Boaz Solossa

Indonesian footballer (born 1986)

Boaz Solossa

Boaz playing for Persipura in 2015

Personal information
Full name|  Boaz Theofilus Erwin Solossa[1]
Date of birth|  (1986-03-16) 16 March 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth|  Sorong, Indonesia
Height|  1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s)|  Forward
Team information

Current team

|  Persipura Jayapura
Number|  86
Youth career
1999–2000|  PS Putra Yohan
2000–2001|  Perseru Serui
2002–2004|  Persipura Jayapura
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2004–2021|  Persipura Jayapura|  305|  (182)
2016|  → Carsae (loan)|  4|  (1)
2021–2022|  Borneo|  22|  (3)
2022–2023|  PSS Sleman|  10|  (0)
2022|  → Persipura Jayapura (loan)|  0|  (0)
2023–2024|  Persewar Waropen|  16|  (8)
2024–|  Persipura Jayapura|  20|  (6)
International career
2003|  Indonesia U17|  7|  (4)
2004|  Indonesia U19|  8|  (2)
2005–2009|  Indonesia U23|  4|  (1)
2004–2018|  Indonesia|  50|  (13)

Medal record

Men's football
Representing  Indonesia
AFF Championship
Runner-up | 2004 Vietnam & Malaysia | Team
Runner-up | 2016 Myanmar & Philippines | Team

* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 February 2025

Boaz Theofilus Erwin Solossa (born 16 March 1986) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 2 club Persipura Jayapura. He is considered one of the best Indonesian strikers of all time.

## Club career

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### Early career

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Boaz began his junior career by playing at the amateur club PS Putra Yohan in 1999 to 2000. Then he moved to Perseru Serui from 2000 to 2001.

Boaz was summoned in the Papua PON Team to be competed in the 16th National Sports Week in Indonesia. At that time, he was only 17 years old. His talent finally came to Peter Withe, the coach of the Indonesian National Team at the time, and took him to the 2004 Tiger Cup when he was 18 years old.

### Persipura Jayapura

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Boaz signed his first professional contract with Persipura Jayapura in 2005. Since then, he has emerged as the most influential player at the club and even served as captain of the team after the departure of Eduard Ivakdalam.

Until 10 August, Boaz scored 207 goals from 311 official matches with Persipura and made him the club's all-time top scorer along with various individual awards. In addition, he also brought Persipura to win the top division of Indonesia's professional football league four times in the 2005, 2009, 2011 and 2013 seasons.

He has never strengthened other clubs in Indonesia other than Persipura despite being offered a higher salary from rival clubs. According to him, Persipura was like a second home for him and had become his extended family. But when Indonesia's professional football competition was halted due to FIFA sanctions from 2015 to 2016, he accepted an offer from Borneo FC to play in a non-official tournament because Persipura decided to temporarily disband. At the beginning of the 2018 season, he returned to play for Borneo FC only for the 2018 Presidential Cup pre-season tournament.

In July 2021, Boaz and teammate Yustinus Pae were released by Persipura, due to disciplinary issues.[3] Boaz has made 359 appearances and scored 225 goals in all competitions for Persipura.

### Carsae

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In 2016, Boaz was loaned by Persipura for the first time in his career to play for Carsae in East Timor after the conditions of Indonesian football at that time were being vacuumed due to FIFA sanctions, joining fellow Indonesians Imanuel Wanggai and Oktovianus Maniani.[4] However, in April 2016 having only made four appearances Boaz along with Wanggai left the club by mutual consent to rejoin Persipura.[5]

### Borneo

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After spending 16 years with Persipura, On 17 July 2021 Boaz joined Borneo on a 2-season deal.[6] On 10 September 2021, Boaz made his debut for Borneo on a league game against Persik Kediri coming on as a substitute in the 70th-minute, as his team lose 1–0. On 8 January 2022, Boaz scored his first goal for Borneo against Persik Kediri at the Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar.[7]

## International career

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> I broke my leg twice while playing for Indonesia, not Persipura

—Boaz after labeled of not being nationalistic[8]

The first time he appeared was dubbed the "prodigy", when he was brought by Peter Withe and performed a stunning performance in Ho Chi Minh City, when he performed with the Indonesian National Team in the 2004 Tiger Cup. Boaz's international debut was against Turkmenistan on 30 March 2004 for the 2006 World Cup qualification where Indonesia won 3–1 and Boaz made two assists for his teammate 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.[citation needed]

He was injured after a tough tackle in a friendly match against Hong Kong, forcing him to miss the Asian Cup 2007 and disappear from football for 10 months.[9]

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 he was "tired to see Indonesia without any trophy in the tournament". He congratulate Thailand for their fifth trophy and acknowledged that "Thai players and their performances are much better and still far from us to reach".[10] However, Boaz still disclosed his intention to retire, saying he wanted to discuss the matter with his family first while celebrating Christmas in his hometown of Sorong.[11][12]

## Personal life

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Boaz Solossa in August 2021

Boaz was born into a well-known family in Western New Guinea. His uncle, Jaap Solossa, was the governor of the greater Papua province before he died in 2005. Football also runs in the blood of the Solossa clan as well, with Boaz being the youngest of five children who all went on to become professionals, like his brothers Ortizan and Nehemia. Boaz obtained a Bachelor of Economics at Cenderawasih University in 2013. He also works as civil servant.

## Career statistics

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### Club

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As of 28 February 2025[13]
Club  | Season  | League  | Cup[a] | Other  | Continental[b][c] | Total

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Division  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals
Persipura Jayapura | 2005 | LIPD | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 18 | 9
2006 | LIPD | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 14 | 13
2007–08 | LIPD | 19 | 13 | 4 | 5 | – | – | 23 | 18
2008–09 | ISL | 31 | 28 | 7 | 7 | – | – | 38 | 35
2009–10 | ISL | 28 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 27
2010–11 | ISL | 27 | 21 | – | – | 8 | 5 | 35 | 26
2011–12 | ISL | 13 | 7 | – | – | – | 13 | 7
2013 | ISL | 32 | 25 | – | – | – | 32 | 25
2014 | ISL | 21 | 11 | – | – | 10 | 6 | 31 | 17
2015 | ISL | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6
2016 | ISC A | 22 | 11 | – | – | – | 22 | 11
2017 | Liga 1 | 27 | 10 | – | – | – | 27 | 10
2018 | Liga 1 | 27 | 11 | – | – | – | 27 | 11
2019 | Liga 1 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 9
2020 | Liga 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1
2021–22 | Liga 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total  | 305 | 182 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 359 | 225
Carsae (loan)  | 2016 | LFA | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 1
Borneo | 2021–22 | Liga 1 | 22 | 3 | – | – | – | 22 | 3
PSS Sleman | 2022–23 | Liga 1  | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0
Persipura Jayapura (loan)  | 2022–23 | Liga 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Persewar Waropen | 2023–24 | Liga 2  | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8
Persipura Jayapura | 2024–25 | Liga 2  | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6
Career total  | 377 | 200 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 431 | 243

1. ^ Appearances in Piala Indonesia.
2. ^ Appearances in AFC Cup.
3. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League.

### International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year  National team | Year | Apps | Goals

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Indonesia | 2004 | 6 | 2
2005 | 2 | 1
2006 | 4 | 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
2017 | 2 | 0
2018 | 3 | 0
Total | 50 | 13

As of match played 11 September 2018
Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Solossa goal.
List of international goals scored by Boaz Solossa  No.  | Date  | Venue  | Cap  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Competition

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1  | 9 December 2004 | Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  | 3 |  Laos | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2004 Tiger Cup
2  | 11 December 2004 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam  | 5 |  Vietnam | 2–0 | 3–0  | 2004 Tiger Cup
3  | 3 January 2005 | Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  | 7 |  Malaysia | 4–1 | 4–1  | 2004 Tiger Cup
4  | 6 January 2010 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia  | 17 |  Oman | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5  | 8 October 2010 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia  | 18 |  Uruguay | 1–0 | 1–7 | Friendly
6  | 23 March 2013 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia  | 24 |  Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7  | 15 October 2013 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia  | 27 |  China | 1–1 | 1–1  | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
8  | 6 September 2016 | Manahan Stadium, Surakarta, Indonesia  | 37 |  Malaysia | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly
9  | 3–0
10  | 8 November 2016 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam  | 40 |  Vietnam | 1–0 | 2–3  | Friendly
11  | 19 November 2016 | Philippine Sports Stadium, Bocaue, Philippines  | 41 |  Thailand | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2016 AFF Championship
12  | 21 November 2016  | Philippine Sports Stadium, Bocaue, Philippines  | 42 |  Philippines | 2–1 | 2–2  | 2016 AFF Championship
13  | 3 December 2016 | Pakansari Stadium, Bogor, Indonesia  | 44 |  Vietnam | 2–1 | 2–1  | 2016 AFF Championship

## Honours

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Persipura Jayapura

* (Liga Indonesia Premier Division/Indonesia Super League/Indonesia Soccer Championship A) Domestic League Top Tier Division (5): 2005, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2013, 2016[14]
* Indonesian Community Shield: 2009[15]
* Indonesian Inter Island Cup: 2011

Indonesia

* Indonesian Independence Cup: 2008
* AFF Championship runner-up: 2004, 2016[16]

Individual

* (Indonesia Super League) Domestic League Top Tier Division Top Scorer (3): 2008–09, 2010–11,[17] 2013
* (Indonesia Super League/Indonesia Soccer Championship A) Domestic League Top Tier Division Best Player (4): 2008–09, 2010–11, 2013, 2016
* (Indonesia Soccer Championship A) Domestic League Top Tier Division Best XI: 2016
* AFF Championship Best XI : 2016[18]
* ASEAN Football Federation Best XI: 2017
* Favourite Athlete : Anugerah Olahraga Indonesia (AORI) XXIX: 2017
* AFC Cup Best XI: (2021) [19]

Record

* First Indonesian in list of FourFourTwo 50 Best Asian Football Player (2017)[20][21]

## References

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1. ^ "Data Mahasiswa". PDDikti Kemdikbud. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
2. ^ "Boaz Solossa: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
3. ^ "Boaz Solossa dan Yustinus Pae Dicoret Persipura, Jacksen: Ini Keputusan Berat". Sindonews (in Indonesian).
4. ^ "Boaz Salossa joins Timorese side Carsae FC". Football Channel Asia. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
5. ^ Noveanto, Eric (8 April 2016). "Indonesian duo moer and Manu leave Timor Leste club by mutual consent". Football Channel Asia. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
6. ^ "Kronologi Boaz Solossa ke Borneo FC Usai Dipecat Persipura" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia.
7. ^ "Boaz Solossa Debut, Borneo FC Takluk Dari Persik Kediri" (in Indonesian). Goal.
8. ^ "Perihal Papua, Ini Kata Boaz Solossa". ESQNews (in Indonesian). 20 August 2019. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
9. ^ "Sejarah Hari Ini Bela Timnas Indonesia Boaz Solossa Cedera Patah Kaki Jelang Piala Asia 2007" (in Indonesian). Bolasport. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
10. ^ Ario Yosia (17 December 2016). "Boaz Solossa Pensiun Setelah Timnas Indonesia Gagal Juara AFF" (in Indonesian). Bola. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
11. ^ Nanda Karlita (18 December 2016). "Boaz Belum Ingin Pensiun, Benny Wahyudi Gantung Sepatu dari Timnas Indonesia" (in Indonesian). Okezone. Retrieved 18 December 2016.[permanent dead link]
12. ^ "Belum Ada Kepastian Boaz Solossa Pensiun dari Timnas Indonesia" (in Indonesian). Jawa Pos. 24 December 2016. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
13. ^ "Boas Theofilus Erwin Salossa – Soccerway profile". soccerway.com.
14. ^ "Persipura Juarai TSC 2016" (in Indonesian). kompas.com. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
15. ^ "Persipura Balas Sriwijaya di Community Shield" (in Indonesian). 7 October 2009.
16. ^ "Runner-up Piala AFF 2016, Indonesia Dapat Rp1 Miliar". Retrieved 17 December 2016.
17. ^ Top Scorer & Classification Archived 2011-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
18. ^ Jumaidil Halide (23 September 2017). "Inilah Daftar Pemenang AFF Awards 2017" (in Indonesian). pojoksatu.id. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
19. ^ "Boaz Solossa dan Riko Simanjuntak Masuk Tim Terbaik Piala AFC".
20. ^ "50 Pemain Terbaik Asia 2017 versi FFT: Pemain Indonesia Akhirnya Merebut Tempat di Asia 50!". FourFourTwo (in Indonesian). 22 May 2017. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
21. ^ "FourFourTwo: Asia's 50 best footballers 2017".

## External links

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* Boaz Solossa at National-Football-Teams.com

Preceded by

Firman Utina

|  Indonesian Captain
2014–2018  | Succeeded by

Hansamu Yama

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Indonesia squads

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Indonesia squad – 2004 AFF Championship

* 1 Hendro
* 2 Ismed
* 3 Ortizan
* 4 Komboy
* 5 Charis
* 6 Lessy
* 7 Boaz
* 8 Elie
* 9 Ilham
* 10 Kurniawan
* 11 Ponaryo (c)
* 12 Jendri
* 13 Agus
* 14 Firman
* 15 Supriyono
* 16 Syamsul
* 17 Hamka
* 18 Firmansyah
* 19 Indarto
* 21 Mahyadi
* 22 Mukti
* 23 Saktiawan
* Coach: Withe

* v
* t
* e

Indonesia squad – 2014 AFF Championship

* 1  Meiga
* 3 Zulkifli
* 4 Igbonefo
* 5 Ramdhani
* 6 Evan
* 7 Boaz
* 8 Maitimo
* 9 Gonzáles
* 11 Pora
* 12 Made
* 13 Jufriyanto
* 14 Wanggai
* 15 Firman (c)
* 16 Roby
* 17 Zulham
* 18 Samsul
* 20 van Dijk
* 22 Supardi
* 23 Ridwan
* 24 Hariono
* 25 Lestusen
* 27 Fachrudin
* 30 Dian
* Coach: Riedl

* v
* t
* e

Indonesia squad – 2016 AFF Championship

* 1  Meiga
* 2  Beny
* 3 Lestaluhu
* 4 Rachman
* 6 Evan
* 7 Boaz (c)
* 8 Lilipaly
* 9 Ferdinand
* 10 Zulham
* 11 Dedi
* 12 Lerby
* 13 Basna
* 14 Pora
* 16 Fachrudin
* 17 Muchlis
* 18 B. Gatra
* 19 B. Pradana
* 21 Andik
* 22 Teja
* 23 Hansamu
* 25 Lestusen
* 26 Andritany
* 27 Gunawan
* Coach: Riedl

Awards

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* e

Indonesian league football top division top scorers

Perserikatan|

* 1950–54: Unknown
* 1957: Andi Ramang
* 1959: Suwardi
* 1961: Wowo
* 1964: Soetjipto
* 1965–69: Unknown
* 1971: Kadir
* 1973: Iswadi
* 1975: Waskito
* 1978: Anwar Ramang
* 1979: Suwarno
* 1980: Kapisa
* 1983: Bustaman
* 1985: Ajat
* 1986: Adhityo
* 1987: Unknown
* 1988: Syamsul Arifin
* 1990: Unknown
* 1992: Suharto
* 1994: Agus

Galatama|

* 1980: Hadi
* 1982: Arifin
* 1983: Dede
* 1984: Bambang N.
* 1985: Bambang N.
* 1986: Bambang N.
* 1987: Ricky
* 1988: Nasrul
* 1989: Tata & Dadang
* 1990: Ricky
* 1992: Singgih
* 1993: Singgih
* 1994: Ansyari

Premier Division|

* 1995: Peri
* 1996: Gluščević
* 1997: Tiago
* 1998: Kurniawan
* 1999: Mabenda
* 2000: Bambang P.
* 2001: Bako
* 2002: Ilham
* 2003: Aravena
* 2004: Ilham
* 2005: Gonzáles
* 2006: Gonzáles
* 2008: Gonzáles

Liga 1|

* 2009: Boaz & Gonzáles
* 2010: Barreto
* 2011: Boaz
* 2012: Beto
* 2013: Boaz
* 2014: Kenmogne
* 2017: Comvalius
* 2018: Rakić
* 2019: Šimić
* 2022: Spasojević
* 2023: Pato
* 2024: Da Silva
* 2025: Martins

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* t
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Liga 1 Player of the Season

* 1995: Widodo
* 1996: Wabia
* 1997: Nur'alim
* 1999: Ali
* 2000: Bima
* 2001: Bambang
* 2002: Ilham
* 2003: Musikan
* 2004: Ponaryo
* 2005: Warobay
* 2006: Maman
* 2008: Zah Rahan
* 2009: Solossa
* 2010: Meiga
* 2011: Solossa
* 2012: Gumbs
* 2013: Solossa
* 2014: Sinaga
* 2017: Sérgio
* 2018: Chand
* 2019: Silva
* 2022: Marukawa
* 2023: Pluim
* 2024: Rivera
* 2025: Tyronne

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