Sacha Boey

Sacha Boey

Boey with Galatasaray in 2023
Personal information
Birth name	Sacha Gaston Boey
Date of birth	(2000-09-13) 13 September 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	Montreuil, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Bayern Munich
Number	23
Youth career
2011–2012	Romainville
2012–2014	Red Star
2014–2019	Rennes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Rennes II	29	(2)
2019–2021	Rennes	8	(0)
2020–2021	→ Dijon (loan)	24	(0)
2021–2024	Galatasaray	63	(2)
2024–	Bayern Munich	2	(0)
International career
2017	France U17	1	(0)
2018	France U18	1	(0)
2019	France U20	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:32, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

Sacha Gaston Boey (born 13 September 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.

Club career

Rennes and loan to Dijon

Boey with Dijon in 2021

Boey made his professional debut with Rennes in a 2–2 Ligue 1 tie with Toulouse FC on 5 May 2019. ^[1] On 5 October 2020, Boey joined Dijon on a season-long loan. ^[2]

Galatasaray

On 26 July 2021, Galatasaray announced that a contract valid until the end of the 2024–25 season was signed with Boey. ^{[3] [4]} On 5 August, he scored a goal on his debut in a 1–1 draw against St Johnstone in the Europa League third qualifying round. ^[5]

Boey became the champion in the Süper Lig in the 2022–23 season with the Galatasaray team. Defeating Ankaragücü 4–1 away in the match played in the 36th week on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with two weeks before the end and won the 23rd championship in its history. ^[6] He scored his first Champions League goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Copenhagen on 20 September 2023. ^[7]

Bayern Munich

On 28 January 2024, Bundesliga club Bayern Munich announced the signing of Boey on a contract until 30 June 2028. ^{[8] [9]} The transfer was valued at approximately €30 million with an additional €5 million in potential add-ons. The agreement also included a clause for a percentage of any future sale and two friendly matches, with half of the profits from these matches allocated to Galatasaray. ^{[10] [11]} On 3 February, he made his debut, coming off the bench to replace Noussair Mazraoui, in a 3–1 victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach. ^[12]

International career

Born in France, Boey is Cameroonian by descent and eligible for both nations. ^[13] He was a youth international for France in the under-17, under-18 and under-20 age groups. ^[14]

Boey was selected in the initial Cameroon squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, but was omitted from the final squad. In March 2022, Boey was included in the initial squad for Cameroon's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Algeria, ^[15] but was once again omitted from the actual squad. ^[16]

Cameroon manager Rigobert Song stated in September 2022 that Boey had been contacted, but that the Cameroon national team would not "wait around every day" for the player to make a decision on his international future. ^[17]

On 31 May 2023, Boey has been selected for France national under-21 football team squad to play in Euro U-21 championship. ^[18] On 14 June 2023, he has been removed from the U21 squad and replaced by Valentin Gendrey due to an ankle injury and missed the U21 championship. ^[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 February 2024 ^[20]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		League cup [lower-alpha 2]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rennes	2018–19	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		—		1	0
	2019–20	Ligue 1	5	0	0	0	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	9	0
	2020–21	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	–		0	0	—		2	0
	Total		8	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	12	0
Dijon (loan)	2020–21	Ligue 1	24	0	0	0	–		–		—		24	0
Galatasaray	2021–22	Süper Lig	13	0	0	0	–		6 [lower-alpha 3]	1	—		19	1
	2022–23	Süper Lig	31	1	2	0	–		–		—		33	1
	2023–24	Süper Lig	19	1	0	0	–		12 [lower-alpha 5]	1	0	0	31	2
	Total		63	2	2	0	–		18	2	0	0	83	4
Bayern Munich	2023–24	Bundesliga	2	0	–		–		0	0	–		2	0
Career total			97	2	2	0	1	0	20	2	1	0	121	4

1. Includes Turkish Cup
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in Trophée des Champions
5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Galatasaray

• Süper Lig: 2022–23 ^[21]

References

1. "Toulouse vs. Rennes - 5 May 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
2. "Transferts : Sacha Boey (Rennes) prêté à Dijon". L'Équipe (in French). 5 October 2020.
3. "Sacha Boey transferi hakkında". Galatasaray S.K. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
4. "Hoş geldin Sacha Boey!". Galatasaray S.K. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
5. "Galatasaray 1–1 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 5 August 2021.
6. "Turkish Super Lig: Galatasaray win title for 23rd time after beating Ankaragucu 4-1". BBC Sport. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
7. "Galatasaray 2 Copenhagen 2 - Highlights". beIN SPORTS. 20 September 2023.
8. "FC Bayern sign Sacha Boey". FC Bayern München . 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
9. "Bayern Munich sign Galatasaray right-back Sacha Boey". Bundesliga . 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
10. "Profesyonel futbolcumuz Sacha Boey'nin transferi hakkında" [About the transfer of our professional football player Sacha Boey]. Galatasaray S.K. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
11. "Bayern sign defender Sacha Boey from Galatasaray until 2028". Reuters . 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
12. "Bayern come from behind to beat Gladbach". FC Bayern Munich. 3 February 2024.
13. "Sacha BOEY - Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels". www.unfp.org.
14. "Sacha Boey, portrait du latéral droit en devenir du Stade Rennais". beIN SPORTS France.
15. Taiwo, Taiye (7 March 2022). "2022 World Cup Qualifiers: Song reveals 38-man provisional squad for Cameroon clash against Algeria | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
16. "Cameroon retain Swansea's Ntcham". BBC Sport. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
17. Reinhard Wandji, Paul (13 September 2022). "Rigobert Song explains absence of Choup-Moting, Zambo Anguissa, Ngadeu Ngadjui". Journal du Cameroun. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
18. "Khéphren Thuram, Manu Koné, Michael Olise and Rayan Cherki called up by France for U21 Euros - Get French Football News". 31 May 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
19. "Boey forfait, Gendrey en renfort". www.fff.fr (in French). France Football Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
20. "S. Boey". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
21. "CUMHURİYETİN YÜZÜ, TÜRKİYE'NİN EN BÜYÜĞÜ, ŞAMPİYON GALATASARAY!". Galatasaray S.K. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

External links

• Sacha Boey at the FC Bayern Munich website
• Sacha Boey – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• Sacha Boey at Soccerway
• Sacha Boey at WorldFootball.net
• Sacha Boey at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Sacha Boey at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)