Nikko Daniel Boxall (born 24 February 1992) is a New Zealand footballer who most recently played as a defender for Finnish Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikko Daniel Boxall | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eastern Suburbs AFC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Auckland City | |||
| 2010 | Central United | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Northwestern Wildcats | 76 | (7) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Zweibrücken | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | VPS | 40 | (1) |
| 2017 | KuPS | 31 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Viborg FF | 72 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | SJK | 41 | (3) |
| 2022 | San Diego Loyal | 14 | (0) |
| 2023 | Auckland City | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | Wellington Phoenix | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Inter Turku | 9 | (0) |
| 2024 | Eastern Suburbs | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | New Zealand U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018– | New Zealand | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:32, 25 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editHaving started his career in his native New Zealand with both Auckland City and Central United, Boxall relocated to the United States in 2011 to study at the Northwestern University of Illinois.[2] He joined the school's soccer team, The Wildcats, and won numerous accolades including Big Ten Defender of the year in 2014 and led the 'Cats to a Big Ten "Double" in 2011. He tallied 76 appearances in total, scoring 7 goals.[2]
After leaving school, Boxall moved to Germany, and joined Regionalliga Südwest (level 4 in the German football league system) side SVN Zweibrücken. However, after the team withdrew from the league due to insolvency,[3] Boxall moved to Finland and joined Veikkausliiga side Vaasan Palloseura.[4]
After two seasons with VPS, Boxall agreed a contract with fellow Veikkausliiga side Kuopion Palloseura ahead of the 2017 season.[5][6]
In January 2022, Boxall joined San Diego Loyal.[7]
In February 2023, Boxall joined Wellington Phoenix until the end of the 2022–23 A-League Men season.[8]
On 20 July 2023, Boxall returned back to Finland to play for Inter Turku. He made a contract for the rest of the season.[9]
Personal life
editBoxall is half Samoan and is the younger brother of New Zealand international footballer Michael Boxall.[10][11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 16 June 2019.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zweibrücken | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Südwest | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| VPS | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
| KuPS | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 3 | 6[b] | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
| Viborg FF | 2017–18 | Danish 1st Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2[c] | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 129 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 6 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the Finnish League Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Finnish Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Danish 1st Division promotion playoffs
International
edit- As of matches played 16 June 2019.[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
editIndividual
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: July 2021[14]
References
edit- ^ Nikko Boxall at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Nikko Boxall". NU Sports. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "SVN zieht Team aus Oberliga zurück". Pfälzischer Merkur (in German). 11 January 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ Excited to have signed in Finland for Vps! Ready for this next challenge in the #Veikkausliiga on Twitter
- ^ "KuPS hankki uuden keskikenttäpelaajan: Nikko Boxall vaihtaa Vaasasta Kuopioon". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 7 November 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Nikko Boxall vaihtaa Vaasan värit KuPSiin". Savon Sanomat (in Finnish). 7 November 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "San Diego Signs New Zealand Defenders Nikko Boxall, Kyle Adams". uslchampionship.com. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Boxall to bolster back four". Wellington Phoenix. 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Nikko Boxall vahvistamaan Inter puolustusta". fcinter.fi (in Finnish). 20 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (14 March 2018). "Boxall brothers to team up in All Whites as Nikko joins older brother Michael". stuff.co.nz. Stuff. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Boxall, Nikko (22 October 2013). "Samoan is where it's at! Jealous bro, miss the homeland". Twitter. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Nikko Boxall at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ Nikko Boxall at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Nikko Boxall Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja, JPY, 6 August 2021
External links
edit- Nikko Boxall at Soccerbase
- FIFA Profile
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