{{Short description|Footballer (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Boulaye Dia | full_name = Boulaye Dia<ref>{{cite web |url=http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpActa1?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=65558 |title=Acta del Partido celebrado el 21 de agosto de 2021, en Barcelona |trans-title=Minutes of the Match held on 21 August 2021, in Barcelona |publisher=Royal Spanish Football Federation |access-date=4 October 2021 |language=es }}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | image = Boulaye Dia Reims (cropped).jpg | caption = Dia with [[Stade de Reims|Reims]] in 2019 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|11|16}} | birth_place = [[Oyonnax]], France | height = 1.80 m | currentclub = [[SS Lazio|Lazio]]<br>(on loan from [[US Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]]) | clubnumber = 19 | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | years1 = 2017–2018 | clubs1 = [[Jura Sud Foot|Jura Sud]] | caps1 = 21 | goals1 = 15 | years2 = 2018 | clubs2 = [[Stade de Reims|Reims II]] | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2018–2021 | clubs3 = [[Stade de Reims|Reims]] | caps3 = 78 | goals3 = 24 | years4 = 2021–2023 | clubs4 = [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] | caps4 = 25 | goals4 = 5 | years5 = 2022–2023 | clubs5 = → [[US Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]] (loan) | caps5 = 33 | goals5 = 16 | years6 = 2023– | clubs6 = [[US Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]] | caps6 = 17 | goals6 = 4 | years7 = 2024– | clubs7 = → [[SS Lazio|Lazio]] (loan) | caps7 = 61 | goals7 = 10 | nationalyears1 = 2020– | nationalteam1 = [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] | nationalcaps1 = 38 | nationalgoals1 = 7 |medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{fb|SEN}}}} {{Medal|Competition|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2021 Africa Cup of Nations|2021 Cameroon]]|}} {{Medal|RU|[[2025 Africa Cup of Nations|2025 Morocco]]|}} | club-update = 23:24, 17 May 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 23:36, 28 March 2026 (UTC) }} '''Boulaye Dia''' (born 16 November 1996) is a professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for {{Italian football updater|Lazio}} club [[SS Lazio|Lazio]], on loan from [[US Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]]. Born in France, he plays for the [[Senegal national football team|Senegal national team]].
==Club career==
===Reims=== Dia signed a professional contract with [[Stade de Reims|Reims]] on 16 July 2018 after a successful debut season with [[Jura Sud Foot|Jara Sud]], where he scored 15 goals in 21 games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stade-de-reims.com/boulaye-dia-renfort-offensif-groupe-pro-2/|title=Boulaye Dia, renfort offensif du groupe Pro 2 - Stade de Reims|date=16 July 2018|publisher=}}</ref> He made his professional debut with Reims in a 1–1 [[Ligue 1]] tie with [[Angers SCO|Angers]] on 20 October 2018.<ref name="lfp">{{cite web|url=https://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/84707|title=Stade de Reims - Angers SCO (1-1) - Saison 2018/2019 - Ligue 1 Conforama|website=lfp.fr|accessdate=21 October 2018}}</ref>
On 25 October 2020, Dia scored a [[hat-trick]] in a 4–0 win against [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]], thereby becoming the first Reims player to score one in the top flight since [[Santiago Santamaría]] in 1978. The win was the club's first in the league in the [[2020–21 Stade de Reims season|2020–21 season]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Reims stun Montpellier, Briand scores 100th goal |url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/MATCH-REPORTS/2020/10/25/reims-stun-montpellier-briand-scores-100th-goal |website=Ligue 1 |accessdate=26 October 2020 |date=25 October 2020}}</ref>
===Villarreal=== On 13 July 2021, [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] announced the signing of Dia on a five-year deal from [[Stade de Reims|Reims]]. On his first official debut for Villarreal, which was against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in the [[2021 UEFA Super Cup]], he received lots of praise for his fine display.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=Chelsea win Super Cup on penalties|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58157867|access-date=30 August 2021}}</ref>
====Loan move to Salernitana==== On 18 August 2022, Dia went to [[Serie A]] club [[U.S. Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]] on loan for one year, with a buyout clause.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ussalernitana1919.it/boulaye-dia-e-un-giocatore-della-salernitana/|title=Boulaye Dia è un giocatore della Salernitana|trans-title=Boulaye Dia is a Salernitana player|publisher=US Salernitana 1919|language=it|date=18 August 2022|accessdate=20 August 2022}}</ref>
===Lazio=== On 16 August 2024, Dia joined [[SS Lazio|Lazio]] on a two-season loan, with a conditional obligation to buy.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Lazio|url=https://www.sslazio.it/en/news/comunicati/boulaye-dia-e-un-nuovo-calciatore-biancoceleste|title=Boulaye Dia è un nuovo calciatore biancoceleste|trans-title=Boulaye Dia is a new biancoceleste footballer|date=|access-date=17 August 2024|language=it}}</ref>
==International career== Born in France, Dia holds French and Senegalese nationalities. He was called up to represent the [[Senegal national football team|Senegal national team]] on 1 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.afrik-foot.com/senegal-boulaye-dia-dans-la-liste-pas-mbaye-niang|title=Sénégal : 1ère pour Boulaye Dia, Mbaye Niang zappé !|first=Romain|last=Lantheaume|date=1 October 2020}}</ref> He first played for Senegal in a friendly 3–1 loss to [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] on 9 October 2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/10/09/world/friendlies/morocco/senegal/3369317/|title=Morocco vs. Senegal – 9 October 2020 |website=Soccerway}}</ref> and scored his first goal in a 3–1 win over [[Congo national football team|Congo]] on 7 September 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique-foot/20210907-coupe-du-monde-2022-le-s%C3%A9n%C3%A9gal-se-d%C3%A9fait-difficilement-du-congo|title=Coupe du monde 2022: le Sénégal se défait difficilement du Congo|language=French|date=7 September 2023|access-date=1 January 2024|website=Radio France Internationale}}</ref>
He was part of [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations squads#Senegal|Senegal's squad]] for the [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations]]; the Lions of Teranga went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/news/cisse-unveils-senegal-squad-hopes-for-elusive-totalenergies-afcon-title|title=Cisse unveils Senegal squad, hopes for elusive TotalEnergies AFCON title|publisher=[[Confederation of African Football]]|date=25 December 2021|access-date=28 March 2023|archive-date=9 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109145849/https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/news/cisse-unveils-senegal-squad-hopes-for-elusive-totalenergies-afcon-title|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Senegal 0–0 Egypt |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60186276 |website=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=28 March 2023 |date=7 February 2022}}</ref> Dia was appointed a [[National Order of the Lion|Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion]] by [[President of Senegal]] [[Macky Sall]] following the nation's victory at the tournament.<ref name= "reuters">{{cite web |title=Cash prizes, real estate, and highest honours as Senegal celebrates Nations Cup heroes |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/cash-prizes-real-estate-highest-honours-senegal-celebrates-nations-cup-heroes-2022-02-08/ |website=[[Reuters]] |access-date=28 March 2023 |date=8 February 2022}}</ref>
Dia started all four of Senegal's matches at the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]], scoring the opening goal of a 3–1 win over hosts [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]], as the nation reached the round of 16 for the first time since its debut in [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/team/squad/_/id/654/league/FIFA.WORLD|title=Senegal Squad|access-date=1 January 2024|website=ESPN UK}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=NBC Los Angeles|url= https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/world-cup-2022/senegals-boulaye-dia-opens-scoring-with-goal-vs-qatar/3041766/?amp=1|first=Max|last=Molski|date= 25 November 2022|access-date=1 September 2024|title= Senegal's Boulaye Dia Opens Scoring With Goal Vs. Qatar}}</ref>
In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations]] held in the [[Ivory Coast]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/67840713|title=Afcon 2023: Senegal and Sadio Mane set for defence of title|date=29 December 2023|access-date=1 January 2024|work=BBC Sport Africa}}</ref> However, an injury forced him to forfeit and he was replaced in the Senegalese group by [[Bamba Dieng]].<ref>{{cite web|author=H.P. et F.L.D. |date=8 January 2024 |periodical=[[L'Équipe]] |title=CAN : Bamba Dieng (Lorient) pour remplacer Boulaye Dia avec le Sénégal ? |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Can-bamba-dieng-lorient-pour-remplacer-boulaye-dia-avec-le-senegal/1440902}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=9 January 2024 |periodical=[[L'Équipe]] |title=Le Sénégal appelle Bamba Dieng et Alfred Gomis (Lorient) pour disputer la CAN |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Le-senegal-appelle-bamba-dieng-et-alfred-gomis-lorient-pour-disputer-la-can/1441084}}</ref>
==Career statistics== === Club === {{updated|match played 17 May 2026}}<ref>{{Soccerway|boulaye-dia/493435}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Coupe de France]], [[Copa del Rey]], [[Coppa Italia]]}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Coupe de la Ligue]]}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[Jura Sud Foot|Jura Sud]] |[[2017–18 Championnat National 2|2017–18]] |[[Championnat National 2]] |21||15||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—|| colspan="2"|—||21||15 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Stade de Reims|Reims II]] |[[2018–19 Championnat National 2|2018–19]] |Championnat National 2 |6||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||2 |- |[[2019–20 Championnat National 2|2019–20]] |Championnat National 2 |0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !6!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!6!!2 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Stade de Reims|Reims]] |[[2018–19 Stade de Reims season|2018–19]] |[[Ligue 1]] |18||3||2||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||4 |- |[[2019–20 Stade de Reims season|2019–20]] |Ligue 1 |24||7||1||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||8 |- |[[2020–21 Stade de Reims season|2020–21]] |Ligue 1 |36||14||1||2||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||39||16 |- !colspan="2"|Total !78!!24!!4!!4!!4!!0!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!88!!28 |- |[[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] |[[2021–22 Villarreal CF season|2021–22]] |[[La Liga]] |25||5||1||1||colspan="2"|—||8{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]|name=UCL}}||1||1{{efn|Appearance in [[UEFA Super Cup]]|name=USC}}||0||35||7 |- |[[US Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]] (loan) |[[2022–23 US Salernitana 1919 season|2022–23]] |[[Serie A]] |33||16||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||16 |- |rowspan="3"|Salernitana |[[2023–24 US Salernitana 1919 season|2023–24]] |Serie A |17||4||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||4 |- |[[2024–25 Serie B|2024–25]] |[[Serie B]] |0||0||1||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||2 |- !colspan="2"|Salernitana total !50!!20!!2!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!52!!22 |- |rowspan="3"|[[SS Lazio|Lazio]] (loan) |[[2024–25 SS Lazio season|2024–25]] |Serie A |35||9||1||0||colspan="2"|—||12{{efn|name=UEL}}||3||colspan="2"|—||48||12 |- |[[2025–26 SS Lazio season|2025–26]] |Serie A |26||1||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !61!!10!!4!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!12!!3!!colspan="2"|—!!77!!14 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !241!!76!!11!!8!!4!!0!!22!!4!!1!!0!!279!!88 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 28 March 2026}}<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|id=79764|access-date=14 November 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="7"|[[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] |2020||3||0 |- |2021||6||1 |- |2022||14||3 |- |2023||3||2 |- |2024||4||1 |- |2025||6||0 |- |2026||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!38!!7 |}
:''Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Dia goal.''<ref name="NFT"/>
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: left;" align=center |+List of international goals scored by Boulaye Dia ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 7 September 2021 || [[Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat]], [[Brazzaville]], Republic of the Congo || {{fb|CGO}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 ||align=center| 3–1 || [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 2. || 29 March 2022 || [[Diamniadio Olympic Stadium]], [[Diamniadio]], Senegal || {{fb|EGY}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 ||align=center| 1–0 {{aet}} || [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | 3. || 24 September 2022 || [[Stade de la Source]], [[Orléans]], France || {{fb|BOL}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 ||align=center| 2–0 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]] |- | 4. || 25 November 2022 || [[Al Thumama Stadium]], [[Doha]], Qatar || {{fb|QAT}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 ||align=center| 3–1 || [[2022 FIFA World Cup Group A|2022 FIFA World Cup]] |- | 5. || 24 March 2023 || Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Diamniadio, Senegal || {{fb|MOZ}} ||align=center| '''4'''–0 ||align=center| 5–1 || [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group L|2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]] |- | 6. || 28 March 2023 || [[Estádio do Zimpeto]], [[Maputo]], Mozambique || {{fb|MOZ}} ||align=center| '''1'''–0 ||align=center| 1–0 || 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | 7. || 11 October 2024 || Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Diamniadio, Senegal || {{fb|MWI}} ||align=center| '''3'''–0 ||align=center| 4–0 || [[2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group L|2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]] |}
==Honours== '''Senegal''' *[[Africa Cup of Nations]]: [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations|2021]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/news/africa-cup-of-nations-senegal-beat-egypt-to-win-final-afcon|title=Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=6 February 2022|access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref>
'''Individual''' *[[National Order of the Lion|Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion]]: 2022<ref name="reuters" /> *[[Serie A Player of the Month]]: [[2022–23 Serie A#Monthly awards|May 2023]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.legaseriea.it/en/media/serie-a/the-ea-sports-player-of-the-month-may |publisher=Serie A |access-date=1 June 2023 |date=1 June 2023 |title=Boulaye Dia EA Sports Player Of The Month for May}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * [https://salernitana.it/player/boulaye-dia/ Boulaye Dia] at the US Salernitana 1919 website * {{Soccerway|boulaye-dia/493435}} * {{LFP Ligue 1|boulaye-dia}} * {{NFT|79764}} * {{UEFA player}}
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