 goals and along with Ilham Jayakesuma, who scored 7 goals, both led the top scorers chart.

Boaz Solossa: International under-23 goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 May 2007 Lebak Bulus Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Oman U-23 1–0 2–1 2008 AFC Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament
Boaz Solossa: International goals
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 December 2004 Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam  Laos 0–1 0–6 2004 Tiger Cup
2 9 December 2004 Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam  Laos 0–4 0–6 2004 Tiger Cup
3 11 December 2004 My Dinh Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam  Vietnam 0–2 0–3 2004 Tiger Cup
4 3 January 2005 Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Malaysia 1–4 1–4 2004 Tiger Cup
5 6 January 2010 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia  Oman 1–1 1–2 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6 8 October 2010 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia  Uruguay 1–0 1–7 Friendly

Honours

Club honors

Country honors

Individual honors

Club Statistics

Club Season League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Persipura Jayapura 2005 16 7 - 2 16 9
2006 12 10 - 3 12 13
2007-08 19 13 4 5 23 18
2008-09 31 28 3 7 34 35
2009-10 28 17 5 8 33 25
2010-11 27 22 - - 27 22
2011-12 4 2 0 0 4 2
Total 137 99 12 25 149 124

References

  1. ^ Profile on Goal.com (Indonesian)

External links

Persipura Jayapura – current squad