Kévin Boli

Kévin Boli
Personal information
Full name Kévin Boli
Date of birth (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991
Place of birth Lens, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Guizhou Hengfeng
Number 39
Youth career
Lens
2007–2011 Sedan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Sedan 41 (2)
2013–2015 Mouscron-Péruwelz 52 (2)
2015–2017 Viitorul Constanța 68 (4)
2017–2018 CFR Cluj 14 (0)
2018– Guizhou Hengfeng 0 (0)
National team
2011 Ivory Coast U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 June 2018

Kévin Boli (born 21 June 1991) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for Chinese club Guizhou Hengfeng. Primarily a central defender, he can also play as a full back.

After starting his professional career with Sedan in the French second division, he moved to Belgian side Mouscron-Péruwelz in 2013. Boli changed countries again after two seasons, signing for Viitorul Constanța in Romania where he helped to a national title before being transferred by CFR Cluj.

Internationally, Boli represented Ivory Coast at under-20 level.

Club career

Sedan

On 30 September 2011, Boli made senior debut for Sedan in a 2–2 away draw with Monaco for the Ligue 2 championship.[1] During his spell with Les Sangliers, he amassed competitive totals of 46 games and three goals.

Mouscron-Péruwelz

Boli moved abroad for the first time in July 2013, signing a contract with Belgian side Mouscron-Péruwelz.[2]

Viitorul Constanța

On 14 August 2015, Boli penned a three-year deal with Romanian top-flight club Viitorul Constanța.[3] He scored his first competitive goal in a 6–1 home success over ASA Târgu Mureș on 2 May 2016.[4]

Boli made 33 appearances and netted three goals in the 2016–17 Liga I as Viitorul claimed its first-ever league title.[5]

CFR Cluj

On 4 September 2017, the last day of the summer transfer window in Romania, CFR Cluj transferred Boli for a fee of around €500,000.[6] The deal also seen Răzvan Horj going the other way to Viitorul Constanța.[7][8]

International career

Boli was selected in the squad of Ivory Coast under-20 national team for the 2011 Toulon Tournament, where he made two appearances.[9][10]

Personal life

Boli's uncle, Basile, was a French international.[11][12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 September 2017[13]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sedan 2011–12 1301031––171
2012–13 2820010––292
Total 41 2 1 0 4 1 – – – – 46 3
Mouscron-Péruwelz 2013–14 33111–––342
2014–15 23110–––241
Total 56 2 2 1 – – – – – – 58 3
Viitorul Constanța 2015–16 2813020––331
2016–17 333201000–363
2017–18 7000–3010110
Total 68 4 5 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 80 4
CFR Cluj 2017–18 0000–––00
Total 0 0 0 0 – – – – – – 0 0
Career total 165 8 8 1 7 1 3 0 1 0 184 10

Honours

Club

Viitorul Constanța
CFR Cluj

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Monaco vs. Sedan - 30 September 2011". Soccerway. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "MOUSCRON-PERUWELZ : K.BOLI A SIGNÉ" [MOUSCRON-PÉRUWELZ : K.BOLI HAS SIGNED] (in French). Mercato 365. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Lovitură dată de Gică Hagi pe piaţa transferurilor. Ce jucător a luat la Viitorul Constanţa" [Shock signing made by Hagi on the transfer market. Who is the player he brought to Viitorul] (in Romanian). ProSport. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Viitorul 6–1 Târgu Mureș" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Bucurie fără margini la Ovidiu! Hagi și căpitanul Benzar au ridicat trofeul. Sărbătoare şi la vestiar" [Boundless joy at Ovidiu! Hagi and captain Benzar lifted the trophy. Party in the locker room too] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "NE INTARIM DEFENSIVA CU UN CAMPION AL ROMANIEI!" [WE STRENGTHEN OUR DEFENCE WITH A CHAMPION OF ROMANIA!] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Kevin Boli, la CFR! "E primul jucător pe care dăm bani". Detaliile afacerii" [Kévin Boli, to CFR! "He is the first player we pay money for". The details of the deal] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Hagi l-a vândut pe Boli la CFR! "Regele" primeşte "mai puţin de 500.000 de euro", dar ia de la Cluj un fundaş de viitor" [Hagi sold Boli to CFR! "The King" gets "les than 500,000 euro", but brings a promising defender from Cluj] (in Romanian). ProSport. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Yoann Court et les Bleuets battent la Chine" [Yoann Court and the Blueberries beat China] (in French). AllezSedan.com. 4 June 2011.
  10. ↑ "Les archives du Festival - Les équipes" [Festival archives - Teams] (in French). Festival International Espoirs Provence. 2011.
  11. ↑ "Nepotul celebrului Basile Boli joacă la FC Viitorul" [The nephew of famous Basile Boli plays for FC Viitorul] (in Romanian). Ziarul de Constanța. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "Familia sport » De la fondare, Hagi a adus la gruparea constănțeană o mulțime de fotbaliști ai căror tați, unchi sau rude apropiate au fost sportivi de performanță" [The sport family »Since founding, Hagi brought to the team from Constanta a lot of footballers whose fathers, uncles or close relatives were performance athletes] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "K. Boli". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
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