Marc Bola

Marc Bola
Personal information
Full name Marc Joel Bola[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-09) 9 December 1997[2]
Place of birth Greenwich, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Blackpool
Number 27
Youth career
Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Arsenal 0 (0)
2017 → Notts County (loan) 13 (0)
2017–2018 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 18 (0)
2018– Blackpool 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:52, 7 October 2018 (UTC)

Marc Joel Bola (born 9 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Blackpool, as a left back.

Early and personal life

Bola grew up supporting Arsenal, the team he started his professional career at.[3] Bola is of Conglese descent.[4][5]

Career

Born in London Borough of Greenwich, Bola joined Arsenal Academy when he was 13 after being spotted playing Sunday league football and at 16, he earned a scholarship.[6] After progressing through the ranks, he was promoted to the reserve side.[7] At the reserve side, Bola became a regular there and scored his first goal for the reserve side on 9 March 2016, in a 3-3 draw against Fulham U23.[8][9]

Bola turned professional with Arsenal in April 2016.[10][11]

Bola moved on loan to Notts County in January 2017.[12] He made his Notts County debut on 4 February 2017, where he played 53 minutes, in a 2-0 loss against Accrington Stanley, and went on to make 13 appearances for the side before returning to his parent club at the end of the season.[13]

In July 2017, he signed a season-long loan deal with Bristol Rovers.[14] Bola made his Bristol Rovers debut on 16 September 2017, in a 3-0 loss against Wigan Athletic.[15][16]

He was released by Arsenal at the end of the 2017–18 season.[17] Following his release he signed for Blackpool on a one-year contract.[18] He was sent off in September 2018, but the club appealed to the FA who overruled it and rescinded the three-match ban.[19]

Career statistics

As of 7 October 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2016–17[13] Premier League 0000000000
2017–18[16] 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Notts County (loan) 2016–17[13] League Two 130000000130
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2017–18[16] League One 18000203[lower-alpha 1]0230
Blackpool 2018–19[20] League One 90003010130
Career total 400005040490
  1. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Playing style

Bola plays primarily as a left back, Bola can also play as a centre back and a striker.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Marc Bola Features". Arsenal F.C. 8 January 2016. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Arsenal Super Kid Bola Clarifies : I Am Not Eligible To Play For Nigeria:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  5. ↑ "Football des jeunes : la RDC U20 joue en amical contre l'Angleterre junior - adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com.
  6. ↑ "Marc Bola on his time at Arsenal, initiation songs, Bristol Rovers debut and adapting to League One". Bristol Post. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Profile". Arsenal F.C. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "U-21s: Fulham 0-3 Arsenal - Match report". Arsenal F.C. 9 March 2016. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Who is new Bristol Rovers signing Marc Bola? What we know about the Arsenal defender". Bristol Post. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  10. ↑ Sean Kearns (7 April 2016). "Marc Bola signs new contract with Arsenal to stay at the Emirates". Metro. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "Marc Bola signs new contract". Arsenal F.C. 7 April 2016. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Notts County sign Jorge Grant, Marc Bola and Josh Clackstone on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  13. 1 2 3 "Games played by Marc Bola in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  14. ↑ "Marc Bola: Arsenal youngster joins Bristol Rovers on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  15. ↑ "How Arsenal loanee Marc Bola has grabbed his chance with Bristol Rovers". Bristol Post. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  16. 1 2 3 "Games played by Marc Bola in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  17. ↑ "Premier League clubs publish released lists". Premier League. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  18. ↑ "lackpool sign Oldham defender Ryan McLaughlin and ex-Arsenal left-back Marc Bola". BBC Sport. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  19. ↑ "Blackpool: Marc Bola ban lifted but Donervon Daniels red card upheld". BBC Sport. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Marc Bola in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2018.


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