Dedryck Boyata

Dedryck Boyata

Personal information
Full name	Anga Dedryck Boyata[1]
Date of birth	28 November 1990 (1990-11-28) (age 20)
Place of birth	Brussels, Belgium
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Playing position	Centre back/Right Back
Club information
Current club	Bolton Wanderers (on loan from Manchester City)
Number	25
Youth career
2003–2006	Brussels
2006–2009	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2009–	Manchester City	10	(0)
2011–	→ Bolton Wanderers (loan)	6	(1)
National team‡
2008–2010	Belgium U19	12	(2)
2010–	Belgium U21	1	(0)
2010–	Belgium	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:00, 15 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 June 2011

Anga Dedryck Boyata (born 28 November 1990 in Brussels, Belgium), is a Belgian footballer of Congolese descent who plays for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from Manchester City, as a centre back or right back.

Club career

Early Career

Boyata started his career in the youth team at Brussels before joining Manchester City in 2006. He was part of City's 2008 FA Youth Cup winning side, starting in both legs of the final against Chelsea.^[3][4] He won City's Academy Player of the Month award for April 2009.^[5]

Manchester City

He made his first team debut against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup in January 2010, playing centre-back and helping his side to a 1–0 win.^[6] His league debut was as a substitute against Blackburn Rovers replacing Martin Petrov in the 86th minute.^[7] His first start in the Premier League came away against Hull City on 6 February 2010. He was named young player of the season 09–10 for his efforts during both legs of the Carling Cup semi final.

He scored the second goal in the Europa League play-off match against FC Timişoara on 26 August 2010, his first goal for the club. His form continued to improve and was chosen to start against Chelsea, who had been undefeated in the start of the season. Boyata played the match at right back and put in a good performance as City kept a clean sheet to win the match 1–0.^[8] He was shown a red card just five minutes into a 3-0 home loss against Arsenal. He fouled Marouane Chamakh while being the last man before goal.^[9] It took 6 months until he made his next first team appearance, filling in at right back in a 5-0 home victory over Sunderland.^[10]

Bolton Wanderers loan

On 26 August 2011, Boyata joined Bolton Wanderers on a season-long loan.^[11] He made his starting debut on 10 September in Bolton's 5-0 home defeat to Manchester United and on 2 October scored his first goal for Bolton against Chelsea. Boyata sustained an ankle injury in the 2-0 loss to Sunderland on 22 October and the injury, which will keep him out for six weeks, means that Boyata, as part of his loan agreement, returns to Manchester City for treatment.

International career

Youth teams

He has played 12 matches for the Belgium under-19s, scoring two goals.^[12] Boyata made his Belgium under-21 debut in a 1–0 win over Malta on 3 March 2010.^[13] Five months later, he received his first senior international call-up when he was named in the squad for a friendly against Finland.^[14] He continued to show some impressing performances that he was promoted to a full first team player for Manchester City.

Senior team

Belgium manager Georges Leekens selected Boyata for the two games against Kazakhstan and Austria in late 2010.^[15]

Personal life

Boyata is from Uccle, a quarter of Brussels^[16] and is known to have a good relationship with fellow Manchester City and Belgium teammate Vincent Kompany.^[17] His father Bienvenu Mandungu Boyata is a former Congolese footballer, who played during the 90s in Belgium for Union Sint-Gillis and Stade Leuven.^[18]

Career statistics

As of 22 October 2011

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2009–10	Manchester City	Premier League	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	7	0
2010–11			7	0	2	0	3	0	5	1	17	1
2011–12	Bolton Wanderers (loan)		6	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	6	1
Career total			16	1	4	0	5	0	5	1	30	2

Honours

Manchester City

FA Cup

• Winner: 2010-2011

References

1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/03/2010 and 31/03/2010". The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/PlayerRegistrations/March2010PlayerRegs.ashx/March2010PlayerRegs.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-08. 
2. ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,12306~50350,00.html. Retrieved 19 April 2011. 
3. ^ Pickup, Oliver (4 April 2008). "FA Youth Cup Final: Man City have the edge". London: The Telegraph Online. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2296263/FA-Youth-Cup-Final-Man-City-have-the-edge.html. Retrieved 3 January 2010. 
4. ^ Ogden, Mark (17 April 2008). "FA Youth Cup: Manchester City beat Chelsea good and proper!!". London: The Telegraph Online. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2297541/FA-Youth-Cup-Manchester-City-crush-Chelsea.html. Retrieved 3 January 2010. 
5. ^ "Brazil ace collects April Thomas Cook acolade". Manchester City Football Club. 18 May 2009. http://mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2009/May/Brazil-ace-collects-April-Thomas-Cook-acolade. Retrieved 3 January 2010. 
6. ^ "Jonge Belg Dedryck Boyata voor het eerst in basis Manchester City" (in Dutch). Gazet Van Antwerpen (Concentra Media). 2 January 2010. http://www.gva.be/nieuws/sport/voetbal-buitenland/aid891031/jonge-belg-dedryck-boyata-voor-het-eerst-in-basis-manchester-city.aspx. Retrieved 2 January 2010. 
7. ^ Man City 4 – 1 Blackburn
8. ^ "City 1-0 Chelsea". mcfc.co.uk. 25 September 2010. http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Match-reports/2010/September/City-v-Chelsea. Retrieved 26 September 2010. 
9. ^ "Man City 0-3 Arsenal". BBC News. 24 October 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9110566.stm. 
10. ^ "Man City 5-0 Sunderland". BBC News. 3 April 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9440108.stm. 
11. ^ "Boyata loaned to Bolton for rest of the season". Manchester City FC. http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2011/August/Dedryck-Boyata-loaned-to-Bolton-for-the-season?. Retrieved 26 August 2011. 
12. ^ "Dedryck Boyata". Transfermarkt. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/spieler/88262/dedryck-boyata/profil.html. Retrieved 2 January 2010. 
13. ^ "EK-kwalificatiewedstrijd: België – Malta 1–0". footbel.be. http://www.footbel.be/nl/nationale_elftallen/beloften/wedstrijdverslagen_21.html. Retrieved 4 March 2010. 
14. ^ "First senior call-up for Boyata". Manchester City FC. http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2010/August/Dedryck-Boyata-in-senior-Belgian-squad. Retrieved 10 August 2010. 
15. ^ "Belgian FA - Boyata caps". http://www.footbel.com/nl/nationale_elftallen/rode_duivels/spelersa.html. Retrieved 25 October 2010. 
16. ^ "Dedryk Boyata, la surprise belge de Roberto Mancini à Manchester City" (in French). actu24. 2 January 2010. http://www.actu24.be/MBO_Article/392883.aspx. Retrieved 3 January 2010. 
17. ^ "Boyata : " Kompany m'aide beaucoup "". Footgoal.net. http://www.footgoal.net/suite.php?selection=59306. Retrieved 26 January 2010. 
18. ^ "Dedryck Boyata, l'option back droit de Georges Leekens?". Sport Foot Magazine. http://sportmagazine.rnews.be/fr/sport/actualite/dedryck-boyata-l-option-back-droit-de-georges-leekens/article-1194832483592.htm. Retrieved 26 January 2010. 

External links

• Dedryck Boyata career stats at Soccerbase
• Premier League profile
• Dedryck Boyata – UEFA competition record

Persondata
Name	Boyata, Dedryck
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	28 November 1990
Place of birth	Brussels, Belgium
Date of death
Place of death