Aké Arnaud Loba

Aké Arnaud Loba (born 1 April 1998) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Querétaro, on loan from Tijuana.

Aké Arnaud Loba

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-04-01) 1 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Divo, Ivory Coast
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Querétaro (on loan from Tijuana)
Number	9
Youth career
	AS d'Abobo
2015–2016	SOA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	SOA	25	(7)
2018–2020	Universidad San Martín	32	(18)
2019	→ Querétaro (loan)	36	(9)
2020–2021	Monterrey	21	(6)
2021–2023	Nashville SC	40	(2)
2023	→ Mazatlán (loan)	12	(2)
2023–2024	Mazatlán	14	(9)
2024–	Tijuana	0	(0)
2024–	→ Querétaro (loan)	0	(0)
International career
2017	Ivory Coast U20	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2023

Club career

Born in Divo, Loba joined SOA's youth setup in 2015, from Association Sportive des Enseignants d’Abobo.^[2] He made his debut for the former during the 2016–17 campaign, being also named in the Team of the Year.^[3]

On 30 December 2017, Loba signed for Peruvian Primera División side Universidad San Martín.^[4] He made his professional debut the following 4 February, starting in a 4–0 home routing of Ayacucho FC.

Loba scored his first professional goal on 11 February 2018, netting his team's second in a 2–1 away win against Comerciantes Unidos.^[5] He finished the season with 18 goals, being also named the Player of the Season, but losing it to Gabriel Costa.^[6]

On 23 December 2018, Loba joined Liga MX side Querétaro on a one-year loan deal.^[7]

On 14 January 2020, Loba joined Mexican club Monterrey on a permanent deal.^[8]

On 7 July 2021, Loba transferred to Nashville SC of Major League Soccer as a designated player.^[9] The deal was for a reported $6.8 million, a club-record transfer fee.^[10]

Honours

Monterrey

• Copa MX: 2019–20
• CONCACAF Champions League: 2021

References

1. "Aké Arnaud Loba". Nashville SC. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
2. "Aké Loba: cinco cosas que no sabes del 'santo' que hizo sufrir a Universitario" [Aké Loba: Five things that you do not know about the 'saint' who made Universitario suffer] (in Spanish). Depor. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
3. "Voici les meilleurs de la saison" [Announced the best of the season] (in French). Sport-ivoire.ci. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
4. "San Martín no para de reforzarse: dos marfileños se encargarán de los goles en el 2018" [San Martín do not stop bolstering themselves: two Ivorians will be in charge of the goals for 2018] (in Spanish). Depor. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
5. "La hora de San Martín" [San Martín's time] (in Spanish). USMP. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
6. "Conoce a los ganadores de los premios a los mejores del Descentralizado 2018" [Know the winners of the awards to the best of the 2018 Descentralizado] (in Spanish). Diario Correo. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
7. "Gallos anuncia como refuerzo a un joven jugador africano; Aké Arnaud Loba" [Gallos announce as an addition a young African player; Aké Arnaud Loba] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
8. "¡BIENVENIDO, AKÉ LOBA!". Rayados (in Spanish). 13 January 2020.
9. "Nashville Soccer Club Acquires Liga MX Striker Aké Loba". Nashville SC. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
10. "Nashville SC signs CF Monterrey center forward Aké Loba for club-record $6.8 million".

External links

• Aké Arnaud Loba at Soccerway