Kenji-Van Boto

Kenji-Van Boto (born 7 March 1996) is a professional footballer who plays who plays as a defender for Ligue 2 club Pau FC. Born in France, he plays for the Madagascar national team.

Kenji-Van Boto
Boto with Auxerre in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996
Place of birth Saint-Denis, Réunion, France[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Auxerre
Number 24
Youth career
2004–2011 Saint-Denis F.C.
2011–2016 Auxerre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Auxerre II 81 (1)
2016– Auxerre 78 (2)
2021–2022Pau (loan) 36 (0)
International career
2011–2012 France U16 3 (0)
2022– Madagascar 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:38, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Boto began his senior career with Auxerre's reserves in 2014, before promoting to their senior team in 2016. On 17 June 2021, he joined Pau FC on loan.[2]

International career

Boto was born in France and is of Malagasy descent. He is a former youth international with the France U16s.[3] He was called up to the Madagascar national team for a set of friendlies in September 2022.[4] He debuted in a 3–3 friendly tie with Congo on 24 September 2022.[5]

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Auxerre 2014–15 Ligue 2 00001010
2015–16 00000000
2016–17 1803120231
2017–18 802000100
2018–19 3121020342
2019–20 70200090
2020–21 1202000140
Career total 76210150913

References

  1. "Kenji-Van Boto signe son 1er contrat professionnel avec l'AJA ! - AJA - l'Association de la jeunesse auxerroise". Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  2. "MERCATO – Kenji Boto" (in French). Pau FC. 17 June 2021.
  3. "Joueur – Kenji Van BOTO – FFF". Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. Madagasikara, Rédaction Midi (21 September 2022). "Football – Barea : Kenji Van Boto présent, Rémy Vita fait faux bond". Midi Madagasikara.
  5. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Congo vs. Madagascar". www.national-football-teams.com.
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