Introduction
Boaz Solossa (born 16 March 1986) is an Indonesian professional footballer that currently plays for Persipura Jayapura in the Liga Super Indonesia. He is known by his high leveled dribbling technique and his crossing accuracy or short-passing with his left-foot.
In 2011, Boaz got an offer to play at Dutch club VVV-Venlo, but because of family reasons he chose to keep playing in Persipura Jayapura.
Personal life
Boaz 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. Boaz 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. Boaz obtained a Bachelor of Economics at Cenderawasih University in 2013. He also works as Civil servant.
Club career
East Timor
In 2016 Boaz left Persipura for the first time in his career to play for Carsae FC in East Timor, joining fellow Indonesians Imanuel Wanggai and Oktovianus Maniani. However, in April 2016 having only made four appearances Boaz along with Wanggai left the club by mutal consent to rejoin Persipura.
International career
Boaz' international debut was against Turkmenistan in 2004 for the 2006 World Cup qualification where Indonesia won 3–1 and Boaz made two assists for his team mate Ilham Jaya Kesuma. Boaz was 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, Boaz managed to score 4 goals and along with Ilham Jayakesuma, who scored 7 goals, both led the top scorers chart.
He got injured after a tough tackle in a friendly match against Hong Kong, this made him absent from Asian Cup 2007 and disappear from football for many months.
After another failure for the Indonesian national team to become a champion in the 2016 AFF Championship, Boaz announce his retirement from the national squad to give chance to other young players as well admitting "tired to see Indonesia without any trophy in the tournament". He congratulate Thailand for their fifth trophy and acknowledge that "Thai players and their performances are much better and still far from us to reach".
However, Boaz still disclosed his intention to retired, saying he want to discuss the matter with his family first while celebrating Christmas in his hometown of Sorong.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 29 April 2016
| Club performance | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2005 | Persipura Jayapura | Liga Indonesia | 16 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 16 | 9 | |||
| 2006 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 14 | 13 | ||||
| 2007–08 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 5 | - | - | 23 | 18 | ||||
| 2008–09 | Indonesia Super League | 31 | 28 | 7 | 7 | - | - | 38 | 35 | |||
| 2009–10 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 8 | - | 5 | 0 | 43 | 24 | |||
| 2010–11 | 27 | 21 | - | - | 8 | 5 | 35 | 26 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 13 | 7 | - | - | - | 13 | 7 | |||||
| 2013 | 32 | 25 | - | - | - | 32 | 25 | |||||
| 2014 | 20 | 10 | - | - | 10 | 6 | 30 | 16 | ||||
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 200 | 138 | 22 | 25 | - | 23 | 11 | 245 | 174 | |||
| 2016 | Carsae | Liga Futebol Amadora | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 2016 | Persipura Jayapura | Indonesia Soccer Championship | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 205 | 139 | 22 | 25 | - | 23 | 11 | 250 | 175 | |||
International
| Indonesia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2004 | 5 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 7 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11 | 6 |
| Total | 45 | 14 |
International goals
Boaz Solossa: International under-23 goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 May 2007 | Lebak Bulus Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Oman | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2008 AFC Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament |
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition Note:Bold indicates Solossa's goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 National 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 |
| 7 | 23 March 2013 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 8 | 15 October 2013 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia |  China PR | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 9 | 6 September 2016 | Manahan Stadium, Surakarta, Indonesia | Malaysia | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 10 | 6 September 2016 | Manahan Stadium, Surakarta, Indonesia | Malaysia | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 11 | 8 November 2016 | My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | Vietnam | 0–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 12 | 19 November 2016 | Philippine Sports Stadium, Bocaue, Philippines |  Thailand | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2016 AFF Championship |
| 13 | 21 November 2016 | Philippine Sports Stadium, Bocaue, Philippines |  Philippines | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2016 AFF Championship |
| 14 | 3 December 2016 | Pakansari Stadium, Bogor, Indonesia | Vietnam | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2016 AFF Championship |
Honours
Club
- Persipura Jayapura
- Champion of Liga Indonesia: 2005
- Champion of Indonesia Super League: 2008–09, 2010–11, 2013
- Champion of Indonesian Community Shield: 2009
- Champion of SCTV CUP: 2011
- Champion of Indonesian Inter Island Cup: 2011
- Champion of Indonesia Soccer Championship A: 2016
National team
- Indonesia
- AFF Cup: (Runner up): 2004, 2016
Individual
- ISL Top Scorer: 2008–09, 2010–11, 2013
- ISL Player of the Year: 2008–09, 2010–11, 2013
- PON Top Scorer: 2004