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Charles Boli

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Charles Boli
Boli in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-30) 30 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Apollon Limassol
Number 70
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)
2021Paris FC (loan) 11 (2)
2021–2022Vicenza (loan) 11 (0)
2022–2024 Pau 54 (4)
2024– Apollon Limassol 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024

Charles Boli (born 30 August 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Apollon Limassol.

He is the son of footballer Roger Boli

Career

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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

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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.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 10 August 2024[9][failed verification]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lens 2018–19 Ligue 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2019–20 10 0 1 0 3 0 14 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 4 0 0 0 4 0
Total 14 0 2 0 3 0 19 0
Paris FC (loan) 2020–21 Ligue 2 11 2 2 0 13 2
Vicenza (loan) 2021–22 Serie B 12 0 12 0
Pau 2022–23 Ligue 2 28 1 4 0 32 1
2023–24 26 3 3 0 29 3
Total 54 4 7 0 61 4
Career total 91 6 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 105 6

References

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  1. ^ "Lens : Premier contrat pro pour Charles Boli". www.lfp.fr.
  2. ^ "Troyes vs. Lens - 13 August 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ Domenighetti, Joël (4 January 2021). "Transferts : Charles Boli prêté par Lens au Paris FC (L2)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Ufficiale: dal RC Lens arriva in biancorosso Charles Boli!" (in Italian). Vicenza. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Football/Pau FC : Charles Boli, renfort d'attaque". La République des Pyrénées (in French). 3 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Lens - Charles Boli aimerait tant que son père Roger le voie jouer à Bollaert". La Voix du Nord. 8 October 2018.
  8. ^ Lemaître, Clément. "Roger Boli : " Je n'oublierai jamais les supporters de Lens " | Foot d'avant".
  9. ^ "France - C. Boli - Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccreway.com.
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