Boulaye Dia
Boulaye Dia (born 16 November 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Villarreal. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team.
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| Full name | Boulaye Dia[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1996 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Oyonnax, France | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | Villarreal | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Jura Sud | 21 | (15) | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | Reims II | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Reims | 78 | (24) | |||||||||||||
| 2021– | Villarreal | 22 | (5) | |||||||||||||
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| 2020– | Senegal | 16 | (2) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:00, 30 April 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:32, 29 March 2022 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||
Club career
Reims
Dia signed a professional contract with Stade de Reims on 16 July 2018 after a successful debut season with Jura Sud Foot where he scored 15 goals in 21 games.[2] He made his professional debut with Reims in a 1–1 Ligue 1 tie with Angers on 20 October 2018.[3]
On 25 October 2020, Dia scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 win against Montpellier, thereby becoming the first Reims player to score one in the top flight since Santiago Santamaría in 1978. The win was the club's first in the league in the 2020–21 season.[4]
Villarreal
On 13 July 2021, Villarreal announced the signing of Dia on a five-year deal from Stade Reims. On his first official debut for Villareal which was against Chelsea in the 2021 UEFA Super Cup, he received lots of praise for his fine display.[5]
International career
Born in France, Dia is of Senegalese descent. He was called up to represent the Senegal national team on 1 October 2020.[6] He first played for Senegal in a friendly 3–1 loss to Morocco on 9 October 2020.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 April 2022[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jura Sud | 2017–18 | Championnat National 2 | 21 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 15 | ||||
| Reims II | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| Reims | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 8 | |||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 2 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 39 | 16 | |||
| Total | 78 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 88 | 28 | |||
| Villarreal | 2021–22 | La Liga | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 31 | 6 | |
| Career total | 127 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 51 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
International
- As of match played 29 March 2022[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Senegal | 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Dia goal.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 7 September 2021 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo |  Congo | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 29 March 2022 | Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Dakar, Senegal |  Egypt | 1–0 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- "Acta del Partido celebrado el 21 de agosto de 2021, en Barcelona" [Minutes of the Match held on 21 August 2021, in Barcelona] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- "Boulaye Dia, renfort offensif du groupe Pro 2 - Stade de Reims". 16 July 2018.
- "Stade de Reims - Angers SCO (1-1) - Saison 2018/2019 - Ligue 1 Conforama". lfp.fr. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- "Reims stun Montpellier, Briand scores 100th goal". Ligue 1. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- "Chelsea win Super Cup on penalties". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- Lantheaume, Romain (1 October 2020). "Sénégal : 1ère pour Boulaye Dia, Mbaye Niang zappé !".
- "Morocco vs. Senegal - 9 October 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- Boulaye Dia at Soccerway
- "Boulaye Dia". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- "Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt To Win Final (AFCON)". Sports Illustrated. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
External links
- Boulaye Dia at Soccerway
- Boulaye Dia – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
- Boulaye Dia at National-Football-Teams.com
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