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Kévin Boli

Kévin Boli

Ivorian footballer


Kévin Gnonher Boli (born 21 June 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for Romanian Liga I club Farul Constanța. Primarily a centre-back, he can also play as a full back.

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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 to CFR Cluj.

Born in France, Boli represented Ivory Coast at under-20 level.

Boli is one of the most successful foreign players that has ever played in the Liga I. He has won 5 consecutive championships between 2017 and 2021. 1 with Viitorul Constanța and 4 with CFR Cluj.

Club career

Sedan

Born in Lens, France, Boli began his career at his hometown club, Lens, before signing his first professional contract with Sedan in June 2011, having trained with the club since February 2011.[2]

On 23 July 2011, Boli made his professional debut against them in the first round of Coupe de la Ligue, which saw Sedan win 4–1 to advance to the next stage.[3] However, his next appearance in the second round of Coupe de la Ligue against US Boulogne saw him get sent–off for a second bookable offence and was suspended as a result.[4] His first goal came on 31 August 2011, in a 2–0 win over FC Nantes in the third round of the Coupe de la Ligue.[5] On 30 September 2011, Boli made his senior debut for Sedan, in a 2–2 away draw with Monaco for the Ligue 2 championship.[6] Towards the end of the 2011–12 season, he was featured as a substitute in a number of matches and ended up making 16 appearances and scoring once in all competitions.[7] For his performance during the season, Boli signed a contract with Sedan, keeping him until 2014.[8]

In the 2012–13 season, Boli made his first appearance of the season, where he started the whole game, in a 3–2 loss against FC Metz in the first round of Coupe de la Ligue.[9] He managed to win a place in the first team in a number of matches for the side.[10] Then, Boli scored his first goal of the season, in a 2–1 win over Le Mans on 8 March 2013.[11] He scored again on 3 May 2013, in a 4–2 loss against Dijon FCO.[12] However, the club found themselves in a relegation zone throughout the 2012–13 season and were eventually relegated to Championnat de France Amateur.[13] Despite this, Boli went on to finish the 2012–13 season, making 29 appearances and scoring two times in all competitions. 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.[14]

His Mouscron-Péruwelz debut came on 10 August 2013, where he started the whole game, in a 2–1 win over RWS Bruxelles.[15] Since joining the club, he quickly established himself in the starting eleven for the side.[16] On 12 April 2014, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 2–1 win over R.W.D.M. Brussels.[17] Later in the 2013–14 season, Boli helped the side get promoted to Jupiler Pro League next season.[18] He finished the season, making 32 appearances and scoring once in all competitions.

At the start of the 2014–15 season, Boli found himself at the substitute bench and away from the first team.[19] On 24 September 2014, he made his first appearance of the season against K.V.V. Coxyde in the sixth round of Beker Van Belgie but was sent–off for a second bookable offence, as they were eliminated in penalty shoot–out after the game went extra time.[20] By October, Boli regained back his first team place for the side, mostly playing in either the centre-back position or the right-back position.[21] In a 1–0 loss against Zulte Waregem on 20 December 2014, he was sent–off at the last minutes for showing a gesture at an opposition player, resulting him sent–off; but a few days later, no charges were made against him and resumed playing in a next match.[22] On 18 April 2015, he scored his first goal of the season, in a 5–1 loss against Lokeren.[23] At the end of the 2014–15 season, Boli went on to make 20 appearances and scoring once in all competitions.

Viitorul Constanța

On 14 August 2015, Boli penned a three-year deal with Romanian top-flight club Viitorul Constanța.[24]

He made his Viitorul Constanța debut, where he came on as a substitute for Cristian Ganea, in a 4–0 win over Poli Timișoara.[25] He then set up a goal for Aurelian Chițu to score the club's second goal of the game, in a 3–1 win over FC Botoșani on 26 October 2015.[26] Since making his debut for the club, Boli quickly established himself in the starting eleven, where he played in the centre-back positions.[27] He occasionally played in the full-back position on two occasions.[28] He scored his first competitive goal in a 6–1 home success over ASA Târgu Mureș on 2 May 2016.[29] At the end of the 2015–16 season, he went on to make 33 appearances and scoring once in all competitions.

In the 2016–17 season, his first appearance of the season came on 14 August 2016, starting the whole game, in a 3–1 win over Târgu Mureș.[30] He started out playing in the centre-back position for the next two matches, before playing in the left-back position for a while.[31] On 31 October 2016, he scored his first goal of the season, in a 2–1 win over FC Voluntari.[32] He also scored on 25 November 2016, in a 2–0 win over Târgu Mureș.[33] This was followed up by helping the club keep two cleans sheets in the next two matches.[34] By late November, he returned to his centre-back position, where he played for the rest of the season.[35] He then scored his third goal of the season on 4 February 2017, in a 2–1 win over Dinamo București.[36] Boli made 33 appearances and netted three goals in the 2016–17 Liga I, as Viitorul claimed its first-ever league title.[37] For his performance, Boli, along with Romario Benzar and Florinel Coman, were named the league's Team of the Year.[38]

Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Boli was linked a move away from the club, as clubs from Greece, Romania and Turkey were interested in signing him.[39] He appeared as the club's captain for the first time in his Viitorul Constanța career, in a 1–0 loss against Dinamo București on 31 July 2017.[40] On 5 August 2017, he was sent–off for a second bookable offence, in a 1–0 loss against Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe.[41] By the time of his departure, Boli went on to make eleven appearances in all competitions for the side.

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.[42] The deal also seen Răzvan Horj going the other way to Viitorul Constanța.[43][44]

After appearing as an unused substitute against Universitatea Craiova on 10 September 2017, Boli made his CFR Cluj debut, where he started the whole game, in a 1–0 win over Concordia Chiajna seven days later.[45] Since making his debut for the club, Boli played in a number of matches as a centre-back position.[46] He was then involved in the four matches between 29 October 2017 and 27 November 2017, that saw him help the club keep four clean sheets.[47] However, he suffered an injury in early December and was sidelined until March.[48] Boli returned to the first team on 31 March 2018, where he started the whole game and kept a clean sheet, in a 0–0 draw against Universitatea Craiova.[49] He played in every match since returning from injury, until his sending off against Universitatea Craiova on 6 May 2018 and never played again for the rest of the season.[50] Despite this, on 20 May 2018, "the Railwaymen" won 1–0 over defending champions Viitorul Constanța and clinched their fourth Liga I title, as they finished one point above FCSB in the table.[51] At the end of the 2017–18 season, Boli went on to make 14 appearances for the side.

Guizhou Hengfeng

On 14 July 2018, Boli left CFR Cluj and joined Chinese club Guizhou Hengfeng for a reported €2.5 million.[52][53] Upon joining the club, he was given a number 39 shirt for the side.[54]

However, his start to his career at Guizhou Hengfeng suffered a setback when he suffered an injury, and didn't play on 11 August 2018 against Hebei China Fortune and started the whole game, as they lost 1–0 against them.[55] On 20 October 2018, he scored his first goal for Guizhou Hengfeng, in a 3–0 win over Dalian Yifang.[56] Despite the club's relegation at the end of the 2018 season, Boli was praised by the Dongqiudi website for his performance and was the club's fan favourite.[57] Boli went on to make 14 appearances for the side.[58]

Return to CFR Cluj

In February 2019, he returned to CFR Cluj on loan.[59] On 3 September 2019, he was loaned again with an option to buy to CFR Cluj.[60]

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.[61][62]

Personal life

Boli is the son of the Ivorian former footballer Roger Boli, and nephew of French former footballer Basile Boli. He is the brother of Yohan Boli and Charles Boli, and the cousin of Yannick Boli.[63]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 May 2024[64]
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Honours

Viitorul Constanța

CFR Cluj

Farul Constanța

Individual


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