Raphaël_Messi_Bouli

Messi Bouli

Messi Bouli

Cameroonian footballer

Raphaël Éric Messi Bouli (born 23 April 1992), or simply Messi Bouli or Messi B, is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for China League One club Shijiazhuang Gongfu. He made six appearances for the Cameroon national team.

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Club career

Bouli started his career in Cameroon with FAP Yaoundé in 2013.[2][3] A year later, he signed for Canon Yaoundé where he remained for the 2014 and 2015 Elite One seasons.[2][3] 2016 saw Bouli join APEJES, with whom he won the 2016 Cameroonian Cup with.[2] In 2017, Bouli scored fourteen goals in twenty-four league fixtures.[4] On 1 March 2018, Bouli joined China League One side Yanbian Funde.[4][5][6] He made his debut against Nei Mongol Zhongyou on 1 April, prior to netting in back-to-back matches in May versus Qingdao Huanghai and Zhejiang Greentown respectively.[1] Bouli moved to Iran to play for Foolad of the Persian Gulf Pro League in 2019.[7]

Bouli departed Foolad in June 2019, after scoring one goal (against Esteghlal Khuzestan) in twelve games for the Iranian club.[1][8] In the months following his departure, Bouli threatened to complain to FIFA, along with then-manager Afshin Ghotbi and former teammate Takafumi Akahoshi, regarding unpaid wages.[9][10]

On 24 August, Bouli completed a move to India with Super League team Kerala Blasters.[11][12] He scored eight goals for them, which included a brace over Jamshedpur on 13 December.[13]

September 2020 saw Bouli return to Chinese football as he agreed terms with League One team Heilongjiang Lava Spring.[13][14]

In April 2021, Bouli joined Nanjing City on loan, he completed a permanent transfer to the club in April 2022.[15][16] As of the 2023 season, he scored 42 goals and provided 4 assists in 93 appearances for the club.[17]

On 29 February 2024, Bouli joined fellow China League One club Shijiazhuang Gongfu.[18]

International career

Bouli made his international debut on 10 August 2013, playing in a 2014 African Nations Championship qualifier with Gabon.[2] Years later, he scored his first goal in 2018 African Nations Championship qualifying in a game with São Tomé and Príncipe.[2] In November 2017, Bouli was selected by the national team for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Zambia.[13] However, he failed to feature after remaining on the bench for a 2–2 draw.[13] Months later, Bouli was called up to the squad for the 2018 African Nations Championship in Morocco.[13] He featured in matches against Congo, Angola and Burkina Faso as Cameroon were eliminated at the group stages.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 November 2022.[13]
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  1. Appearances in China League One relegation play-offs

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    As of 7 October 2020.[13]
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    International goals

    As of 14 July 2019. Cameroon score listed first.[2]
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    Honours

    APEJES[2]

    References

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