{{short description|Ghanaian professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{use British English|date=May 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Koby Arthur | image = Koby Arthur.jpg | caption = Arthur with Birmingham City in 2016 | fullname = Koby Owusu Arthur<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0,,10794~179534,00.pdf |page=4 |title=Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13 |publisher=The Football League |date=May 2013 |accessdate=15 June 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802074454/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0%2C%2C10794~179534%2C00.pdf |archivedate= 2 August 2014}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|1|31|df=y}}<ref name=BCFCprofile>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcfc.com/team/player-profile/koby-arthur/24 |title=Player profile: Koby Arthur |publisher=Birmingham City F.C |accessdate=2 April 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519154346/https://www.bcfc.com/team/player-profile/koby-arthur/24 |archivedate=19 May 2017}}</ref> | birth_place = Kumasi, Ghana | height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}<ref name=Posh/> | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Bromsgrove Sporting | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2012 | youthclubs1 = Woodford United | youthyears2 = 2012–2013 | youthclubs2 = Birmingham City | years1 = 2013–2017 | clubs1 = Birmingham City | caps1 = 12 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2014 | clubs2 = → Lincoln City (loan) | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2014 | clubs3 = → Cheltenham Town (loan) | caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2016–2017 | clubs4 = → Cheltenham Town (loan) | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2017–2019 | clubs5 = Macclesfield Town | caps5 = 34 | goals5 = 4 | years6 = 2020–2021 | clubs6 = Kidderminster Harriers | caps6 = 11 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2021–2022 | clubs7 = Dover Athletic | caps7 = 32 | goals7 = 5 | years8 = 2022–2023 | clubs8 = Maidenhead United | caps8 = 18 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2023–2024 | clubs9 = Hereford | caps9 = 15 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2024 | clubs10 = Stourbridge | caps10 = 13 | goals10 = 1 | years11 = 2024– | clubs11 = Rushall Olympic | caps11 = 4 | goals11 = 0 | years12 = 2024–2025 | clubs12 = → Barwell (dual registration) | caps12 = 26 | goals12 = 0 | club-update = 09:43, 30 April 2025 (UTC) }} '''Koby Owusu Arthur''' (born 31 January 1996) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{English football updater|Bromsgrove}} club Bromsgrove Sporting.
A midfielder who can also play as a forward, Arthur made his Football League debut in the Championship with Birmingham City in April 2013. He spent time on loan at Conference Premier club Lincoln City and in two spells with League Two club Cheltenham Town, for whom he scored his first senior goal. After his release from Birmingham in 2017, Arthur joined Macclesfield Town, and was part of the squad that won the 2017–18 National League title and promotion back to the Football League. After time out of the game through injury, Arthur had a truncated season with Kidderminster Harriers of the National League North and spent the 2021–22 season with Dover Athletic before joining another National League club, Maidenhead United, in 2022. He went on to play for Hereford, Stourbridge and (briefly) Rushall Olympic before joining Barwell on dual registration in September 2024.
==Early life and career== Arthur was born in Kumasi, Ghana.<ref name=SquadNo>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcfc.com/news/article/squad-number-for-koby-665006.aspx |title=Squad number for Koby |first=Andy |last=Walker |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=19 February 2013 |accessdate=2 April 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225014629/http://www.bcfc.com/news/article/squad-number-for-koby-665006.aspx |archivedate=25 February 2013}}</ref> After moving to England he joined the youth system of Southern League club Woodford United,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/sport/reds-see-youth-policy-successes-1-3855028 |title=Reds see youth policy successes |newspaper=Daventry Express |date=20 May 2012 |accessdate=2 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212937/https://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/sport/reds-see-youth-policy-successes-1-3855028 |archive-date=23 September 2015}}</ref> where he was noticed by a Birmingham City scout in 2012. The 16-year-old Arthur moved into the football and education development programme run by Birmingham City's community department, and was soon recruited into the club's main development system.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/koby-arthur-set-sign-first-1877363 |title=Blues hoping to get Koby Arthur signing on dotted line |first=Colin |last=Tattum |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=23 March 2013 |accessdate=2 April 2013}}</ref><ref name=Lowdown>{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/blues-under-21development-squad-coach-richard-1340283 |title=Lowdown on new Blues prospect Koby Arthur |first=Colin |last=Tattum |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=22 February 2013 |accessdate=2 April 2013}}</ref> He played for the club's under-18 team, and made his reserve team debut in February 2013 in a 2–1 Birmingham Senior Cup defeat to Stourbridge. Development squad coach Richard Beale described his performance as excellent: "He won his headers and tackles and he got the ball down and tried to pass it and he can be very pleased with the way he played."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcfc.com/news/article/a-bridge-too-far-for-the-kids-640801.aspx |title=A bridge too far for the kids |first=Peter |last=Lewis |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=7 February 2013 |accessdate=2 April 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510051353/http://www.bcfc.com/news/article/a-bridge-too-far-for-the-kids-640801.aspx |archivedate=10 May 2013}}</ref> A few days later, he produced another good performance on his first Professional Development League appearance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcfc.com/news/article/leicester-u21s-2-blues-u21s-1-664398.aspx |title=Leicester U21s 2 Blues U21s 1 |publisher=Birmingham City F.C |date=18 February 2013 |accessdate=2 April 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228063037/https://www.bcfc.com/news/article/leicester-u21s-2-blues-u21s-1-664398.aspx |archivedate=28 February 2013}}</ref>
Arthur is short in stature, at {{height|ft=5|in=6}}, but solidly built. Manager Lee Clark described him as a "pocket battleship", who plays at a high tempo with "so much energy and enthusiasm".<ref name=Posh>{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-boss-lee-clark-1342390 |title=Birmingham City boss Lee Clark says Koby Arthur is like a 'pocket battleship' |first=Colin |last=Tattum |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=23 February 2013 |accessdate=2 April 2013}}</ref> According to his profile on the Birmingham City website, he is "a powerful striker of the ball", able to play in any midfield position or as a forward.<ref name=BCFCprofile/>
==Club career== ===Birmingham City=== Arthur was given squad number 16 ahead of the visit of Sheffield Wednesday on 19 February 2013,<ref name=SquadNo/> but did not make the 18-man matchday squad, and was included in the travelling party for the next match, away at Peterborough United.<ref name=Posh/> Amid tabloid reports of interest from Premier League clubs,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/transfers-arsenal-chelsea-manchester-city-1784718 |title=Boy wonder: Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City eye Birmingham starlet Koby 'King' Arthur |first=Darren |last=Lewis |work=Daily Mirror |date=25 March 2013 |accessdate=2 April 2013}}</ref> Arthur signed a two-year professional contract with Birmingham.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcfc.com/news/article/pro-deal-for-koby-745030.aspx |title=Pro deal for Koby |first=Andy |last=Walker |publisher=Birmingham City F.C |date=1 April 2013 |accessdate=2 April 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404030327/http://www.bcfc.com/news/article/pro-deal-for-koby-745030.aspx |archivedate=4 April 2013}}</ref> He made his first-team debut on 1 April in a 3–2 defeat at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Championship, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for Mitch Hancox. According to the ''Birmingham Mail'''s match report, "he was nimble, showed the odd glimpse".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/incoming/birmingham-city-2-wolves-3-2498558 |title=Birmingham City 2 Wolves 3 |first=Colin |last=Tattum |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=2 April 2013 |accessdate=2 April 2013}}</ref> He made his second and last appearance of the season, also as a late substitute, in Birmingham's next match.<ref name=sb1213/> At the end-of-season awards ceremony, Arthur was honoured as Academy Player of the Season.<ref name=AcademyPotY>{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/curtis-davies-named-birmingham-city-3412203 |title=Curtis Davies named Birmingham City Player of the Season |author=Tattum, Colin |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=5 May 2013 |accessdate=6 May 2013}}</ref>
He made his first competitive start on 6 August 2013, as Birmingham beat Plymouth Argyle 3–2 after extra time in the first round of the League Cup,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcfc.com/fixtures-results/match-report/?matchid=3630015&tcmuri=920981 |title=Match report: Birmingham 3–2 Plymouth |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=6 August 2013 |accessdate=7 August 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713103622/http://www.bcfc.com/fixtures-results/match-report/?matchid=3630015&tcmuri=920981 |archivedate=13 July 2015}}</ref> and his first league appearance of the season a few days later, as a second-half substitute in a home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion.<ref name=sb1314/>
===Loans=== On 21 March 2014, Arthur became the third Birmingham youngster, after Charlee Adams and Nick Townsend, to join Conference Premier club Lincoln City on a youth loan until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.redimps.co.uk/news/article/140321-koby-arthur-1435112.aspx |title=Blues' teenager joins on youth loan |publisher=Lincoln City F.C. |date=21 March 2014 |accessdate=21 March 2014 |archive-date=24 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324191519/http://www.redimps.co.uk/news/article/140321-koby-arthur-1435112.aspx |url-status=dead }}<br>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcfc.com/news/article/20140321-koby-arthur-joins-the-imps-1434906.aspx |title=Koby Arthur joins the Imps |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=21 March 2014 |accessdate=21 March 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323122109/http://www.bcfc.com/news/article/20140321-koby-arthur-joins-the-imps-1434906.aspx |archivedate=23 March 2014 }}</ref> He went straight into the starting eleven for the following day's match at Gateshead, but was replaced at half-time with his side two goals behind.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Gateshead-3-Lincoln-City-1-Match-report/story-20842566-detail/story.html |title=Gateshead 3 Lincoln City 1: Match report |first=John |last=Pakey |newspaper=Lincolnshire Echo |date=22 March 2014 |accessdate=23 March 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323164133/http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Gateshead-3-Lincoln-City-1-Match-report/story-20842566-detail/story.html |archivedate=23 March 2014}}</ref> He made five more appearances before returning to Birmingham.<ref name=Soccerway/>
Arthur joined League Two side Cheltenham Town on 25 July 2014 on a six-month youth loan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ctfc.com/news/article/koby-arthur-loan-1781057.aspx |title=Koby Arthur arrives on loan |publisher=Cheltenham Town F.C. |date=25 July 2014 |accessdate=25 July 2014}}</ref> On his second appearance, he scored his first senior goal: in the 84th minute, he latched on to a long goalkeeping clearance and "showed his strength to hold off Jordan Mustoe and bundle it past Simpson into the net" to put Cheltenham 2–1 up, which proved to be a winning lead after Accrington Stanley's Kal Naismith missed a late penalty.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Cheltenham-Town-2-Accrington-Stanley-1-Jon-Palmer/story-22758744-detail/story.html |title=Cheltenham Town 2 Accrington Stanley 1 |first=Jon |last=Palmer |newspaper=Gloucestershire Echo |date=17 August 2014 |accessdate=17 August 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084700/http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Cheltenham-Town-2-Accrington-Stanley-1-Jon-Palmer/story-22758744-detail/story.html |archivedate=19 August 2014}}</ref> He scored again a week later as Cheltenham came back from 2–0 down to win at Tranmere Rovers,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/314918/report |title=Cheltenham down Tranmere |publisher=Sky Sports |date=23 August 2014 |accessdate=23 August 2014}}</ref> and further enhanced his "super-sub" reputation with a 90th-minute header in the next match to secure a 1–0 win against Hartlepool United that took Cheltenham top of the table.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Cheltenham-Town-v-Hartlepool-United-Match-day/story-22849069-detail/story.html |title=Cheltenham Town v Hartlepool United: Match day LIVE and whistle report |first=Jon |last=Palmer |newspaper=Gloucestershire Echo |date=29 August 2014 |accessdate=3 September 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831111216/http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Cheltenham-Town-v-Hartlepool-United-Match-day/story-22849069-detail/story.html |archivedate=31 August 2014}}</ref> Given his first start in the Football League Trophy, he scored Cheltenham's second goal, again with a header, to ensure their progress to the second round at Oxford United's expense.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Cheltenham-Town-v-Oxford-United-Match-night-LIVE/story-22864166-detail/story.html |title=Cheltenham Town v Oxford United: Match night LIVE and whistle report |first=Jon |last=Palmer |newspaper=Gloucestershire Echo |date=2 September 2014 |accessdate=3 September 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905141802/http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Cheltenham-Town-v-Oxford-United-Match-night-LIVE/story-22864166-detail/story.html |archivedate=5 September 2014}}</ref> He made his first league start on 13 September, in a 1–0 defeat away to Luton Town,<ref name=sb1415/> and was recalled by Birmingham the following day.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-teenage-attacker-koby-7770635 |title=Teenage attacker Koby Arthur recalled from loan |last=Tattum |first=Colin |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=14 September 2014 |accessdate=14 September 2014}}</ref>
===Return to Birmingham=== A hamstring injury prevented any immediate involvement with the team,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcfc.com/news/article/20140918-latest-blues-injury-update-1926615.aspx |title=Latest Blues injury update |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=18 September 2014 |accessdate=21 September 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006143811/http://www.bcfc.com/news/article/20140918-latest-blues-injury-update-1926615.aspx |archivedate=6 October 2014}}</ref> but after what assistant manager Steve Watson described as a breathtaking training session,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/koby-arthur-poised-birmingham-city-7854257 |title=Koby Arthur poised for Birmingham City action after 'breathtaking' training session |last=Tattum |first=Colin |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=30 September 2014 |accessdate=1 October 2014}}</ref> and with Demarai Gray unavailable through injury, Arthur made his full League debut for Birmingham on 30 September 2014 in a 3–1 win at Millwall, the club's first away win of the season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-boss-lee-clark-7860953 |title=Birmingham City boss Lee Clark reflects on victory over Millwall |last=Tattum |first=Colin |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=1 October 2014 |accessdate=1 October 2014}}</ref> He missed out on a debut goal in the next match, away to Charlton Athletic, when his attempt was disallowed for offside against Clayton Donaldson.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/updated-charlton-1-birmingham-city-7883640 |title=Charlton 1 Birmingham City 1 |last=Tattum |first=Colin |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=4 October 2014 |accessdate=5 October 2014}}</ref> After Gary Rowett took over as manager, Arthur had a brief run in the side,<ref name=BCFCReleased/> and was given a new two-year contract at the end of the 2014–15 season,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/new-birmingham-city-deal-koby-9109258 |title=New Birmingham City deal for Koby Arthur |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=24 April 2015 |accessdate=1 July 2017}}</ref> but he never broke through to the first team; his last league appearance for the club came on 6 December 2014, in a 1–0 defeat away to Blackpool.<ref name=Soccerway/>
Arthur returned to Cheltenham Town on 19 August 2016 on loan until 2 January 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2016/official-koby-arthur-joins-cheltenham-town-on-loan/ |title=Official: Koby Arthur joins Cheltenham Town on loan |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=19 August 2016 |accessdate=10 May 2018}}</ref> His progress was disrupted by injury,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37517979 |title=Koby Arthur: Cheltenham Town forward out for six weeks with knee injury |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 September 2016 |accessdate=1 July 2017}}</ref> and he returned to Birmingham having made just seven appearances.<ref name=sb1617/> He was released when his contract expired at the end of the season.<ref name=BCFCReleased>{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/koby-arthur-one-three-birmingham-12747056 |title=Koby Arthur one of three Birmingham City youngsters to be released at the end of 2016/2017 season |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=15 March 2017 |accessdate=1 July 2017}}</ref>
===Macclesfield Town=== After trials with National League clubs Solihull Moors and Macclesfield Town, Arthur signed a one-year contract with Macclesfield on 1 August 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40793943 |title=Koby Arthur: Macclesfield Town sign former Birmingham City midfielder |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 August 2017 |accessdate=1 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://ghanasoccernet.com/ghanaian-winger-koby-arthur-on-trials-at-solihull-moors |title=Ghanaian winger Koby Arthur on trials at Solihull Moors |website=GhanaSoccernet |date=11 July 2017 |accessdate=1 August 2017}}</ref> He linked up again with assistant manager Steve Watson, his former coach at Birmingham.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/former-birmingham-city-youngster-koby-13374464 |title=Ex-Birmingham City youngster Koby Arthur wanted by former coach |first=Alex |last=Dicken |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=24 July 2017 |accessdate=1 August 2017}}</ref> Arthur made his debut as a late substitute in a 1–1 draw at home to Hartlepool United on 8 August. He made 14 league appearances and scored once, in a 4–1 defeat at home to Maidstone United,<ref name=sb1718>{{soccerbase season|69772|2017|accessdate=10 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/sport/macclesfield-town-assistant-boss-warns-13658263 |title=Macclesfield Town assistant boss warns players to learn from defeat |newspaper=Macclesfield Express |first=Gareth |last=Tidman |date=22 September 2017 |accessdate=10 May 2018}}</ref> as Macclesfield went on to win the National League title and promotion back to the Football League. Although he was not initially included on Macclesfield's retained list,<ref name=MaccRelease>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44074452 |title=Macclesfield Town offer Nathan Blissett and Callum Evans deals and release six |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 May 2018 |accessdate=10 May 2018}}</ref> he signed a one-year deal to extend his stay with the club.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44387999 |title=Macclesfield Town: Scott Wilson & Koby Arthur sign new contracts with Silkmen |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 June 2018 |accessdate=10 June 2018}}</ref> On the opening day of the 2018–19 season, Arthur scored twice at home to Swindon Town, but his team lost 3–2.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/16398853.report-swindon-town-3-macclesfield-town-2/ |title=Full-time report: Swindon Town 3 Macclesfield Town 2 |first=Matthew |last=Davies |newspaper=Swindon Advertiser |date=4 August 2018 |accessdate=7 August 2018}}</ref> He made 25 appearances in all competitions,<ref name=sb1819/> but was not offered a new contract at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mtfc.co.uk/news/2019/may/19.05.19-silkmen-announce-retained-list/ |title=Silkmen announce retained list |publisher=Macclesfield Town F.C. |date=19 May 2019 |accessdate=5 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601173307/https://www.mtfc.co.uk/news/2019/may/19.05.19-silkmen-announce-retained-list/ |archive-date=1 June 2019}}</ref>
===Kidderminster Harriers=== Arthur had hopes of remaining in the Football League with Walsall, but an Achilles injury in a pre-season friendly was to keep him out of football for some time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/step-2/national-league-north-and-south/31666/koby-arthur-hoping-to-be-the-king-of-comebacks-at-kidderminster/ |title=Koby Arthur hoping to be the king of comebacks at Kidderminster |first=Andy |last=Mitchell |newspaper=The Non-League Paper |date=18 November 2020 |accessdate=22 August 2021}}</ref> He began training with National League North club Kidderminster Harriers in the early months of 2020, and the club registered him to play in reserve-team matches.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/sport/18236111.ex-birmingham-city-ace-koby-arthur-stay-kidderminster/ |title=Ex-Birmingham City ace Koby Arthur to stay at Kidderminster |first=Andy |last=Mitchell |newspaper=Worcester News |date=14 February 2020 |accessdate=5 September 2020}}</ref> At the end of May, he signed for Kidderminster for the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://harriers.co.uk/news/2020/05/27/reds-re-sign-koby-arthur/ |title=Reds re-sign Koby Arthur |publisher=Kidderminster Harriers F.C. |date=27 May 2020 |accessdate=4 September 2020}}</ref> He made 11 league appearances before the season ended early because of issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic,<ref name=Soccerway/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56125565 |title=National League North and South seasons null and void: 'It's a bit of a nightmare' |first=Adam |last=Williams |website=BBC Sport |date=19 February 2021 |access-date=22 August 2021}}</ref> and was released when his contract expired.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://harriers.co.uk/news/2021/06/01/harriers-squad-update/ |title=Harriers squad update |publisher=Kidderminster Harriers F.C. |date=1 June 2021 |access-date=22 August 2021}}</ref>
===Dover Athletic=== After featuring for the club in pre-season, Arthur signed for Dover Athletic of the National League in August 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.doverathletic.com/news/arthur-puts-pen-to-paper/ |title=Arthur puts pen-to-paper |first=Richard |last=Harvey |publisher=Dover Athletic F.C. |date=21 August 2021 |access-date=22 August 2021}}</ref> His first goal for the club opened the scoring in a 3–2 away to Altrincham on 4 September.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.doverathletic.com/news/match-report-altrincham-3-2-dover/ |title=match report: Altrincham 3 Dover 2 |first=Ryan |last=Clark |publisher=Dover Athletic F.C. |date=4 September 2021 |access-date=3 October 2021}}</ref> On 15 April 2022, Arthur scored his fifth goal of the season which proved to be the winner as Dover got only their second win of the season against Boreham Wood, taking their points tally up to zero after their twelve-point deduction prior to the season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61033925 |title=Boreham Wood 1–2 Dover Athletic |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 April 2022 |access-date=3 September 2022}}</ref> Arthur was not retained by the club following relegation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.doverathletic.com/news/retained-list-2022-23/ |title=Retained list 2022/23 |publisher=Dover Athletic F.C. |date=25 May 2022 |access-date=25 May 2022}}</ref>
===Maidenhead United=== On 28 May 2022, Arthur joined National League club Maidenhead United.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/maidenheadunited/news/koby-arthur-joins-the-magpies-2706720.html |title=Koby Arthur joins the Magpies |first=Grace |last=Scott |publisher=Maidenhead United F.C. |date=28 May 2022 |access-date=3 September 2022}}</ref> After one goal in 22 appearances, he was released at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.maidenheadunitedfc.org/news/retained-list-details-announced/ |title=Retained list details announced |publisher=Maidenhead United F.C. |date=3 June 2023 |access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref>
=== Later career === Arthur signed for National League North club Hereford on 13 July 2023 after a trial period, reuniting with former Birmingham City teammate, now manager of Hereford, Paul Caddis.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.herefordfc.co.uk/news-koby-arthur-joins-the-bulls/ |title=News: Koby Arthur joins the Bulls |publisher=Hereford F.C. |date=13 July 2023 |access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref> He made his debut as a substitute in the opening home league fixture of the season, and made his full debut in the fifth league fixture of the season.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}
In January 2024, he joined Southern Football League Premier Division Central club Stourbridge on a dual-registration basis.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stourbridgefc.com/news/koby-arthur-arrives-on-dual-registration-from-hereford-fc-2826660.html |title=Koby Arthur arrives on dual registration from Hereford FC |first=Nigel |last=Gregg |publisher=Stourbridge F.C. |date=11 January 2024 |access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref> He was released by Hereford on 30 January 2024,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.herefordfc.co.uk/news-koby-arthur-departs/ |title=Koby Arthur departs |publisher=Hereford F.C. |date=30 January 2024 |access-date=9 April 2024}}</ref> and continued playing for Stourbridge until the end of the season.
Arthur joined National League North club Rushall Olympic on 30 July 2024 following a successful trial period.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rofc.co.uk/news/breaking--pics-complete-koby-capture |title=Breaking: Pics complete Koby capture |publisher=Rushall Olympic F.C. |date=30 July 2024 |access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref> He played only once<ref name="Soccerway" /> before moving on to Barwell of the Southern League Premier Central on dual registration in September 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.silkmenarchives.org.uk/manager_and_player_profiles/manager_and_player_profiles/a.html |title=Player profiles: A |website=Macclesfield Town Football Club Archives |publisher=Geoffrey Knights |access-date=22 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/barwell/teams/23970/match-centre/0-6049080/report |title=Match Report: Buxton (A– FA Cup) |first=Joe |last=Mathieson |publisher=Barwell F.C. |date=15 September 2024 |access-date=15 October 2024}}</ref> He returned to Rushall Olympic near the end of the season.<ref name="Soccerway" />
==Career statistics== {{updated|<!-- match played -->end of 2024–25 season}}
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|FA Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=6|Birmingham City |2012–13<ref name=sb1213>{{soccerbase season|69772|2012|accessdate=6 May 2013}}</ref> |Championship||2||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||2||0 |- |2013–14<ref name=sb1314/> |Championship||1||0||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||2||0 |- |2014–15<ref name=sb1415>{{soccerbase season|69772|2014|accessdate=3 January 2015}}</ref> |Championship||9||0||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||10||0 |- |2015–16<ref name=sb1516>{{soccerbase season|69772|2015|accessdate=28 July 2016}}</ref> |Championship||0||0||0||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||2||0 |- |2016–17<ref name=sb1617>{{soccerbase season|69772|2016|accessdate=8 May 2017}}</ref> |Championship||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !12||0||1||0||3||0||0||0||16||0 |- |Lincoln City (loan) |2013–14<ref name=sb1314>{{soccerbase season|69772|2013|accessdate=27 April 2014}}</ref> |Conference Premier||6||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||6||0 |- |rowspan=3|Cheltenham Town (loan) |2014–15<ref name=sb1415/> |League Two||7||3||0||0||0||0||1{{efn|Appearance in Football League Trophy}}||1||8||4 |- |2016–17<ref name=sb1617/> |League Two||5||0||0||0||1||0||1{{efn|name=statsEFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}}||0||7||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !12||3||0||0||1||0||2||1||15||4 |- |rowspan=3|Macclesfield Town |2017–18<ref name=Soccerway/> |National League||14||1||2||1||colspan=2|—||1{{efn|name=statsFAT|Appearance(s) in FA Trophy}}||0||17||2 |- |2018–19<ref name=sb1819>{{soccerbase season|69772|2018|accessdate=4 September 2020}}</ref> |League Two||20||3||0||0||2||0||3{{efn|name=statsEFLT}}||1||25||4 |- !colspan=2|Total !34||4||2||1||2||0||4||1||42||6 |- |Kidderminster Harriers |2020–21<ref name=Soccerway/> |National League North||11||1||0||0||colspan=2|—||1{{efn|name=statsFAT}}||0||12||1 |- |Dover Athletic |2021–22<ref name=Soccerway/> |National League||32||5||1||0||colspan=2|—||1{{efn|name=statsFAT}}||0||34||5 |- |Maidenhead United |2022–23<ref name=Soccerway/> |National League||18||1||2||0||colspan=2|—||2{{efn|name=statsFAT}}||0||22||1 |- |Hereford |2023–24<ref name=Soccerway /><ref>For FA Cup 2nd and 3rd qualifying rounds: {{cite news |url=https://www.herefordtimes.com/sport/local/23793963.hereford-fc-v-anstey-nomads-live-minute-minute-updates/ |title=Hereford FC v Anstey Nomads LIVE minute by minute updates |first=David |last=Lawrence |website=Hereford Times |date=16 September 2023 |access-date=18 September 2023}}<br />{{cite news |url=https://www.herefordtimes.com/sport/local/23825174.hereford-fc-v-cambridge-city---fa-cup-live-updates/ |title=Hereford FC v Cambridge City – FA Cup LIVE updates |first=David |last=Lawrence |website=Hereford Times |date=30 September 2023 |access-date=22 October 2023}}</ref> |National League North||15||0||3||0||colspan=2|—||2{{efn|name=statsFAT}}||1||20||1 |- |Stourbridge |2023–24<ref name="Aylesbury" /> |Southern League{{Break}}Premier Division Central |13||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||1 |- |Rushall Olympic |2024–25<ref name=Soccerway>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/koby-arthur/290881/ |title=K. Arthur: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref> |National League North||4||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||4||0 |- |Barwell |2024–25<ref name="Aylesbury">{{cite web |url=https://www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com/player/koby-arthur/27120 |title=Player profile: Koby Arthur |website=Aylesbury United Archive |publisher=Luke Buckingham-Brown |access-date=22 April 2025}}</ref> |SFL Premier Division Central||26||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||1{{efn|name=statsFAT}}||0||29||0 |- !colspan=3|Career total !183||15||11||1||6||0||13||3||213||19 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''Macclesfield Town''' *National League: 2017–18<ref name=MaccRelease/>
'''Individual''' *Birmingham City Academy Player of the Season: 2012–13<ref name=AcademyPotY/>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{WorldFootball.net|koby-arthur}}
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