Boulaye Dia

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Boulaye Dia
Boulaye Dia Reims (cropped).jpg
Dia with Reims in 2019
Personal information
Full name Boulaye Dia[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-16) 16 November 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Oyonnax, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Villarreal
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Jura Sud 21 (15)
2018 Reims II 6 (2)
2018–2021 Reims 78 (24)
2021– Villarreal 19 (5)
National team‡
2020– Senegal 15 (1)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2021 Cameroon
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:44, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

Boulaye Dia (born 16 November 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Villarreal. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team.

Club career[]

Reims[]

Dia signed a professional contract with Stade de Reims on 16 July 2018 after a successful debut season with Jura Sud Foot where he scored 15 goals in 21 games.[2] He made his professional debut with Reims in a 1–1 Ligue 1 tie with Angers on 20 October 2018.[3]

On 25 October 2020, Dia scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 win against Montpellier, thereby becoming the first Reims player to score one in the top flight since Santiago Santamaría in 1978. The win was the club's first in the league in the 2020–21 season.[4]

Villarreal[]

On 13 July 2021, Villarreal announced the signing of Dia on a five-year deal from Stade Reims. On his first official debut for Villareal which was against Chelsea in the 2021 UEFA Super Cup, he received lots of praise for his fine display.[5]

International career[]

Born in France, Dia is of Senegalese descent. He was called up to represent the Senegal national team on 1 October 2020.[6] He first played for Senegal in a friendly 3–1 loss to Morocco on 9 October 2020.[7]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 12 March 2022[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jura Sud 2017–18 Championnat National 2 21 15 — — — — 21 15
Reims II 2018–19 Championnat National 2 6 2 — — — — 6 2
2019–20 Championnat National 2 0 0 — — — — 0 0
Total 6 2 — — — — 6 2
Reims 2018–19 Ligue 1 18 3 2 1 1 0 — — 21 4
2019–20 Ligue 1 24 7 1 1 3 0 — — 28 8
2020–21 Ligue 1 36 14 1 2 — 2[a] 0 — 39 16
Total 78 24 4 4 4 0 2 0 — 88 28
Villarreal 2021–22 La Liga 19 5 1 1 — 6[b] 0 1[c] 0 27 6
Career total 124 46 5 5 4 0 8 0 1 0 142 51
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup

International[]

As of match played 6 February 2022[9]
National team Year Apps Goals
Senegal
2020 3 0
2021 6 1
2022 6 0
Total 15 1
Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Dia goal.[9]
List of international goals scored by Boulaye Dia
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 September 2021 Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo  Congo 1–0 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[]

Senegal

References[]

  1. ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 21 de agosto de 2021, en Barcelona" [Minutes of the Match held on 21 August 2021, in Barcelona] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Boulaye Dia, renfort offensif du groupe Pro 2 - Stade de Reims". 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Stade de Reims - Angers SCO (1-1) - Saison 2018/2019 - Ligue 1 Conforama". lfp.fr. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Reims stun Montpellier, Briand scores 100th goal". Ligue 1. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Chelsea win Super Cup on penalties". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  6. ^ Lantheaume, Romain (1 October 2020). "Sénégal : 1ère pour Boulaye Dia, Mbaye Niang zappé !".
  7. ^ "Morocco vs. Senegal - 9 October 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  8. ^ Boulaye Dia at Soccerway
  9. ^ a b "Boulaye Dia". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

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