Charles Boli (born 30 August 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Pau FC.
 Boli in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pau | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Avion | ||
| 2009–2019 | Lens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Lens II | 53 | (10) |
| 2019–2022 | Lens | 14 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Paris FC (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Vicenza (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2022– | Pau | 38 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2024 | |||
He is the son of footballer Roger Boli
Career edit
On 16 May 2019, Boli signed his first professional contract with Lens.[1] He made his professional first match for Lens in a 2–1 Coupe de la Ligue win over Troyes on 13 August 2019.[2] He signed a new four-year contract with Lens in January 2020.[3] He moved on loan to Paris FC in January 2021.[4] On 7 January 2022, he moved on loan to Vicenza in the Italian Serie B.[5]
Boli joined Ligue 2 side Pau on a two-year contract in August 2022.[6]
Personal life edit
Boli is the son of the Ivorian former footballer Roger Boli, nephew of French international footballer Basile Boli, and cousin of Ivorian footballer Yannick Boli.[7] Boli's brothers, Kévin and Yohan Boli, are also professional footballers, who have represented Ivory Coast internationally.[8]
Boli was born in Dundee, while his father played for Dundee United.
References edit
- ^ "Lens : Premier contrat pro pour Charles Boli". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ "Troyes vs. Lens - 13 August 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ Meet the Dundee-born footballer who is tearing up Ligue 2 in France - and has just been handed a bumper new deal by Lens, The Scotsman, 14 January 2020
- ^ Domenighetti, Joël (4 January 2021). "Transferts : Charles Boli prêté par Lens au Paris FC (L2)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Ufficiale: dal RC Lens arriva in biancorosso Charles Boli!" (in Italian). Vicenza. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Football/Pau FC : Charles Boli, renfort d'attaque". La République des Pyrénées (in French). 3 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Lens - Charles Boli aimerait tant que son père Roger le voie jouer à Bollaert". La Voix du Nord. 8 October 2018.
- ^ Lemaître, Clément. "Roger Boli : " Je n'oublierai jamais les supporters de Lens " | Foot d'avant".
External links edit
- Charles Boli at Soccerway
- Charles Boli – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
- Charles Boli – French league stats at Ligue 2 (in French) – English translation
- Charles Boli at FootballDatabase.eu
- La Depeche Profile