Alexy Bosetti

Alexy Bosetti

Bosetti with Nice in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Alexy Bosetti [1]
Date of birth	(1993-04-23) 23 April 1993 (age 30) [1]
Place of birth	Nice, France
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Annecy
Number	23
Youth career
1999–2009	Cavigal Nice Sports
2009–2012	Nice
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2017	Nice II	27	(13)
2012–2017	Nice	75	(10)
2015	→ Tours (loan)	9	(1)
2016	→ Sarpsborg 08 (loan)	2	(0)
2017–2019	Laval	34	(13)
2018–2019	Laval II	2	(2)
2019	OKC Energy FC	19	(1)
2019–2020	El Paso Locomotive	10	(1)
2020–2021	Le Puy	6	(6)
2021–	Annecy	68	(17)
International career
2012	France U19	6	(3)
2012–2013	France U20	14	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2024

Alexy Bosetti (born 23 April 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 2 club Annecy.

Early life

Alexy Bosetti was born in 1993 to a Niçois family of Italian origins. He is the great grandnephew of the composer and pianist Henri Betti and of the opera singer Freda Betti.^{[ citation needed ]}

Club career

Early career

A member of the Populaire Sud since his early years as a native of Vieux-Nice, the young striker was a member of the Cavigal Nice Sports and J.S.O Villefranche-sur-Mer youth academies before committing to Nice. An excellent dribbler, Bosetti has since played as either an attacking midfielder or a striker. ^[2] He won the 2011–2012 edition of the Coupe Gambardella with U19 team of Nice on 28 April 2012. ^[3]

Nice

Bosetti made his professional debut with Nice on 20 May 2012 in a league match against Lyon making a substitute appearance in the 86th minute of play. ^[4] He scored his first professional goal against Montpellier in the quarter-finals of the 19th edition of the Coupe de la Ligue on 28 November 2012. On 6 April 2013, at Stadium Municipal, he collected the first red card of his career after a tackle on Cheikh M'Bengue of Toulouse. ^[5]

On 22 September 2013, Bosetti became the first native of Nice to score a goal at the Allianz Riviera during the inaugural match against Valenciennes. ^[6] On 13 September 2014, he scored a stoppage-time winner in a 1–0 home victory over Metz. ^[7]

Loan to Tours

On 15 July 2015, Bosetti joined Tours on loan, without an option to buy. ^[8] He scored a goal in his first friendly, securing a 1–1 draw against Niort on 24 July 2015. ^[9] On 21 August 2015, Bosetti scored his first official goal for Tours, helping his side to a 3–1 victory over Auxerre. ^[10]

Loan to Sarpsborg 08

In January 2016, Bosetti joined Norwegian side Sarpsborg 08 on loan until the end of season. ^[11] He scored for Sarpsborg 08 on 13 April 2016 in a 5–0 victory over Ås in a Norwegian Cup match. ^[12] His loan was cut short early in April after playing in just two league matches in three months with the club. Having been loaned out to Tours in the first half the season, he was not eligible to play for Nice during the rest of the season. ^[13]

Return to Nice

After a short loan spell he returned to Nice, but did not feature regularly for the first team. On 8 December 2016, he scored his first goal in Europe for Nice, helping the club to a 2–1 win over Krasnodar in a Europa League match. ^[14] During the 2016–17 season he played primarily for Nice II, scoring 10 goals in 21 appearances in the Championnat de France Amateur. ^[15]

He left the club at the end of his contract in summer 2017. ^[16]

Laval

In August 2017, free agent Bosetti joined third-tier side Laval on a one-year contract with the option of another year in case of promotion to Ligue 2. ^[16]

OKC Energy FC

On 24 January 2019, Bosetti moved to the United States when he joined second-tier USL Championship side OKC Energy FC. ^[17]

El Paso Locomotive

On 15 August 2019, Bosetti was traded to El Paso Locomotive in exchange for Derek Gebhard. ^[18] On 28 June 2020, it was announced that Bosetti and El Paso had mutually agreed to part ways. ^[19]

Return to France

On 3 August 2020, Bosetti joined French club Le Puy. ^[20]

On 28 June 2021, Bosetti signed with Annecy. ^[21] On 6 April 2023, he scored a penalty in Annecy's 2–1 defeat to Toulouse in the semi-finals of the Coupe de France. ^[22]

International career

On 13 July 2013, 15 years and one day after the victory of France at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Bosetti won the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the France U-20 team. The final in Istanbul against Uruguay was decided in a penally shootout with France winning 4–1. ^[23]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 April 2023 ^{[24] [25] [26]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup [lower-alpha 1]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nice	2011–12	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2012–13	Ligue 1	27	0	3	2	—		30	2
	2013–14	Ligue 1	20	5	5	1	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	27	6
	2014–15	Ligue 1	27	5	2	1	—		29	6
	2016–17	Ligue 1	0	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	1	2	1
	Total		75	10	11	4	3	1	89	15
Nice II	2012–13	National 3	3	1	—		—		3	1
	2013–14	National 2	2	1	—		—		2	1
	2014–15	National 2	1	1	—		—		1	1
	2016–17	National 2	21	10	—		—		21	10
	Total		27	13	—		—		27	13
Tours (loan)	2015–16	Ligue 2	9	1	5	1	—		14	2
Sarpsborg 08 (loan)	2016	Tippeligaen	2	0	1	1	—		3	1
Laval	2017–18	National	26	9	0	0	—		26	9
	2018–19	National	8	4	1	0	—		9	4
	Total		34	13	1	0	—		35	13
Laval II	2018–19	National 3	2	2	—		—		2	2
OKC Energy FC	2019	USL Championship	19	1	2	1	—		21	2
El Paso Locomotive	2019	USL Championship	9	1	0	0	—		9	1
	2020	USL Championship	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		10	1	0	0	—		10	1
Le Puy	2020–21	National 2	6	6	4	2	—		10	8
Annecy	2021–22	National	29	11	0	0	—		29	11
	2022–23	Ligue 2	28	4	5	1	—		33	5
	Total		57	16	5	1	—		62	16
Career total			241	62	29	10	3	1	273	73

1. Includes Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Nice U19

• Coupe Gambardella: 2011–12^{[ citation needed ]}

France U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2013 ^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
2. "Alexy Bosetti, Niçois parmi les Niçois". OGC Nice (in French). 6 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
3. "Bosetti, l'Aigle a encore frappé". Sport24 (in French). 29 April 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
4. "Lyon v. Nice Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 20 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
5. "Nice edge seven-goal thriller". Sky Sports. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
6. "DIAPO. Nice inaugure l'Allianz Riviera par un festival contre Valenciennes (4-0)". Nice-Matin (in French). 22 September 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
7. "ET BOSETTI SURGIT..." Nice-Matin (in French). 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
8. "Mercato: Alexy Bosetti au Tours FC". FC Tours (in French). 15 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-04-26. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
9. "Match amical Tours FC - Niort: 1-1". FC Tours (in French). 24 July 2015. Archived from the original on 28 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
10. "Ligue 2 (Week 4) : Tours beats Auxerre 3-1". athlet.org/football/ligue-2. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
11. "Alexy Bosetti prêté à Sarpsborg 08 (off.)". L'Equipe (in French). 25 January 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
12. "Ås - Sarpsborg 08 0 - 5 (0 - 3)". nifs.no (in Norwegian). 13 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
13. Kulawik, François (26 April 2016). "Nice: Bosetti quitte la Norvège" [Nice: Boleti leaves Norway]. Europe 1 Sports (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2016.
14. "A SUPERB ENDING". Europe 1 Sports. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
15. Hill, Fabien (26 May 2017). "BOSETTI : " JE NE GARDERAI QUE LE MEILLEUR "". ogcnice.com (in French). Retrieved 26 May 2017.
16. "Alexy Bosetti rebondit en National, à Laval". L'Équipe (in French). 22 August 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
17. "Energy FC Sign Former Ligue 1 Star Alexy Bosetti". 24 January 2019.
18. "Gebhard, Bosetti on Move in Trade Between OKC, el Paso". 15 August 2019.
19. "EL PASO LOCOMOTIVE FC AND MIDFIELDER ALEXY BOSETTI MUTUALLY AGREE TO PART WAYS". EPLocomotiveFC.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
20. Dedieu, Cédric (5 August 2020). "Alexy Bosetti : « C'est le meilleur projet pour moi" [Alexy Bosetti: "It's the best project for me"]. leveil.fr (in French). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
21. "National 1 : Bienvenue à Alexy Bosetti" (in French). Annecy. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
22. "Toulouse bat Annecy et rejoint Nantes en finale de la Coupe de France". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-06.
23. "France triumph after shootout drama". FIFA. 13 July 2013. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
24. "A. Bosetti". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
25. "NIFS - Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk". Norsk Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 July 2016.
26. "Alexy Bosetti". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

External links

• Alexy Bosetti – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
• Alexy Bosetti at L'Équipe Football (in French)
• Alexy Bosetti on Facebook
• francefootball.fr