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{{short description|Ghanaian footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = John Boye
| image = 20150331 Mali vs Ghana 180.jpg
| caption = Boye with [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] in March 2015
| upright = 1.1
| full_name = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|4|23}}
| birth_place = [[Teshie]], [[Accra]], Ghana
| height = 1.85 m
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 = 2005–2007
| youthclubs1 = [[Heart of Lions F.C.|Heart of Lions]]
| years1 = 2007–2009
| clubs1 = [[Heart of Lions F.C.|Heart of Lions]]
| caps1 = 10
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2008–2009
| clubs2 = → [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes B]] (loan)
| caps2 = 24
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2009–2010
| clubs3 = [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes B]]
| caps3 = 33
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2011–2014
| clubs4 = [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]]
| caps4 = 63
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2014–2015
| clubs5 = [[Kayseri Erciyesspor]]
| caps5 = 23
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2015–2018
| clubs6 = [[Sivasspor]]
| caps6 = 60
| goals6 = 8
| years7 = 2018–2021
| clubs7 = [[FC Metz|Metz]]
| caps7 = 95
| goals7 = 4
| years8 = 2021–2022
| clubs8 = [[Al-Fayha FC|Al-Fayha]]
| caps8 = 4
| goals8 = 0
| totalcaps = 312
| totalgoals = 22
| nationalyears1 = 2008–2019
| nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]
| nationalcaps1 = 70
| nationalgoals1 = 6
| medaltemplates = {{medalCountry|{{fb|GHA}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2015 Africa Cup of Nations|2015 Equatorial Guinea]]|}}
| club-update = 18:47, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 10:55, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
}}

'''John Boye''' (born 23 April 1987) is a [[Ghana national football team|Ghanaian]] former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[defender (association football)|defender]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=FC Metz announce acquisition of Ghana defender Boye {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/fc-metz-announce-acquisition-of-ghana-defender-boye/1fxtkwyrncdg91n0n9w739y9zv|access-date=17 July 2021|website=www.goal.com}}</ref>

==Club career==

===Early career===
Born in [[Accra]], Boye began his career with Schwepps' youth academy, where he played alongside Mohammed Iddi, he then later went on to play at Pro Consult Sports Academy and Miracle FC.<ref name="Transferts John Boye prete"/>

===Heart of Lions and Rennes (loan)===
Boye moved to [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Stade Rennais]] (Rennes) on 29 July 2008 after a two-week trial,<ref name="Transferts John Boye prete"/> he first arrived at Rennes on loan on 1 September 2008 from [[Ghana Premier League]] club [[Heart of Lions F.C.|Heart of Lions]] with an option to buy,<ref name="Transferts John Boye prete">[http://www.stade-rennais-online.com/+2197-Transferts-John-Boye-prete+.html Transferts John Boye prete] (in French). stade-rennais-online.com. ([[Stade Rennais F.C.]]).</ref> and returned to Heart of Lions on 30 June 2009.

Boye had long been a target for Rennes, but an early attempt from Rennes to sign him in 2009 broke down when it was claimed that he had already signed a deal with the Israeli club, [[Hapoel Petach Tikva]].<ref name="Transferts John Boye prete"/>

===Rennes===
In July 2009, the situation had been wrapped up by Heart of Lions, allowing Rennes to complete the move before the summer transfer window 2009 deadline, he signed a contract on 10 July 2009, completing his move from his former club Heart of Lions to [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Stade Rennais]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.letelegramme.com/sports/clubs-football/stade-rennais/boye-arrive-esteban-prete-au-servette-10-07-2009-463972.php|title=boye arrive, ESTEBAN prêté AU SERVETTE|work=Le Telegramme|access-date=22 March 2018|language=fr}}</ref>

===Sivasspor===
Boye left Turkish side [[Sivasspor]] following the expiration of his contract in June 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/soccer/John-Boye-leaves-Sivasspor-661730 |title=John Boye leaves Sivasspor {{!}} Sports News 20 June 2018 |website=www.ghanaweb.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622165306/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/soccer/John-Boye-leaves-Sivasspor-661730 |archive-date=22 June 2018}}</ref>

===Metz===
On 21 June 2018, [[FC Metz]] officially announced the capture of John on a four-year deal, keeping him at the club till June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fcmetz.com/2018-2019/actualites/equipe-pro/john-boye-rejoint-les-grenats|title = John Boye rejoint les Grenats !|date = 21 June 2018}}</ref>

===Al-Fayha===
On 31 August 2021, Boye joined [[Al-Fayha FC|Al-Fayha]] on a one-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |title=الفيحاء يدعم خط الدفاع بالغاني جون بوي |url=https://www.alfiha.com/new/s/4085 |access-date=1 September 2021 |archive-date=1 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901072527/https://www.alfiha.com/new/s/4085 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==International career==
On 17 June 2008, Boye was called up for the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], making his debut on 22 June 2008 against [[Gabon national football team|Gabon]].<ref>[http://www.ghanafa.org/blackstars/200806/2967.asp Ahmed, Boye get Ghana call up] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919000842/http://www.ghanafa.org/blackstars/200806/2967.asp |date=19 September 2008 }}. ghanafa.org ([[Ghana Football Association]]). 17 June 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2008.</ref> Boye was included in the Ghana national team's 23-man squad for the [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations]] in January 2012 and he made his tournament debut in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations match against [[Botswana national football team|Botswana]] on 24 January 2012.<ref>[http://www.kickoff.com/news/26675/ghana-defender-john-boye-thinks-he-deserves-his-national-team-place.php Boye believes he has made his case] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225231542/http://www.kickoff.com/news/26675/ghana-defender-john-boye-thinks-he-deserves-his-national-team-place.php |date=25 December 2014 }}. kickoff.com ([[Kick Off (magazine)]]). 25 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.</ref>

He was part of the [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations]] team that took a silver medal after they lost to Ivory Coast in an 8-9 penalty shoot out.

===International appearances===
{{Updated|8 July 2019}}<ref name="nft">{{NFT player|26988|name=Boye, John|accessdate=20 January 2013}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="12"|[[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]
|2008||3||0
|-
|2009||0||0
|-
|2010||0||0
|-
|2011||1||0
|-
|2012||11||0
|-
|2013||13||3
|-
|2014||8||0
|-
|2015||12||1
|-
|2016||6||1
|-
|2017||8||1
|-
|2018||1||0
|-
|2019||5||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!68!!6
|}

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Boye goal.''<ref name="nft"/> Some sources credit [[Christian Atsu]] with scoring a goal against [[Lesotho national football team|Lesotho]] on 16 June 2013,<ref name="nft"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/report/_/gameId/364528 |title=Lesotho vs. Ghana – Football Match Report – June 16, 2013 |publisher=ESPN |date=16 June 2013 |accessdate=18 February 2023 |archive-date=18 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218083309/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/report/_/gameId/364528 |url-status=live }}</ref> but FIFA credited it to Boye.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=258334/match=300181926/report.html |title=2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil |publisher=FIFA |date=16 June 2023 |accessdate=18 February 2023 |archivedate=22 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622030735/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/africa/matches/round=258334/match=300181926/report.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 13 January 2013 || [[Baba Yara Stadium]], [[Kumasi]], Ghana || {{fb|TUN}} || align=center | 1–2 || align=center | 4–2 || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
| 2. || 28 January 2013 || [[Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium]], [[Port Elizabeth]], South Africa || {{fb|NIG}} || align=center | 3–0 || align=center | 3–1 || [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group B|2013 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
| 3. || 16 June 2013 || [[Setsoto Stadium]], [[Maseru]], Lesotho || {{fb|LES}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 2–0 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 4. || 27 January 2015 || [[Estadio de Mongomo]], [[Mongomo]], [[Equatorial Guinea]] || {{fb|RSA}} || align=center | 1–1 || align=center | 2–1 || [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group C|2015 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
| 5. || 24 March 2016 || [[Accra Sports Stadium]], [[Accra]], Ghana || {{fb|MOZ}} || align=center | 2–0 || align=center | 3–1 || [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group H|2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
| 6. || 11 June 2017 || Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana || {{fb|ETH}} || align=center | 2–0 || align=center | 5–0 || [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group E|2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
|}

==Honours==

'''Sivasspor<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ghana - J. Boye - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/61168/ |access-date=17 July 2021 |website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref>'''

* [[TFF First League]]: [[2016–17 TFF First League|2016–17]]
'''Metz'''<ref name=":0" />
* [[Ligue 2]]: [[2018–19 Ligue 2|2018–19]]
'''Ghana'''
*[[Africa Cup of Nations]] runner-up: [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations|2015]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/sports/2015/January-8th/ghana-names-final-squad-for-afcon-2015.php |title=Ghana names final squad for AFCON 2015 - MyJoyOnline.com |access-date=2 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102222311/https://www.myjoyonline.com/sports/2015/January-8th/ghana-names-final-squad-for-afcon-2015.php |archive-date=2 November 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Individual'''
* [[Trophées UNFP du football|Ligue 2 UNFP Team of the Year]]: [[Trophées UNFP du football#2018–19 2|2018–19]]<ref name="palmares2019">{{cite news|date=19 May 2019|title=Le palmarès 2019 des Trophées UNFP|language=fr|work=Le Figaro|url=http://sport24.lefigaro.fr/football/ligue-1/actualites/le-palmares-2019-des-trophees-unfp-958002|access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{FIFA|298582}}
* {{Soccerway|61168}}

{{Al-Fayha FC squad}}
{{2018–19 Ligue 2 UNFP Team of the Year}}
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