Boima Karpeh

Boima Jerry Karpeh
Personal information
Full name	Boima Jerry Karpeh
Date of birth	16 June 1984 (age 41)
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 as of 07:44, 28 January 2015 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals 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^[usurped], and recently played for Australia Football West State League club Bayswater City SC that plays in the Liberian Premier League.^[5]