Franck Boli
Franck Boli (born 7 December 1993) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers.
.jpg.webp) Boli with the Portland Timbers in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bi Sylvestre Franck Fortune Boli | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Yamoussoukro,[1] Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Portland Timbers | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Sporting Consultant | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Stabæk | 82 | (24) |
| 2015–2016 | Liaoning Whowin | 20 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Aalesund (loan) | 27 | (7) |
| 2017–2019 | Stabæk | 52 | (27) |
| 2019–2023 | Ferencváros | 84 | (28) |
| 2023– | Portland Timbers | 13 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Ivory Coast | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:53, 18 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 September 2021 | |||
Club career
Boli signed with Eliteserien side Stabæk Fotball on 3 January 2012.[2] The leader of sports at Stabæk Fotball, Inge André Olsen said; "Boli has many qualities, with his technically good finishing and quick pace".
On 26 February 2015, Boli signed for Chinese Super League side Liaoning Whowin.[3]
In 2016, Boli signed for the Norwegian club Aalesunds FK, in what the club claimed was a 1-year loan from Liaoning. In an article in the football magazine Josimar from 10 May 2019, NFF confirmed that Boli signed for Aalesunds FK on a free transfer from the Ivorian amateur club Williamsville AC before the 2016 season.[4]
Boli returned to Stabæk on 20 December 2016, signing a three-year contract with the club.[5] After he finished as top scorer of the 2018 Eliteserien, his contract was extended through 2021.[6]
Ferencváros
On 1 August 2019, Boli signed for Hungarian champions Ferencváros, making him the second Eliteserien signing of the team in two years, following breakout performer Tokmac Nguen.[7]
On 16 June 2020, Ferencváros clinched the championship by defeating Budapest Honvéd FC at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion on the 30th match day of the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[8]
On 13 March 2023, Boli signed with Major League Soccer side Portland Timbers on a one-year deal.[9]
International career
Boli made his debut for the Ivory Coast national team on 3 September 2021 when he came on as a substitute for Jean Evrard Kouassi in the 62nd minute of a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Mozambique which ended in a 0–0 away draw.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 October 2022[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stabæk | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 33 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 1. divisjon | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 30 | 9 | |||
| 2014 | Tippeligaen | 28 | 13 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 34 | 14 | |||
| Total | 82 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 29 | ||
| Liaoning Whowin | 2015 | Chinese Super League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Aalesund (loan) | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 6 | ||
| Stabæk | 2017 | Eliteserien | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2018 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 3 | – | 2 | 0 | 34 | 20 | |||
| 2019 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 15 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 32 | ||
| Ferencváros | 2019–20 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 28 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 12 |
| 2020–21 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 14 | ||
| 2021–22 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11 | ||
| 2022–23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | ||
| Total | 83 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 42 | ||
| Career total | 264 | 85 | 29 | 16 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 330 | 109 | ||
Honours
Ferencváros
Individual
References
- "Norvège : Franck Boli, attaquant à la vitesse explosive!!". letalentcache.net (in French). Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- "Stabæk Fotball > Boli har signert for Stabæk". Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- "Stabæk håver inn millioner etter Boli-salg". budstikka.no/ (in Norwegian). Budstikka. 26 February 2015. Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- "Boli-mysteriet". 10 May 2019.
- "Franck Boli har signert en treårsavtale med Stabæk". stabak.no (in Norwegian). Stabæk FC. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- "Eliteserietoppscorer Boli forlenget med Stabæk". nettavisen.no (in Norwegian). Nettavisen Sports. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- "NORVÉG GÓLKIRÁLYT IGAZOLTUNK!". fradi.hu (in Hungarian). Ferencváros. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- "NBI: A Honvéd legyőzésével bajnok lett a Ferencváros". Nemzeti Sport. 16 June 2020.
- Timbers, Portland. "Timbers sign forward Franck Boli from Hungarian side Ferencvárosi TC | PTFC". Portland Timbers.
- "Mozambique v Côte d'Ivoire game report". FIFA. 3 September 2021.
- "Franck Boli". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- "Összejött a duplázás: a bajnokság után a Magyar Kupa is a Ferencvárosé!". Nemzeti Sport. 11 May 2022.
- "Toppscorerliste 2018". Retrieved 25 November 2018.
External links
- Franck Boli at Soccerway