Boza Jean Armel Drolé (born 18 August 1997) is an Ivorian

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who plays as a winger for Superliga club Botoșani.

Club career

Drolé was born in the Ivory Coast, was orphaned at a young age, and travelled to Italy as a refugee. In 2013, Drolé joined Tieffe Club, and eventually transferred to

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in the

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. Drolé made his professional debut in a 0-0 Serie B tie with

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in September 2015. Drolé transferred from Perugia to

Antalyaspor Antalyaspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Antalya. The club's colours are red and white. They play their home matches at the Antalya Stadium. In Turkey, the club won the First League twice in 1982 and ...

on 21 January 2017. Initially on loan, he subsequently joined the club permanently and served a loan stint at

Ümraniyespor Ümraniyespor is a Turkish professional football club located in Ümraniye, Istanbul. The club plays in red and white kits, and have done so since their formation in 1938. They have secured promotion to Süper Lig for their first time 3 weeks b ...

before establishing himself in the first team. On 25 July 2019, Drolé joined Segunda División side

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on a season-long loan deal. On 25 June 2023, Drolé moved to Romanian side Botoșani. He signed a 1 year contract, with the possibility of extending it for another one.

International career

Drolé made his debut for the

Ivory Coast national under-20 football team Ivory Coast national under-20 football team, also known as Côte d'Ivoire Under-20s or Ivory Coast U20(s), represents Ivory Coast in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by Ivorian Football Federation, the governing bod ...

in a 3–2 win over Qatar U20 on 21 March 2016.

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