New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- Ake Arnaud Loba is the East Bengal centre-forward whose two first-half goals have put the defending Indian Super League champions 4-1 ahead of Inter Kashi at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi, on Friday (October 23).

Ake Arnaud Loba was born on 1 April 1998 in Divo, Cote d'Ivoire. The 28-year-old is a right-footed centre-forward and a former Ivory Coast Under-20 international. He began his senior career at home with SOA before moving to Peru's Universidad San Martin, where he scored heavily in the top flight and was among the league's standout performers in one campaign.

He later established himself in Mexican football with spells at Queretaro and Monterrey. He was part of the Monterrey side tha...