Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo

Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo (born 1 July 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a left sided midfielder or defender for Turkish Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir, on loan from Scottish club Celtic.

Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo
Personal information
Full name Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo
Date of birth (1995-07-01) 1 July 1995
Place of birth Antwerp, Belgium
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left midfield, Left back
Club information
Current team
İstanbul Başakşehir
(on loan from Celtic)
Number 63
Youth career
2010–2013 Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Club Brugge 40 (1)
2017Sint-Truiden (loan) 17 (0)
2017–2019 Rapid Vienna 56 (3)
2019– Celtic 15 (0)
2020–İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:07, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 June 2013

Career

Bolingoli made his debut with Club Brugge on 26 July 2013 in the first game of the 2013–14 season against Sporting Charleroi replacing Maxime Lestienne in the 88th minute. Club Brugge won the game 2–0.[1]

On 19 March 2015, he scored a brace against Beşiktaş J.K. in the UEFA Europa League round of 16, leading his team to qualify for the quarter-finals.[2][3]

Celtic

On 3 July 2019, Bolingoli signed a four-year deal with Celtic.[4]

Personal life

His younger brother, Emeraude and his two cousins, Romelu and Jordan Lukaku are also footballers.[5]

In August 2020, Bolingoli broke COVID-19 quarantine rules by making a trip to Spain, without notifying his club, before returning and playing against Kilmarnock on 9 August 2020. His actions caused First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon to call for the postponement of Celtic’s next two games.[6] He received a three-match ban from the Scottish FA for his actions.[7]

Bolingoli is eligible to play for DR Congo through his parents.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played as of 12 December 2020[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague National CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Club Brugge 2013–14 Belgian Pro League 7110001[lower-alpha 1]091
2014–15 Belgian Pro League 11032006[lower-alpha 1]3205
2015–16 Belgian Pro League 14010107[lower-alpha 2]1231
2016–17 Belgian First Division A 8010003[lower-alpha 3]0120
Total 4016210174647
Sint-Truiden (loan) 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 80000010[lower-alpha 4]0180
Rapid Wien 2017–18 Austrian Football Bundesliga 281303000341
2018–19 Austrian Football Bundesliga 282403110[lower-alpha 5]0453
Total 5637061100794
Celtic 2019–20 Scottish Premiership 140102011[lower-alpha 6]0280
2020–21 Scottish Premiership 1000000010
Total 1501020110290
İstanbul Başakşehir 2020–21 Süper Lig 60006[lower-alpha 7]0120
Career total 12541429154420211
  1. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, Three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, One appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  4. Appearances in Europa League play-offs
  5. Appearances in Europa League
  6. Appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifiers
  7. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Club

Celtic

References

  1. "B. Bolingoli". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. Boli Bolingoli Mbombo helps Club Brugge rally past Besiktas, 19 March 2015, Espnfc
  3. Broers Lukaku feliciteren neefje Boli, 6 August 2013, hln.be
  4. "Celtic delighted to sign Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo on four-year deal". Celtic F.C. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  5. "Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo: You can't say no to a club like Celtic". Celtic F.C. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  6. "Celtic & Aberdeen's Scottish Premiership games off after Covid breach". August 11, 2020 via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. "Celtic's Boli Bolingoli gets three-game ban; 'Aberdeen eight' receive three-match suspended ban". 28 August 2020 via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. Thiam, Amadou (23 May 2020). "DR Congo: Boli Bolingoli: Champion of Scotland, the Belgian-Congolese ready to defend the colors of the DRC". ze-africanews.com. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  9. Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  10. "Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  11. "Celtic champions & Hearts relegated after SPFL ends season". BBC Sport. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  12. "Rangers 0 – 1 Celtic". BBC Sport. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
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