Willy Boly

Willy Boly
Personal information
Full name Willy Arnaud Zobo Boly
Date of birth (1991-02-03) 3 February 1991
Place of birth Melun, France
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Braga
Number 5
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– Braga 18 (1)
National team
2006 France U16 1 (0)
2007–2008 France U17 4 (0)
2010 France U19 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 8 March 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Willy Arnaud Zobo Boly (born 3 February 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club S.C. Braga 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]

International career

Boly represented France at under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels.

References

  1. ↑ "Willy Boly: "Je me sens prêt"" [Willy Boly: "I feel ready"] (in French). AJA Mag. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "W. Boly passe pro" [W. Boly turns pro] (in French). Mercato 365. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "Toulouse FC 0–1 AJ Auxerre" (in French). Eurosport. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Auxerre-Lens: Score final (1–1)" [Auxerre-Lens: Final score (1–1)] (in French). RC Lensois. 24 April 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Auxerre s’écroule en fin de match" [Auxerre collapses towards the end of the match] (in French). Le Figaro. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Auxerre: Boly vers la Roma?" [Auxerre: Boly to Roma?] (in French). Les Transferts. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Boly à Braga" [Boly to Braga] (in French). L'Équipe. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "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.

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