Boli Bolingoli

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Boli Bolingoli
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Bolingoli with Rapid Wien in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-07-01) 1 July 1995 (age 28)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Career

Club Brugge

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]

Celtic

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]

Mechelen

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]

Personal life

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]

Career statistics

As of match played as of 14 November 2022 [16] [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Club Brugge 2013–14 Belgian Pro League 7110001 [lower-alpha 1] 091
2014–15 Belgian Pro League11032006 [lower-alpha 1] 3205
2015–16 Belgian Pro League14010107 [lower-alpha 2] 1231
2016–17 Belgian First Division A 8010003 [lower-alpha 3] 0120
Total4016210174647
Sint-Truiden (loan) 2016–17 Belgian First Division A80000010 [lower-alpha 4] 0180
Rapid Wien 2017–18 Austrian Football Bundesliga 281303000341
2018–19 Austrian Football Bundesliga282403110 [lower-alpha 5] 0453
Total5637061100794
Celtic 2019–20 Scottish Premiership 140102011 [lower-alpha 6] 0280
2020–21 Scottish Premiership1000000010
2021–22 Scottish Premiership2000000020
Total1701020110310
İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) 2020–21 Süper Lig 12000—6 [lower-alpha 7] 0180
Mechelen 2022–23 Belgian Pro League14000—00140
Career total14741429154422411
  1. 1 2 Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, Three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, One appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in Europa League play-offs
  5. ↑ Appearances in Europa League
  6. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifiers
  7. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Club Brugge

Celtic

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  3. ↑ Boli Bolingoli Mbombo helps Club Brugge rally past Besiktas, 19 March 2015, Espnfc
  4. ↑ Broers Lukaku feliciteren neefje Boli, 6 August 2013, hln.be
  5. ↑ "Celtic delighted to sign Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo on four-year deal". Celtic F.C. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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  7. ↑ ""Уфа" арендовала бельгийского защитника Боли Болинголи" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Ufa. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
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