Eric Bocat

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Eric Bocat
Personal information
Full name Eric-Junior Doriane Magate Kom Baga Bocat [1] [2]
Date of birth (1999-07-16) 16 July 1999 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth Paris, France [2]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Left-back [3]
Team information
Current team
 Stoke City
Number 17
Youth career
2009–2014 Val d'Europe
2015–2017 US Torcy
2017–2018 Dijon
2018–2019 Brest
2019–2020 Lille
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Dijon B 11 (0)
2018–2019 Brest B 24 (0)
2019–2020 Lille B 20 (0)
2020 Lille 0 (0)
2020–2022 Mouscron 33 (1)
2022–2024 Sint-Truiden 59 (2)
2024– Stoke City 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:06, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Eric Junior Bocat (born 16 July 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship club Stoke City.

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Career

Early career

Bocat was born in Paris and began playing football with youth teams Val d'Europe and US Torcy in Seine-et-Marne before joining the Dijon academy. He made eleven appearances for Dijon's B team in 2017–18 and 24 appearances for Brest's B team in 2018–19 before he joined Lille in August 2019. [4] Bocat played for Lille's B team 20 times in the Championnat National 2 during the 2019–20 campaign and made his senior debut in a Coupe de France round of 16 tie against SAS Épinal which ended in a shock 2–1 defeat. [5]

Mouscron

Bocat left Lille on 1 August 2020 and signed for Belgian top flight club Mouscron. [6] He only made nine appearances in 2020–21 as Mouscron suffered relegation to the First Division B amid severe financial problems. [2] He was a regular in 2021–22, playing 27 times as Mouscron's situation worsened and they were declared bankrupt at the end of the season. [7]

Sint-Truiden

After two seasons at Mouscron, Bocat signed for Belgian Pro League side Sint-Truiden in July 2022. [8] In his first season at Stayen, Bocat made 25 appearances as Sint-Truiden finished in a mid-table position of 12th. In 2023–24, Bocat only missed three games as the team had a decent campaign, finishing ninth and competed in the European play-offs. [9]

Stoke City

On 26 June 2024, Bocat joined English Championship side Stoke City for an undisclosed fee, [10] [11] reported to be around €1.5 million, plus €500,000 in add-ons, [12] signing a four-year deal. [10] [11] Following the announcement of the transfer, the Potters' manager Steven Schumacher revealed that they had looked into signing the defender the previous transfer window, instead using the budget to prioritise the signing of a forward player, Million Manhoef. [13]

Personal life

Born in France, Bocat is of Central African Republic and Senegalese descent. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dijon B 2017–18 [2] Championnat National 3 110———110
Brest B 2018–19 [2] Championnat National 3240———240
Lille B 2019–20 [2] Championnat National 2 200———200
Lille 2019–20 [2] Ligue 1 0010000010
Mouscron 2020–21 [2] Belgian First Division A 8010——90
2021–22 [2] Belgian First Division B 25120——271
Total33130——361
Sint-Truiden 2022–23 [2] Belgian Pro League 22030——250
2023–24 [2] Belgian Pro League37210——382
Total59240——632
Stoke City 2024–25 [2] Championship 400020—60
Career total15138020001613

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