Aminou Bouba

Aminou Bouba (born 28 January 1991) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Gokulam Kerala in the I-League.

Club Career

Earlier career

Bouba began his club football career at Cameroonian side Coton FC de Garouain 2012. After playing there for three years, Bouba moved to Tunisian club Esperance Sportive de Tunis. He later moved to Algerian league outfit CS Constantine, and later played for multiple Saudi Professional League clubs – Al-Khaleej, Al-Ettifaq, and Al-Tai. With Khaleej, he scored 4 goals in 24 league matches. He then moved back to his country and appeared with Bandjoun.

In 2019, he signed with Guinean Ligue 1 Pro side Horoya.

Gokulam Kerala

On 26 August 2021, it was announced that defending I-League champions Gokulam Kerala have completed the signing of Bouba.

Bouba made his debut for the club in the 2021 Durand Cup, on 12 September 2021, against Army Red, which ended in a 2–2 draw. On 26 December 2021, he made his I-League debut against Churchill Brothers, which ended in a narrow 1–0 win.

On 5 April 2022, he scored his first goal for the club against Sreenidi Deccan, in a 2–1 win, through a header. After back to back wins in both the group and championship stages, Gokulam Kerala clinched I-League in 2021–22 season, defeating Mohammedan Sporting 2–1 in the final game at the Salt Lake Stadium on 14 May, and became the first club in fifteen years to defend the title. Bouba captained his side in the final match.

At the 2022 AFC Cup group-stage opener, Bouba and his side achieved a historic 4–2 win against Indian Super League side ATK Mohun Bagan.