Boima Karpeh

Boima Jerry Karpeh
Personal information
Full name	Boima Jerry Karpeh
Date of birth	16 June 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Monrovia, Liberia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001−2002	Dianella White Eagles
2003	Bayswater City
2004	Fremantle City
2005	Perth
2006−2007	Floreat Athena
2007−2008	Perth Glory
2008	Whittlesea Zebras
2009−2010	Oakleigh Cannons
2011	Churchill Brothers
2011−2012	Persisam Putra Samarinda
2012−2013	Persiram Raja Ampat
2013	Pune
2013−2015	Sporting Goa
2015	South China
2016	Kingston City
2017–2018	Springvale White Eagles
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:44, 28 January 2015 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 December 2007

Boima Karpeh (born 16 June 1984), also known as Jerry Karpeh, is a Liberian former footballer who plays as a striker.

Biography

Karpeh was the Football West State League top goal scorer in 2007 playing for Floreat Athena where he won the club's Fairest & Best Award.

A-League club Perth Glory signed Karpeh during the 2007/2008 season playing seven games for the club.

Karpeh trialled with A-League club Newcastle Jets in September 2007 but a contract was not negotiated between Karpeh and the club.

Scoring many goals for his next clubs he then made a decision in 2011 to move to India and play for Churchill Brothers and become winner of the 2011 IFA Shield Cup with them.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Next year found him in Indonesia having a complete season with 23 games and 7 goals scored for Persisam Putra Samarinda.

In August 2012 Jerry received invitation to travel in Iran and negotiate a contract with Sanat Naft but a contract wasn't established due to visa problems.

Lately in January 2013 returned to India for the second time and signed a five-month contract until end of season to play for Pune FC and scored his first goal by opening the score in club's biggest win ever against United Sikkim. In the I-League match against Shillong Lajong F.C. on 25 March, he was brought in as a substitute for Pierre Djidjia Douhou on the 46th minute, and he equalised from a Jeje Lalpekhlua pass on the 51st minute, and then equalised again on the 59th minute from an Othallo Tabia cross to ensure a 2-2 draw.

Personal life

Boima Karpeh is a brother to Kailo Karpeh who currently plays soccer at Jubilee FC, and recently played for Australia Football West State League club Bayswater City SC that plays in the Liberian Premier League.^[5]