Messi Bouli
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Raphaël Éric Messi Bouli | ||
Date of birth | 23 April 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Nanjing City | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013 | |||
2014–2015 | Canon Yaoundé | ||
2016–2018 | APEJES | 24 | (14) |
2018–2019 | Yanbian Funde | 14 | (3) |
2019 | Foolad | 12 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Kerala Blasters | 17 | (8) |
2020–2021 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 9 | (0) |
2021– | Nanjing City | 29 | (13) |
National team | |||
2013– | Cameroon | 6 | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Raphaël Éric Messi Bouli (born 23 April 1992) or simply Messi Bouli or Messi B is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese second division club Nanjing City.[2]
Club career[]
Bouli started his career in Cameroon with in 2013.[1][3] A year later, he signed for Canon Yaoundé where he remained for the 2014 and 2015 Elite One seasons.[1][3] 2016 saw Bouli join APEJES, with whom he won the 2016 Cameroonian Cup with.[1] In 2017, Bouli scored fourteen goals in twenty-four league fixtures.[4] On 1 March 2018, Bouli joined China League One side Yanbian Funde.[4][5][6] He made his debut against Nei Mongol Zhongyou on 1 April, prior to netting in back-to-back matches in May versus Qingdao Huanghai and Zhejiang Greentown respectively.[2] Bouli moved to Iran to play for Foolad of the Persian Gulf Pro League in 2019.[7]
Bouli departed Foolad in June 2019, after scoring one goal (against Esteghlal Khuzestan) in twelve games for the Iranian club.[2][8] In the months following his departure, Bouli threatened to complain to FIFA, along with then-manager Afshin Ghotbi and former teammate Takafumi Akahoshi, regarding unpaid wages.[9][10]
On 24 August, Bouli completed a move to India with Super League team Kerala Blasters.[11][12] He scored eight goals for them, which included a brace over Jamshedpur on 13 December.[2] September 2020 saw Bouli return to Chinese football as he agreed terms with League One team Heilongjiang Lava Spring.[2][13] In April 2021, Messi Bouli joined Nanjing City. As of December 7, 2021, he scored 13 goals and provided 5 assists in 29 appearances for the club.[14]
International career[]
Bouli made his international debut on 10 August 2013, playing in a 2014 African Nations Championship qualifier with Gabon.[1] Years later, he scored his first goal in 2018 African Nations Championship qualifying in a game with São Tomé and Príncipe.[1] In November 2017, Bouli was selected by the national team for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Zambia.[2] However, he failed to feature after remaining on the bench for a 2–2 draw.[2] Months later, Bouli was called up to the squad for the 2018 African Nations Championship in Morocco.[2] He featured in matches against Congo, Angola and Burkina Faso as Cameroon were eliminated at the group stages.[2]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 20 November 2020.[2]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
APEJES | 2017 | Elite One | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | |
Yanbian Funde | 2018 | League One | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
Foolad | 2018–19 | Pro League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
Kerala Blasters | 2019–20 | Super League | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | |
Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 2020 | League One | 7 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
2021 | League One | 29 | 13 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 13 | |||
Career total | 103 | 39 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 105 | 39 |
- ^ Appearances in China League One relegation play-offs
International[]
- As of 7 October 2020.[2]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Cameroon | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
2017 | 2 | 1 | |
2018 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 1 |
International goals[]
- As of 14 July 2019. Cameroon score listed first.[1]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 19 August 2017 | Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon | 1 | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 African Nations Championship qualification |
Honours[]
- APEJES[1]
- Cameroonian Cup: 2016
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Raphaël Messi Bouli - National Football Teams". National Football Teams. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Cameroon - R. Messi Bouli". Soccerway. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Football : Raphaël Messi Bouli". Football Database. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ a b "博尔特之后梅西也踢中甲?延边官宣斯蒂夫替身". Sina. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Cameroon - R. Messi Bouli". Cameroun Sports. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Transfert: Messi Bouli en D2 chinoise". 45fois2. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "مسی به فولاد خوزستان پیوست". Foolad. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "سیف اللهی شاگرد نکونام شد". Varzesh3. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "فرصت 48 ساعته قطبی، مسی و آکاهوشی به باشگاه فولاد برای جلوگیری از شکایت به فیفا". ION. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "قطبی تا شنبه منتظر اقدام باشگاه فولاد میماند". Tasnim News Agency. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Looks like there's a new Messi in town". Kerala Blasters. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "ഇത് കേരള ബ്ലാസ്റ്റേഴ്സിന്റെ സ്വന്തം 'മെസി'". Indian Express Malayalam. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "德转更新:前延边外援梅西-保利自由身加盟黑龙江". Dongqiudi. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ from soccerway
External links[]
- Messi Bouli at National-Football-Teams.com
- Messi Bouli at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Yaoundé
- Cameroonian footballers
- Cameroon international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Cameroonian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Expatriate footballers in Iran
- Expatriate footballers in India
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in China
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Iran
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in India
- Elite One players
- China League One players
- Persian Gulf Pro League players
- Canon Yaoundé players
- APEJES Academy players
- Yanbian Funde F.C. players
- Foolad FC players
- Kerala Blasters FC players
- Heilongjiang Ice City F.C. players
- African Nations Championship players