Willy Boly
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Willy Arnaud Zobo Boly | ||
Date of birth | 3 February 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Melun, France | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (on loan from Porto) | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2002 | Rosny-sous-Bois | ||
2002–2006 | CFF Paris | ||
2004–2007 | Clairefontaine | ||
2007–2011 | Auxerre | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2014 | Auxerre B | 27 | (2) |
2011–2014 | Auxerre | 97 | (3) |
2014–2015 | Braga B | 16 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Braga | 25 | (2) |
2016– | Porto | 4 | (0) |
2017– | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 17 | (2) |
International career | |||
2006 | France U16 | 1 | (0) |
2007–2008 | France U17 | 4 | (0) |
2010 | France U19 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2018 |
Willy Arnaud Zobo Boly (born 3 February 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays for English club Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan from FC Porto as a central defender.
Club career
Auxerre
Born in Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Boly played youth football for three clubs, also having a three-year spell at the INF Clairefontaine academy.[1] He made his senior debut with AJ Auxerre's reserves and, in February 2011, he signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a three-year deal with an option for a fourth.[2]
On 16 April 2011, Boly made his Ligue 1 debut by playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away win against Toulouse FC.[3][4] He scored his first goal in the competition the following matchday, in a 1–1 home draw to RC Lens.[5]
Boly was an undisputed starter in the 2011–12 season (33 games, one goal[6]), but the AJA were relegated to Ligue 2 after finishing last.[7]
Braga
On 1 September 2014, Boly moved to Portugal and joined S.C. Braga on a four-year deal.[8] He spent his first season with the B-team, in the Segunda Liga.[9]
Porto
On 31 August 2016, Boly signed a five-year contract with FC Porto with a €45million buyout clause.[10] On 8 July 2017, he joined EFL Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers on a season-long loan, reuniting him with his former head coach Nuno Espírito Santo.[11] He made his competitive debut for the latter on the opening day of the season, a 1–0 home win against Middlesbrough,[12] and scored his first goal on 31 October to help to a 2–0 away win over Norwich City.[13]
International career
Boly represented France at under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels.
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 November 2017[14]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Auxerre | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||
2011–12 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 1 | ||||
2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 1 | |||
2013–14 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 1 | ||||
2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 97 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 113 | 4 | ||
Braga | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
2015–16 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12[a] | 0 | – | 39 | 2 | |||
2016–17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
Porto | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 2017–18 | Championship | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
Career total | 136 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 8 |
- ^ Appearances in the Europa League
- ^ Appearance in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- ^ Appearance in the Champions League
Honours
- Braga
References
- ^ "Willy Boly: "Je me sens prêt"" [Willy Boly: "I feel ready"] (in French). AJA Mag. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ "W. Boly passe pro" [W. Boly turns pro] (in French). Mercato 365. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ "Toulouse FC 0–1 AJ Auxerre" (in French). Eurosport. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "TFC 0–1 Auxerre: Un hold-up qui fait très mal" [TFC 0–1 Auxerre: Quite harmful hold-up] (in French). Les Violets. 17 April 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Auxerre-Lens: Score final (1–1)" [Auxerre-Lens: Final score (1–1)] (in French). RC Lensois. 24 April 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Auxerre s'écroule en fin de match" [Auxerre collapse towards the end of the match]. Le Figaro (in French). 11 February 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Auxerre: Boly vers la Roma?" [Auxerre: Boly to Roma?] (in French). Les Transferts. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Boly à Braga" [Boly to Braga]. L'Équipe (in French). 1 September 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Boly (Sp. Braga): "Estamos a caminhar para o que Fonseca quer"" [Boly (Sp. Braga): "We are going in the direction of Fonseca's wishes"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Oficial: Willy Boly é reforço dos dragões" [Official: Willy Boly bolsters dragons]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 August 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Willy Boly!". Wolverhampton Wanderers. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Norwich City 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ Willy Boly at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
External links
- Willy Boly – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Willy Boly at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Template:TheFinalBall
- Willy Boly at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Willy Boly at Soccerbase
- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Melun
- French people of Ivorian descent
- French footballers
- Association football defenders
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- AJ Auxerre players
- Primeira Liga players
- Segunda Liga players
- S.C. Braga B players
- S.C. Braga players
- FC Porto players
- English Football League players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- France youth international footballers
- French expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in England
- French expatriates in Portugal