Boli Bolingoli

Belgian footballer

Boli Bolingoli
Bolingoli with Rapid Wien in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-07-01) 1 July 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Kinshasa, Zaire[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Mechelen
Number 21
Youth career
2010–2013 Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Club Brugge 40 (1)
2017 → Sint-Truiden (loan) 18 (0)
2017–2019 Rapid Wien 56 (3)
2019–2022 Celtic 17 (0)
2020–2021 → İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) 12 (0)
2022 → Ufa (loan) 0 (0)
2022– Mechelen 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024

Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo (born 1 July 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Belgian club Mechelen.

Career

Club Brugge

Bolingoli made his debut with Club Brugge on 26 July 2013 in the first game of the 2013–14 season against Sporting Charleroi replacing Maxime Lestienne in the 88th minute. Club Brugge won the game 2–0.[2]

On 19 March 2015, he scored a brace against Beşiktaş in the UEFA Europa League round of 16, leading his team to qualify for the quarter-finals.[3][4]

Celtic

On 3 July 2019, Bolingoli signed a four-year deal with Celtic.[5]

On 19 September 2021, Bolingoli made his first competitive Celtic appearance back at the club following his loan spell at İstanbul Başakşehir, playing the full game against Livingston in a 1–0 defeat.[6]

On 22 February 2022, Bolingoli was loaned to Russian Premier League club FC Ufa.[7] On 1 April 2022, the loan was terminated early.[8]

Mechelen

On 12 July 2022, Bolingoli joined Belgian First Division A club Mechelen on a permanent deal, signing a two-year deal and returning to Belgium after five years.[9][10]

Personal life

His younger brother, Emeraude and his two cousins, Romelu and Jordan Lukaku are also footballers, as was his uncle Roger Lukaku.[11][12]

In August 2020, Bolingoli broke COVID-19 quarantine rules by making a trip to Spain, without notifying his club, before returning and playing against Kilmarnock on 9 August 2020. His actions caused First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon to call for the postponement of Celtic’s next two games.[13] He received a three-match ban from the Scottish FA for his actions.[14]

Bolingoli is eligible to play for DR Congo through his parents.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played as of 14 November 2022[16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Club Brugge 2013–14 Belgian Pro League 7 1 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 9 1
2014–15 Belgian Pro League 11 0 3 2 0 0 6[a] 3 20 5
2015–16 Belgian Pro League 14 0 1 0 1 0 7[b] 1 23 1
2016–17 Belgian First Division A 8 0 1 0 0 0 3[c] 0 12 0
Total 40 1 6 2 1 0 17 4 64 7
Sint-Truiden (loan) 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 8 0 0 0 0 0 10[d] 0 18 0
Rapid Wien 2017–18 Austrian Football Bundesliga 28 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 34 1
2018–19 Austrian Football Bundesliga 28 2 4 0 3 1 10[e] 0 45 3
Total 56 3 7 0 6 1 10 0 79 4
Celtic 2019–20 Scottish Premiership 14 0 1 0 2 0 11[f] 0 28 0
2020–21 Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021–22 Scottish Premiership 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 17 0 1 0 2 0 11 0 31 0
İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) 2020–21 Süper Lig 12 0 0 0 — 6[g] 0 18 0
Mechelen 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 14 0 0 0 — 0 0 14 0
Career total 147 4 14 2 9 1 54 4 224 11
  1. ^ a b Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, Three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, One appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in Europa League play-offs
  5. ^ Appearances in Europa League
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifiers
  7. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Club Brugge

Celtic

References

  1. ^ "Futbolcu Bilgileri TFF".
  2. ^ "B. Bolingoli". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  3. ^ Boli Bolingoli Mbombo helps Club Brugge rally past Besiktas, 19 March 2015, Espnfc
  4. ^ Broers Lukaku feliciteren neefje Boli, 6 August 2013, hln.be
  5. ^ "Celtic delighted to sign Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo on four-year deal". Celtic F.C. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  6. ^ Southwick, Andrew (19 September 2021). "Livingston 1–0 Celtic". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  7. ^ ""Уфа" арендовала бельгийского защитника Боли Болинголи" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Ufa. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Боли Болинголи покидает ФК "Уфа"" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Ufa. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Boli Bolingoli nieuwste transfer". KV Mechelen (in Dutch). 12 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  10. ^ McGinley, John (12 July 2022). "Boli Bolingoli speaks after permanent Celtic exit; Mechelen explain signing to supporters". 67 Hail Hail. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo: You can't say no to a club like Celtic". Celtic F.C. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Boli Bolingoli speaks after permanent Celtic exit; Mechelen explain signing to supporters". 12 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Celtic & Aberdeen's Scottish Premiership games off after Covid breach". BBC Sport. 11 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Celtic's Boli Bolingoli gets three-game ban; 'Aberdeen eight' receive three-match suspended ban". BBC Sport. 28 August 2020.
  15. ^ Thiam, Amadou (23 May 2020). "DR Congo: Boli Bolingoli: Champion of Scotland, the Belgian-Congolese ready to defend the colors of the DRC". ze-africanews.com. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  16. ^ Boli Bolingoli at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  18. ^ "Celtic champions & Hearts relegated after SPFL ends season". BBC Sport. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  19. ^ "Dundee United 1–1 Celtic: Ange Postecoglou's side reclaim league title". BBC Sport. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Rangers 0 – 1 Celtic". BBC Sport. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.

External links

  • Boli Bolingoli at Soccerway
  • Boli Bolingoli at Soccerbase
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