Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 July 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire [1] | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Mechelen | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2013 | Club Brugge | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Club Brugge | 40 | (1) |
2017 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Rapid Wien | 56 | (3) |
2019–2022 | Celtic | 17 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2022 | → Ufa (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2022– | Mechelen | 21 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2023 |
Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo (born 1 July 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Belgian club Mechelen.
Bolingoli made his debut with Club Brugge on 26 July 2013 in the first game of the 2013–14 season against Sporting Charleroi replacing Maxime Lestienne in the 88th minute. Club Brugge won the game 2–0. [2]
On 19 March 2015, he scored a brace against Beşiktaş in the UEFA Europa League round of 16, leading his team to qualify for the quarter-finals. [3] [4]
On 3 July 2019, Bolingoli signed a four-year deal with Celtic. [5]
On 19 September 2021, Bolingoli made his first competitive Celtic appearance back at the club following his loan spell at İstanbul Başakşehir, playing the full game against Livingston in a 1–0 defeat. [6]
On 22 February 2022, Bolingoli was loaned to Russian Premier League club FC Ufa. [7] On 1 April 2022, the loan was terminated early. [8]
On 12 July 2022, Bolingoli joined Belgian First Division A club Mechelen on a permanent deal, signing a two-year deal and returning to Belgium after five years. [9] [10]
His younger brother, Emeraude and his two cousins, Romelu and Jordan Lukaku are also footballers, as was his uncle Roger Lukaku. [11] [12]
In August 2020, Bolingoli broke COVID-19 quarantine rules by making a trip to Spain, without notifying his club, before returning and playing against Kilmarnock on 9 August 2020. His actions caused First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon to call for the postponement of Celtic’s next two games. [13] He received a three-match ban from the Scottish FA for his actions. [14]
Bolingoli is eligible to play for DR Congo through his parents. [15]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Club Brugge | 2013–14 | Belgian Pro League | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9 | 1 |
2014–15 | Belgian Pro League | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 20 | 5 | |
2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 23 | 1 | |
2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
Total | 40 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 64 | 7 | ||
Sint-Truiden (loan) | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Rapid Wien | 2017–18 | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
2018–19 | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 45 | 3 | |
Total | 56 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 79 | 4 | ||
Celtic | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 [lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 28 | 0 |
2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 [lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Mechelen | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
Career total | 147 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 54 | 4 | 224 | 11 | ||
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