Franck Boli

{{short description|Ivorian footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Franck Boli | image = Franck Boli 2023 Portland Plaid jersey (cropped2).jpg | caption = Boli with the [[Portland Timbers]] in 2023 | fullname = Bi Sylvestre Franck Fortune Boli | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|12|7|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Yamoussoukro]],<ref name="letalentcache">{{cite web |url=http://letalentcache.net/v2/index.php/football/etranger/565-norvege-franck-boli-attaquant-a-la-vitesse-explosive |language=fr |title=Norvège : Franck Boli, attaquant à la vitesse explosive!! |work=letalentcache.net |access-date=14 December 2016 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220113554/http://letalentcache.net/v2/index.php/football/etranger/565-norvege-franck-boli-attaquant-a-la-vitesse-explosive |url-status=dead }}</ref> Ivory Coast | height = 1.80 m | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2012 | youthclubs1 = Sporting Consultant | years1 = 2012–2015 | clubs1 = [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] | caps1 = 82 | goals1 = 24 | years2 = 2015–2016 | clubs2 = [[Liaoning Whowin F.C.|Liaoning Whowin]] | caps2 = 20 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2016 | clubs3 = → [[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]] (loan) | caps3 = 27 | goals3 = 7 | years4 = 2017–2019 | clubs4 = [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] | caps4 = 52 | goals4 = 27 | years5 = 2019–2023 | clubs5 = [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]] | caps5 = 84 | goals5 = 28 | years6 = 2023 | clubs6 = [[Portland Timbers]] | caps6 = 13 | goals6 = 4 | years7 = 2024 | clubs7 = [[Atlético San Luis]] | caps7 = 26 | goals7 = 8 | nationalyears1 = 2021 | nationalteam1 = [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 16:53, 18 June 2023 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = 3 September 2021 }}

'''Franck Boli''' (born 7 December 1993) is an Ivorian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[forward (association football)|forward]].

==Club career== Boli signed with Eliteserien side [[Stabæk Fotball]] on 3 January 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stabak.no/menn/article168119.ece |title=Stabæk Fotball > Boli har signert for Stabæk |access-date=21 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114094212/http://www.stabak.no/menn/article168119.ece |archive-date=14 January 2012 }}</ref> The leader of sports at [[Stabæk Fotball]], [[Inge André Olsen]] said; "Boli has many qualities, with his technically good finishing and quick pace".

On 26 February 2015, Boli signed for [[Chinese Super League]] side [[Liaoning Whowin F.C.|Liaoning Whowin]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Stabæk håver inn millioner etter Boli-salg|url=http://www.budstikka.no/Stab_k_h_ver_inn_millioner_etter_Boli_salg-5-55-37157.html|website=budstikka.no/|publisher=Budstikka|access-date=26 February 2015|language=no|date=26 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506080032/http://www.budstikka.no/Stab_k_h_ver_inn_millioner_etter_Boli_salg-5-55-37157.html|archive-date=6 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2016, Boli signed for the Norwegian club [[Aalesunds FK]], in what the club claimed was a 1-year loan from Liaoning. In an article in the football magazine [[Josimar (footballer, born 1961)|Josimar]] from 10 May 2019, [[Norwegian Football Federation|NFF]] confirmed that Boli signed for Aalesunds FK on a free transfer from the Ivorian amateur club [[Williamsville AC]] before the 2016 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.josimar.no/artikler/boli-mysteriet/5812/|title=Boli-mysteriet|date=10 May 2019}}</ref>

Boli returned to Stabæk on 20 December 2016, signing a three-year contract with the club.<ref>{{cite web|title=Franck Boli har signert en treårsavtale med Stabæk.|url=http://www.stabak.no/nyheter/sjekk-hvem-som-er-tilbake|website=stabak.no|publisher=Stabæk FC|access-date=26 December 2016|language=no|date=20 December 2016}}</ref> After he finished as top scorer of the [[2018 Eliteserien]], his contract was extended through 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eliteserietoppscorer Boli forlenget med Stabæk|url=https://www.nettavisen.no/sport/eliteserietoppscorer-boli-forlenget-med-stabaek/3423556066.html|website=nettavisen.no|publisher=Nettavisen Sports|access-date=1 August 2019|language=no|date=6 November 2019}}</ref> ===Ferencváros=== On 1 August 2019, Boli signed for Hungarian champions [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]], making him the second [[Eliteserien]] signing of the team in two years, following breakout performer [[Tokmac Nguen]].<ref>{{cite web|title=NORVÉG GÓLKIRÁLYT IGAZOLTUNK!|url=https://www.fradi.hu/labdarugas/elso-csapat/hirek/norveg-golkiralyt-igazoltunk|website=fradi.hu|publisher=Ferencváros|access-date=1 August 2019|language=hu|date=1 August 2019}}</ref>

On 16 June 2020, Ferencváros clinched the championship by defeating [[Budapest Honvéd FC]] at the [[Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion]] on the 30th match day of the [[2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I]] season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/nb-i-a-honved-legyozesevel-bajnok-lett-a-ferencvaros-2767723|title=NBI: A Honvéd legyőzésével bajnok lett a Ferencváros|date=16 June 2020|publisher=Nemzeti Sport}}</ref>

On 13 March 2023, Boli signed with [[Major League Soccer]] side [[Portland Timbers]] on a one-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timbers.com/news/timbers-sign-forward-franck-boli-from-hungarian-side-ferencvarosi-tc|title=Timbers sign forward Franck Boli from Hungarian side Ferencvárosi TC|first=Portland|last=Timbers|website=Portland Timbers}}</ref>

==International career== Boli made his debut for the [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast national team]] on 3 September 2021 when he came on as a substitute for [[Jean Evrard Kouassi]] in the 62nd minute of a [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier]] against [[Mozambique national football team|Mozambique]] which ended in a 0–0 away draw.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[FIFA]]|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/caf/match-center/400197998|title=Mozambique v Côte d'Ivoire game report|date=3 September 2021}}</ref>

== Career statistics == {{updated|match played 30 October 2022}}<ref name="nifs">{{cite web |url=http://www.nifs.no/personprofil.php?person_id=89002 |language=no |title=Franck Boli |work=nifs.no |publisher=[[A-pressen]] |access-date=14 May 2012}}</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 !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] |[[2012 Stabæk Fotball season|2012]] |[[Tippeligaen]] |28||5||3||1||2||0||colspan="2"|–||33||6 |- |[[2013 Stabæk Fotball season|2013]] |[[1. divisjon]] |26||6||4||3||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||30||9 |- |[[2014 Stabæk Fotball season|2014]] |Tippeligaen |28||13||6||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||34||14 |- !colspan="2"|Total !82!!24!!13!!5!!2!!0!!0!!0!!97!!29 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Liaoning Whowin F.C.|Liaoning Whowin]] |[[2015 Chinese Super League|2015]] |rowspan="2"|[[Chinese Super League]] |20||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||20||0 |- |[[2016 Chinese Super League|2016]] |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !20!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!20!!0 |- |[[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]] (loan) |[[2016 Aalesunds FK season|2016]] |Tippeligaen |27||6||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||29||6 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] |[[2017 Stabæk Fotball season|2017]] |rowspan="3"|[[Eliteserien]] |10||4||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||4 |- |[[2018 Stabæk Fotball season|2018]] |29||17||3||3||colspan="2"|–||2||0||34||20 |- |[[2019 Eliteserien|2019]] |13||6||2||2||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||15||8 |- !colspan="2"|Total !52!!27!!6!!5!!0!!0!!2!!0!!60!!32 |- |rowspan="5"|[[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]] |[[2019–20 Ferencvárosi TC season|2019–20]] |rowspan="4"|[[Nemzeti Bajnokság I]] |28||10||1||1||8||1||0||0||37||12 |- |[[2020–21 Ferencvárosi TC season|2020–21]] |28||10||3||1||9||3||0||0||40||14 |- |[[2021–22 Ferencvárosi TC season|2021–22]] |19||5||4||4||4||2||0||0||27||11 |- |[[2022–23 Ferencvárosi TC season|2022–23]] |8||3||0||0||12||2||0||0||20||5 |- !colspan="2"|Total !83!!28!!8!!6!!33!!8!!0!!0!!124!!42 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !264!!85!!29!!16!!35!!8!!2!!0!!330!!109 |}

==Honours== '''Ferencváros''' *[[Nemzeti Bajnokság I|NB I]]: [[2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|2019–20]], [[2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|2020–21]], [[2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I|2021–22]] *[[Magyar Kupa]]: [[2021–22 Magyar Kupa|2021–22]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/magyar-kupa-ferencvaros-paks-2891693|title=Összejött a duplázás: a bajnokság után a Magyar Kupa is a Ferencvárosé!|publisher=[[Nemzeti Sport]]|date=11 May 2022}}</ref>

'''Individual''' * [[List of Eliteserien top scorers|Eliteserien top scorer]]: [[2018 Eliteserien|2018]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Toppscorerliste 2018 | url=https://www.nifs.no/toppscorer.php?land=1&t=5&u=676155 | access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Soccerway|franck-boli/229776}}

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