Joshua Raymond Bohui (born 3 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Joshua Bohui
Personal information
Full name Joshua Raymond Bohui[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-03) 3 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth London, England[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2011 Evolution Sports & Health Academy
2011–2016 Brentford
2016–2019 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 NAC Breda 8 (1)
2020–2021 Colchester United 13 (1)
2021 Waltham Abbey 0 (0)
2021–2022 Hayes & Yeading United 2 (0)
2022 Leatherhead 4 (1)
2022 Chesham United 1 (0)
2022 Dorking Wanderers B 9 (5)
2022 Cheshunt 1 (0)
2022–2023 Sevenoaks Town 12 (1)
International career
2016 England U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:18, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

Bohui is a product of the Brentford and Manchester United academies and began his senior career in the Netherlands with NAC Breda. Following a spell with EFL club Colchester United, he dropped into non-League football in 2021. He was capped by England at U17 level.

Club career

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Youth career: Brentford and Manchester United

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After beginning his youth career at the Evolution Sports & Health Academy in London, Bohui entered the youth system at Brentford in 2011.[4] He progressed through the youth ranks and was part of the U15 team which won the Junior Globe at the 2014 Milk Cup.[5] He made his youth team debut during the 2014–15 season and scored two goals in 12 appearances.[6] Bohui signed a scholarship deal at the end of the 2014–15 season and scored nine goals in 22 appearances for the youth team during the 2015–16 season.[7] He also broke into the Development Squad, making 13 appearances and scoring one goal.[8] Due to the closure of the Brentford academy at the end of the 2015–16 season,[9] Bohui had his contract terminated by mutual consent on 28 July 2016.[10]

On 7 August 2016, Bohui joined the academy at Manchester United on a three-year contract.[11] He progressed through the U18 team to the club's U23 team, but he twice rejected a new four-year contract and was released when his contract expired at the end of the 2018–19 season.[12][13]

NAC Breda

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On 5 July 2019, Bohui moved to the Netherlands to join Eerste Divisie club NAC Breda on a two-year contract, with the option of two further years.[14] A knee injury suffered that same month kept him out until November 2019 and he made four appearances before the 2019–20 season was ended early.[15][16][17] Bohui was transfer-listed in June 2020,[18] but he began the 2020–21 season with four appearances and one goal,[15] prior to his contract being terminated by mutual consent on 5 October 2020.[19]

Colchester United

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On 10 October 2020, Bohui returned to England to sign a contract with League Two club Colchester United on a free transfer.[20] He made 13 appearances before being dropped from manager Steve Ball's matchday squads in mid-January 2021.[21][22] Bohui returned to the substitutes' bench in late April and scored his first goal for the club on his first appearance for nearly five months,[15] with the only goal of the game versus Salford City on 1 May,[21] which secured the Us' League Two status.[23] He finished the season with 15 appearances and one goal and was released when his contract expired.[21][24]

Non-League football

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In September 2021, Bohui transferred to Southern League First Division Central club Waltham Abbey.[25] He made a single first team appearance and transferred to Southern League Premier Division South club Hayes & Yeading United on 23 November 2021.[25][26] He made just two appearances in five weeks with Hayes & Yeading United and departed to join Isthmian League Premier Division club Leatherhead in January 2022.[26][27] Following four appearances and a friendly appearance on trial for League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers in February 2022,[28][29] Bohui made a single appearance for Southern League Premier Division South club Chesham United in March 2022.[26]

Bohui began the 2022–23 season with Southern Combination League First Division club Dorking Wanderers B.[30] After scoring five goals in nine appearances,[30] he transferred to National League South club Cheshunt on 7 October 2022.[31] After making just one appearance,[15] Bohui transferred to Isthmian League South East Division club Sevenoaks Town later that month.[32] He finished the season with 14 appearances and one goal, but did not appear past mid-January 2023.[33]

In March 2024, Bohui joined Finnish Veikkausliiga club TPS on trial.[34]

International career

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Bohui is eligible to play for England, France or Ivory Coast at international level.[35] He was invited to a training camp with the England under-16 team in January 2015 and won three caps for the under-17s during the second half of the 2015–16 season,[36][37] with two coming during the Young Lions' unsuccessful 2016 UEFA European U17 Championship campaign.[35]

Personal life

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Bohui was born to an English mother and an Ivorian father.[35] He attended Ark Evelyn Grace Academy.[38]

Career statistics

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As of match played 9 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
NAC Breda 2019–20[15] Eerste Divisie 4 0 0 0 4 0
2020–21[15] Eerste Divisie 4 1 4 1
Total 8 1 0 0 8 1
Colchester United 2020–21[21] League Two 13 1 1 0 1[c] 0 15 1
Waltham Abbey 2021–22[26] Southern League First Division Central 0 0 1[d] 0 1 0
Hayes & Yeading United 2021–22[26] Southern League Premier Division South 2 0 0 0 2 0
Leatherhead 2021–22[28] Isthmian League Premier Division 4 1 4 1
Chesham United 2021–22[26] Southern League Premier Division South 1 0 1 0
Dorking Wanderers B 2022–23[30] Southern Combination League First Division 9 5 9 5
Cheshunt 2022–23[15] National League South 1 0 1 0
Sevenoaks Town 2022–23[33] Isthmian League South East Division 12 1 2[e] 0 14 1
TPS 2023–24[39] 1 0 1 0
Career total 50 9 1 0 1 0 4 0 56 9
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Appearance in Southern League Cup
  5. ^ Appearances in Isthmian League Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". 1 September 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. ^ Joshua Bohui at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Joshua Bohui – Forward – First Team Profiles". Colchester United F.C. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Academy Players Produced". Evolution Sports & Health Academy. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Milk Cup: Brentford U15s 4 Southampton U15s 0". Brentford FC. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  6. ^ "2014/15 Youth Team player statistics". Brentford FC. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Youth Team Player Stats". Archived from the original on 7 September 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  8. ^ "2015/16 Development Squad Stats". Brentford FC. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Club statement: Brentford Academy restructuring". Brentford FC. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  10. ^ "List of Scholars Whose Registrations have been Cancelled by Mutual Consent Between 01/07/2016 and 31/07/2016". p. 55. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Player profile – Manchester United's Joshua Bohui". Official Manchester United Website. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Man Utd in danger of losing starlet dubbed 'new Andy Cole'". irishmirror. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Man Utd's retained list for new season". www.manutd.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Joshua Bohui verruilt Manchester United voor NAC Breda". www.nac.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g Joshua Bohui at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Joshua Bohui op de weg terug". www.bsiderats.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  17. ^ "Update: Tot 1 september geen betaald voetbal". www.nac.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  18. ^ "NAC zet Dogan en Bohui op transferlijst, Van Hooijdonk maakt indruk op Hyballa" (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  19. ^ "NAC en Joshua Bohui in goed overleg uit elkaar" (in Dutch). NAC Breda. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  20. ^ "U's Sign Josh Bohui". www.cu-fc.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  21. ^ a b c d "Games played by Joshua Bohui in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  22. ^ "U's first-team players set to feature for under-23s against Queens Park Rangers". Gazette. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  23. ^ "Colchester United 1–0 Salford City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  24. ^ "U's Reveal Retention List". www.cu-fc.com. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  25. ^ a b Whitney, Steve. "Former Manchester United Youngster Joins Hayes & Yeading". Southern Football League. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  26. ^ a b c d e f "Joshua Bohui Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  27. ^ "New Signing Number 2". www.leatherheadfc.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  28. ^ a b "Leatherhead | Appearances | Joshua Bohui | 2021–2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  29. ^ "Buckley hopes team can match 'inspiring' work done behind the scenes to bring Rovers success". independent. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  30. ^ a b c "Joshua Bohui player stats | Southern Combination Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  31. ^ @cheshuntfcscore (7 October 2022). "Friday New Signing News! Welcome to the Ambers Josh Bohui & Chris Harris. Registrations complete & available for selection" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  32. ^ "Four Oaks". The Pitching In Isthmian Football League. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  33. ^ a b "Sevenoaks Town | Appearances | Joshua Bohui | 2022–2023". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  34. ^ "Kokoonpano Ykkösliigacupin otteluun TPS–KäPa". FC TPS (in Finnish). 9 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  35. ^ a b c "Who is Joshua Bohui? Man Utd starlet chased by England, France and Ivory Coast". Sky Sports. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  36. ^ "Brentford teenager gets England call-up". brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  37. ^ "Josh Bohui". TheFA.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  38. ^ "Ex-Evelyn Grace Student signed by Manchester United". Evelyn Grace Academy. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  39. ^ "TPS palasi voittokantaan – KäPa kaatui 3–2". FC TPS (in Finnish). 9 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
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