Mathis Bolly

Mathis Bolly
Personal information
Full name Mathis Gazoa Kippersund Bolly
Date of birth (1990-11-14) 14 November 1990
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Greuther Fürth
Number 14
Youth career
Holmlia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Lillestrøm 60 (7)
2013–2016 Fortuna Düsseldorf 50 (6)
2014–2016 → Fortuna Düsseldorf II 3 (2)
2016– Greuther Fürth 0 (0)
National team‡
2009 Norway U19 3 (0)
2013– Ivory Coast 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:16, 18 May 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2014

Mathis Bolly (born 14 November 1990) is a Norwegian–Ivorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greuther Fürth. Hailing from Oslo, Bolly made his professional debut for the Tippeligaen side Lillestrøm. He represented Norway at youth international level, but chose to represent Ivory Coast at senior level.

Club career

With an Ivorian father and a Norwegian mother,[2] Bolly grew up at Holmlia in Oslo, and youth football for Lyn, Oppsal and Holmlia before transferring to Lillestrøm in 2008. He made his debut for the first team in the Tippeligaen match against Stabæk and played two matches in his first season with the club.[3] In the 2009 season, Bolly's second season with Lillestrøm, he played 10 matches in Tippeligaen.[4] Bolly scored his first Tippeligaen goal in the 1–0 victory against Sandefjord on 3 October 2010.[5] During the 2012 season Bolly scored four goals and made four assists.[6] His contract with Lillestrøm lasted till the end of the 2013 season, though he had told the club that he didn't want to renew his contract. Lillestrøm subsequently accepted an offer from Fortuna Düsseldorf and on 2 January 2013, Bolly signed for a three-and-a-half-year contract with the German side.[7]

Bolly made his Bundesliga debut in the match against Mainz 05 when he came on as a substitute. He started the next match against Bayern Munich on 9 March 2013, where he also scored one of Fortuna Düsseldorf's goals in the 3–2 loss.[8] The next week, Bolly scored another goal when Fortuna Düsseldorf drew 1–1 away against VfL Wolfsburg.[9] Fortuna Düsseldorf was relegated after the 2012–13 season, but Bolly stayed with the team when they played in the 2. Bundesliga in the following season.[10]

International career

Bolly played three matches for the Norwegian under-19 team in 2009,[11] and was called up for the under-21 team in February and March 2013. He was also included in the Norwegian preliminary squad for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, but withdrew from the squad when he in May 2013 was called up for the Ivory Coast national team for the World Cup qualifiers against Gambia and Tanzania.[12] His former manager at Lillestrøm, Henning Berg, stated that it was a big loss for Norway and that Bolly could have been an important player for the national team in the future.[6] He played his first game for the Ivory Coast against Gambia on 8 June 2013.[10] He played his second match for Ivory Coast in the friendly match against Mexico in August 2013, playing alongside Didier Drogba.[13] Bolly was an unused substitute in the decisive play-off match against Senegal when Ivory Coast qualified for the 2014 World Cup.[10] He was selected to represent the Ivory Coast at the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil, and got his World Cup debut as a second-half substitute in the Ivory Coast's second group game against Colombia.

Style of play

When he joined Lillestrøm in 2008, Bolly ran 40 meters in 4.77 seconds.[3] After the 2009 season, he ran 40 meters in 4.61 seconds, which makes him the second fastest Tippeligaen player ever, only beaten by Luton Shelton[4] When EA Sports released the video game FIFA 14, Bolly was the fastest player in the game in terms of sprint speed. As of FIFA 17, he still holds this achievement. [14] He kept that achievement upon the release of FIFA 15.[15]

Career statistics

As of 24 May 2016[1][16]
Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2008 Lillestrøm Tippeligaen 200020
2009 10020120
2010 810081
2011 16200162
2012 24440284
2012–13 Fortuna Düsseldorf Bundesliga 720072
2013–14 2. Bundesliga 14110151
2014–15 11150161
2015–16 18210192
Career Total 1101313012313

References

  1. 1 2 "Bolly, Mathis" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Bergh, Nicholas (17 May 2013). "Bolly takket nei til spill for Norge". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 Svesengen, Morten (14 January 2009). "På kanten av gjennombruddet". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  4. 1 2 Almløv, André (5 November 2009). "Tidenes raskeste norske eliteseriespiller". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  5. ↑ Hongshagen, Eva (3 October 2010). "Bolly-perle sikret seier til uavgjortspesialistene". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  6. 1 2 Øgar, Sindre (18 May 2013). "Berg: - Bolly kunne fått mange landskamper for Norge". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  7. ↑ Burheim, Mads Gudim; Strand, Sigbjørn (2 January 2013). "Her er Norges ferskeste Bundesliga-proff" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  8. ↑ Smørdal, Sander (9 March 2013). "Her scorer Mathis Bolly sitt første Bundesliga-mål mot mektige Bayern München". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  9. ↑ {{cite news In 2016 LiverpoolBolly joined Liverpool FC to work under exciting German manager anurgen Klopp.|url=http://www.tv2.no/sport/fotball/tyskland/her-scorer-mathis-bolly-i-bundesliga-igjen-4009601.html |language=Norwegian |title=Her scorer Mathis Bolly i Bundesliga igjen |newspaper=TV 2 |first=Christer |last=Baardsen |date=15 March 2013 |accessdate=28 November 2013}}
  10. 1 2 3 Pettersen, Per Møller (17 November 2013). "Denne nordmannen er nær VM". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  11. ↑ "Mathis Gazoa Kippersund Bolly's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  12. ↑ Haugvik, Simen; Stokstad, Morten (17 May 2013). "Bolly sier nei til Norge". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  13. ↑ Svesengen, Morten (15 August 2013). "På lag med Drogba". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  14. ↑ Bakkehaug, Wegard (25 September 2013). "Bolly topper FIFA14-liste: – Ser på meg selv som en av de raskeste fotballspillerne i verden". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  15. ↑ FIFA 15's fastest players (Squawka)
  16. ↑ "Mathis Bolly" (in Norwegian). NIFS. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
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