Joshua Raymond Bohui (born 3 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Isthmian League South East Division club Sevenoaks Town. He 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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Raymond Bohui[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-03-03) 3 March 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | London, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sevenoaks Town | ||
| 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– | Sevenoaks Town | 4 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2016 | England U17 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:15, 9 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
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]
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]
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 9 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]
Bohui is eligible to play for England, France or Ivory Coast at international level.[33] 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,[34][35] with two coming during the Young Lions' unsuccessful 2016 UEFA European U17 Championship campaign.[33]
Bohui was born to an English mother and an Ivorian father.[33] He attended Ark Evelyn Grace Academy.[36]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| NAC Breda | 2019–20[15] | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[15] | 4 | 1 | ― | ― | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ― | 8 | 1 | |||
| Colchester United | 2020–21[21] | League Two | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Waltham Abbey | 2021–22[26] | Southern League First Division Central | 0 | 0 | ― | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 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[37] | Isthmian League South East Division | 4 | 1 | ― | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Career total | 42 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 9 | ||
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