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Boulaye Dia (born 16 November 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie A club Salernitana, on loan from La Liga club Villarreal. Born in France, he represents Senegal at international level.

Boulaye Dia

Dia with Reims in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Boulaye Dia[1]
Date of birth	(1996-11-16) 16 November 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth	Oyonnax, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Salernitana (on loan from Villarreal)
Number	29
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Jura Sud	21	(15)
2018	Reims II	6	(2)
2018–2021	Reims	78	(24)
2021–	Villarreal	25	(5)
2022–	→ Salernitana (loan)	14	(6)
National team‡
2020–	Senegal	19	(3)
Honours Representing  Senegal Africa Cup of Nations Winner 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:29, 13 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:43, 27 September 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]

Loan to Salernitana

On 18 August 2022, Dia moved to Serie A side Salernitana on loan for one year, with a buyout clause.[6]

International career

Born in France, Dia is of Senegalese descent. He was called up to represent the Senegal national team on 1 October 2020.[7] He first played for Senegal in a friendly 3–1 loss to Morocco on 9 October 2020.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 November 2022[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		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	25	5	1	1	—		8[lower-alpha 2]	1	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	35	7
Salernitana (loan)	2022–23	Serie A	14	6	0	0	—		—		—		14	6
Career total			144	52	5	5	4	0	10	1	1	0	164	58

International

As of match played 27 September 2022[10]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Senegal	2020	3	0
	2021	6	1
	2022	10	2
Total		19	3

Scores and results list Senegal's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Dia goal.[10]

List of international goals scored by Boulaye Dia

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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
3.	24 September 2022	Stade de la Source, Orléans, France	Bolivia	1–0	2–0	Friendly

Honours

Senegal

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2021[11]

References

External links

• Boulaye Dia at Soccerway
• Boulaye Dia – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
• Boulaye Dia at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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[de] Boulaye Dia

Boulaye Dia (* 16. November 1996 in Oyonnax) ist ein französisch-senegalesischer Fußballspieler, der seit Juli 2021 beim Erstligisten FC Villarreal unter Vertrag steht. Der Stürmer ist seit Oktober 2020 senegalesischer Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Boulaye Dia

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[es] Boulaye Dia

Boulaye Dia (Oyonnax, 16 de noviembre de 1996) es un futbolista franco-senegalés que juega de delantero en la U. S. Salernitana 1919 de la Serie A de Italia. Es internacional con la selección de fútbol de Senegal.

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[fr] Boulaye Dia

Boulaye Dia, né le 16 novembre 1996 à Oyonnax, est un footballeur international sénégalais qui évolue au poste d'attaquant à l'US Salernitana, en prêt de Villarreal CF.

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[it] Boulaye Dia

Boulaye Dia (Oyonnax, 16 novembre 1996) è un calciatore senegalese con cittadinanza francese, attaccante della Salernitana, in prestito dal Villarreal, e della nazionale senegalese, con cui si è laureato campione d'Africa nel 2022.

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[ru] Диа, Булайе

Булайе Диа (фр. Boulaye Dia; род. 16 ноября 1996[1], Ойонна[2]) — сенегальский футболист, опорный нападающий клуба «Вильярреал» и сборной Сенегала, выступающий на правах аренды за клуб «Салернитана».

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