Nikko Boxall
New Zealand footballer (born 1992)
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Nikko Daniel Boxall (born 24 February 1992) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a defender for Northern League club Auckland City and the New Zealand national team.
| 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 | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Auckland City | ||
| 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) |
| 2025– | Auckland City | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | New Zealand U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018– | New Zealand | 6 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 06:32, 25 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Having 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.[1] 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.[1]
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,[2] Boxall moved to Finland and joined Veikkausliiga side Vaasan Palloseura.[3]
After two seasons with VPS, Boxall agreed a contract with fellow Veikkausliiga side Kuopion Palloseura ahead of the 2017 season.[4][5]
In January 2022, Boxall joined San Diego Loyal.[6]
In February 2023, Boxall joined Wellington Phoenix until the end of the 2022–23 A-League Men season.[7]
On 20 July 2023, Boxall returned back to Finland to play for Inter Turku. He made a contract for the rest of the season.[8]
Personal life
Boxall is half Samoan and is the younger brother of New Zealand international footballer Michael Boxall.[9][10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 23 December 2025.[11]
| 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 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
| KuPS | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 3 | 6 | 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[a] | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 25 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Total | ||||||||||||||
| San Diego Loyal | 2022 | USL Championship | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| Auckland City | 2023 | NZ National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wellington Phoenix | 2022–23 | A-League Men | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Inter Turku | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Eastern Suburbs | 2024 | NZ National League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| Auckland City | 2025 | NZ National League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 4[c] | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| Career total | 129 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 6 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in the Danish 1st Division promotion playoffs
- Appearances in the FIFA Club World Cup
- Appearance in OFC Champions League
- Three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup; one appearance in FIFA Intercontinental Cup
International
- As of matches played 16 June 2019.[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
