Kenji-Van Boto

Kenji-Van Boto

Boto with Auxerre in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Saint-Denis, Réunion, France [1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Clermont
Number	97
Youth career
2004–2011	Saint-Denis F.C.
2011–2016	Auxerre
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2023	Auxerre II	81	(1)
2016–2023	Auxerre	78	(2)
2021–2022	→ Pau (loan)	36	(0)
2023–2025	Pau	28	(0)
2024–2025	Pau II	10	(0)
2025–	Clermont	0	(0)
International career‡
2011–2012	France U16	3	(0)
2022–	Madagascar	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:38, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Kenji-Van Boto (born 7 March 1996) is a professional footballer who plays who plays as a defender for Ligue 2 club Clermont. Born in France, he plays for the Madagascar national team.

Club career

Boto began his senior career with Auxerre's reserves in 2014, before promoting to their senior team in 2016. On 17 June 2021, he joined Pau FC on loan. ^[2]

On 7 July 2025, Boto signed a two-season contract with Clermont. ^[3]

International career

Boto was born in France and is of Malagasy descent. He is a former youth international with the France U16s. ^[4] He was called up to the Madagascar national team for a set of friendlies in September 2022. ^[5] He debuted in a 3–3 friendly tie with Congo on 24 September 2022. ^[6]

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Auxerre	2014–15	Ligue 2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	2015–16		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17		18	0	3	1	2	0	23	1
	2017–18		8	0	2	0	0	0	10	0
	2018–19		31	2	1	0	2	0	34	2
	2019–20		7	0	2	0	0	0	9	0
	2020–21		12	0	2	0	0	0	14	0
Career total			76	2	10	1	5	0	91	3

References

1. "Kenji-Van Boto signe son 1er contrat professionnel avec l'AJA ! - AJA - l'Association de la jeunesse auxerroise". Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
2. "MERCATO – Kenji Boto" (in French). Pau FC. 17 June 2021. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
3. "Kenji-Van Boto, nouveau latéral gauche du CF63" [Kenji-Van Boto, new left-back for CF63] (in French). Clermont Foot 63. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
4. "Joueur – Kenji Van BOTO – FFF". Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
5. Madagasikara, Rédaction Midi (21 September 2022). "Football – Barea : Kenji Van Boto présent, Rémy Vita fait faux bond". Midi Madagasikara.
6. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Congo vs. Madagascar". www.national-football-teams.com.

External links

• Kenji-Van Boto at Soccerway
• Kenji-Van Boto – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)