- Roger Boli
Football player infobox
playername= Roger Boli
fullname = Roger Boli
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1965|9|26
cityofbirth =Adjame
countryofbirth =France
dateofbirth = September 26, 1965
cityofbirth = Adjame
countryofbirth =Côte d'Ivoire
height = 1.74m
position =Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1984-88
1988-89
1989-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998
1998-99
clubs =AJ Auxerre Lille OSC RC Lens Le Havre AC
Walsall
Dundee UnitedAFC Bournemouth
caps(goals) = ? (?)
? (?)
229 (67)
? (?)
41 (12)
3 (0)
7 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =Roger Boli (born
September 26 ,1965 inAdjame ,Côte d'Ivoire ) is a French former footballer who playedstriker for clubs in the French and British leagues. He is currently an agent inFrance .Boli, older brother of Basile, started his career with
AJ Auxerre , where he spent four seasons. A season atLille OSC followed, before a long spell withRC Lens . During his seven seasons with the club, Boli won promotion toLigue 1 , and finished joint-top scorer in the 1993-94 season. A season was spent withLe Havre AC before moving toEngland with Walsall in 1997. Boli's twelve league goals with the Saddlers drew attention from Scottish side Dundee United and Boli moved north in a £150k deal in 1998. Injuries restricted him to just three league appearances and within three months a £100k move saw him head toAFC Bournemouth . Boli's seven appearances would be his last before retiring in the summer of 1999.In May 2001, Boli arranged a benefit match - "Le Jubilé de Roger Boli" - which saw past and present Lens players play against a team of French superstars (
Zinedine Zidane ,Marcel Desailly ,Patrick Vieira ,Eric Cantona ,Jean-Pierre Papin , etc). Lens won 7-2, with the match proceeds going to the Raoul-Follereau association.Honours
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Ligue 1 Top goalscorer (20): 1993-94ee also
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Top goalscorers in Ligue 1
*Dundee United FC Season 1998-99 External links
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