Roger Boli

Roger Zokou Boli (born 26 September 1965) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a forward for clubs in the French and British leagues. He is currently a sports agent.

Roger Boli
Personal information
Full name Roger Zokou Boli[1]
Date of birth (1965-09-26) 26 September 1965
Place of birth Adjamé, Ivory Coast
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1988 Auxerre 55 (5)
1988–1989 Lille 24 (5)
1989–1996 Lens 229 (67)
1996–1997 Le Havre 26 (4)
1997–1998 Walsall 41 (12)
1998 Dundee United 3 (0)
1998–1999 Bournemouth 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Roger Boli started his career with AJ Auxerre, where he spent four seasons. A season at Lille OSC followed, before a long spell with RC Lens. During his seven seasons with the club, Boli won promotion to Ligue 1, and finished joint-top scorer in the 1993–94 season. A season was spent with Le Havre AC before moving to England with Walsall in 1997. Boli's twelve league goals with the Saddlers drew attention from Scottish side Dundee United and Boli moved north in a £150k deal in 1998. Injuries restricted him to just three league appearances, although he did score once in the Scottish League Cup against Stirling Albion,[2] and within three months a £100k move saw him head to AFC Bournemouth. Boli's seven appearances would be his last before retiring in the summer of 1999.

In May 2001, Boli arranged a benefit match – Le Jubilé de Roger Boli – which saw past and present Lens players play against a team of French superstars (Zinedine Zidane, Marcel Desailly, Patrick Vieira, Eric Cantona, Jean-Pierre Papin, etc.). Lens won 7–2, with the match proceeds going to the Raoul-Follereau association.

Personal life

Boli is the brother of the French former footballer Basile Boli, and uncle of the Ivorian footballer Yannick Boli. His sons, Charles, Yohan, and Kevin are also professional footballers.[3]

Honours

Individual

  • Ligue 1 Top goalscorer: 1993–94 (20 goals)

See also
  • Top goalscorers in Ligue 1
  • Dundee United FC Season 1998-99

References
  1. "Roger Boli". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  2. "This Week in History Archive". DundeeUnitedFC.co.uk. 8 August 1998. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  3. Lemaître, Clément. "Roger Boli : « Je n'oublierai jamais les supporters de Lens » | Foot d'avant".
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