Charles Boli
Boli in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Charles Boli | ||
Date of birth | 30 August 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lens | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2009 | Avion | ||
2009–2019 | Lens | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Lens II | 49 | (9) |
2019– | Lens | 10 | (0) |
2021 | → Paris FC (loan) | 11 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:08, 9 July 2021 (UTC) |
Charles Boli (born 30 August 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lens in the French Ligue 1. The son of footballer Roger Boli, he was born in Scotland, and also holds French nationality.
Career[]
On 16 May 2019, Boli signed his first professional contract with RC 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]
Personal life[]
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.[5] Boli's brothers, Kévin Boli, and Yohan Boli are also professional footballers who represent Ivory Coast internationally.[6]
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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[]
- 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
- RC Lens Profile
- Charles Boli at FootballDatabase.eu
- La Depeche Profile
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Hauts-de-France
- French footballers
- Scottish footballers
- French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
- Scottish people of Ivorian descent
- Scottish emigrants to France
- Association football midfielders
- RC Lens players
- Paris FC players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Boli family
- Sportspeople of African descent