Yohan Alexandre Mady Boli (born 17 November 1993) is a professional

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who plays as a forward for Qatar Stars League side

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. Born in France, Boli represents Ivory Coast internationally.

International career

Boli was born in France and is of Ivorian descent. He debuted for the Ivory Coast in a 2–1 loss to

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for

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on 2 September 2017.

Personal life

Boli is the son of the Ivorian former footballer

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, nephew of French international footballer

Basile Boli Basile Boli (born 2 January 1967) is a Ivorian-born French former professional footballer who played as a defender, and a current television sports presenter. He spent the majority of his career with Auxerre and Marseille before ending his c ...

, and cousin of Ivorian footballer Yannick Boli. Boli's brothers,

Kévin Boli Kévin Gnonher Boli (born 21 June 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for Romanian Liga I club Farul Constanța. Primarily a centre-back, he can also play as a full back. After starting his professional career with Sedan in the Fre ...

and Charles Boli are also professional footballers.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boli, Yohan 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Arras Footballers from Hauts-de-France Association football forwards Citizens of Ivory Coast through descent Ivorian footballers Ivory Coast international footballers French footballers French sportspeople of Ivorian descent CS Avion players CS Sedan Ardennes players K.S.V. Roeselare players R.C.S. Verviétois players Sint-Truidense V.V. players Al-Rayyan SC players Championnat National 2 players Belgian First Division A players Belgian First Division B players Qatar Stars League players Boli family Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Qatar Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Ivorian expatriate footballers French expatriate footballers