Franck Boli (born 7 December 1993) is an Ivorian professional

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who plays as a

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for Ferencváros.

Club career

Boli signed with Eliteserien side Stabæk Fotball on 3 January 2012. 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

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side

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. 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 from 10 May 2019, NFF confirmed that Boli signed for Aalesunds FK on a free transfer from the Ivorian amateur club Williamsville AC before the 2016 season. Boli returned to Stabæk on 20 December 2016, signing a three-year contract with the club. After he finished as top scorer of the

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, his contract was extended through 2021.

Ferencváros

On 1 August 2019, Boli signed for Hungarian champions Ferencváros, making him the second

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signing of the team in two years, following breakout performer

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. On 16 June 2020, Ferencváros clinched the championshio by defeating Budapest Honvéd FC at the

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on the 30th match day of the

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season.

International career

Boli made his debut for the 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 qualifier against

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which ended in a 0–0 away draw.

Career statistics

Honours

Ferencváros *

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: 2019–20,

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, 2021–22 * Magyar Kupa: 2021–22 Individual * Eliteserien top scorer:

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* 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Abidjan Ivorian footballers Association football forwards Ivory Coast international footballers Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Chinese Super League players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Stabæk Fotball players Liaoning F.C. players Aalesunds FK players Ferencvárosi TC footballers Ivorian expatriate footballers Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate footballers in Norway Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate footballers in China Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate footballers in Hungary {{Côted'Ivoire-footy-bio-stub