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American football player
Jordan Bouah
No. 4 – Vienna Vikings
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1995-05-17) May 17, 1995 (age 29)
Rome, Italy
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Pablo Neruda
(Italy)
College:Saddleback College
(Mission Viejo, California)
CFL draft:2019 Euro / round: 1 / pick: 8
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:active
Career highlights and awards
  • ELF champion (2022)
  • Second-team All-ELF (2022)
Jordan Bouah
Medal record
Men's American football
Representing  Italy
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2021 Europe Team

Jordan Bouah (born May 17, 1995) is an Italian wide receiver for the Vienna Vikings of the European League of Football. Born in Rome, he was drafted in the first round of the 2019 CFL European Draft by the Ottawa Redblacks. He played College football for the Saddleback Bobcats.

Early years

Bouah was born in Rome to an Ivorian father and a Sardinian mother. After playing basketball throughout his childhood, he became interested in American football after watching the Super Bowl in 2015.

College career

Bouah joined the Rome Gladiators before attending Saddleback College in California for two years. Before and during this time, he also played for the Italy national American football team, winning the European Championship in 2021.

Professional career

Ottawa Redblacks

Bouah was selected by the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the 8th overall pick of the 2019 CFL European Draft. He was released after playing in just one preseason game. He remained on the practice squad.

Dresden Monarchs

Bouah then played for the Dresden Monarchs in the German Football League in the 2019 season. In the final six games of the season, he had 10 receptions for 145 yards and three touchdowns while also returning kicks.

Seamen Milano

In 2020 and 2021, Bouah played for the Seamen Milano in the Italian Football League. He helped the Seamen reach the 2021 league championship game losing in overtime to the Parma Panthers. In 2021 eight regular season games, Bouah had 29 receptions for 527 yards, nine touchdowns and rushed for 29 yards and one touchdown.

Vienna Vikings

On February 5, 2022, the Vienna Vikings announced the signing as an E-Import player for the 2022 European League of Football season.

References

  1. "RedBlacks Select WR Jordan Bouah in CFL's First European Draft". OurSports Central. April 11, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Roberto Carta (November 8, 2021). "Il campione d'Europa Jordan Bouah tra Sardegna e il sogno NFL" (in Italian). Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  3. Baines, Tim (May 21, 2019). "From Rome to the Redblacks, Jordan Bouah hopes to be a global hit in CFL". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  4. "IFL 2022: Jordan Bouah Lascia I Seamen Milano". TheShieldOfSports.news (in Italian). February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.

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