Kenji-Van Boto
_70.jpg) Boto with Auxerre in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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 | Pau | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2011 | Saint-Denis F.C. | ||
| 2011–2016 | Auxerre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Auxerre II | 81 | (1) |
| 2016–2023 | Auxerre | 78 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Pau (loan) | 36 | (0) |
| 2023– | Pau | 24 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | France U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Madagascar | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:38, 3 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
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.
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- As of 1 July 2021
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Auxerre | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 76 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 3 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "MERCATO – Kenji Boto" (in French). Pau FC. 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Joueur – Kenji Van BOTO – FFF". Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ Madagasikara, Rédaction Midi (21 September 2022). "Football – Barea : Kenji Van Boto présent, Rémy Vita fait faux bond". Midi Madagasikara.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Congo vs. Madagascar". www.national-football-teams.com.
External links
[edit]- Kenji-Van Boto at Soccerway
- Kenji-Van Boto – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Men's footballers from Réunion
- Sportspeople from Saint-Denis, Réunion
- Malagasy men's footballers
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- French sportspeople of Malagasy descent
- People from Réunion of Malagasy descent
- Men's association football defenders
- AJ Auxerre players
- Pau FC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Black French sportspeople
- 21st-century French sportsmen