Personal information | |||
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Full name | Raphaël Éric Messi Bouli [1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 April 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Shijiazhuang Gongfu | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2013 | FAP Yaounde | ||
2014–2015 | Canon Yaoundé | ||
2016–2018 | APEJES | 24 | (14) |
2018–2019 | Yanbian Funde | 14 | (3) |
2019 | Foolad | 12 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Kerala Blasters | 17 | (8) |
2020 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 9 | (0) |
2021 | Liaoning Shenyang Urban | 0 | (0) |
2021 | → Nanjing City (loan) | 32 | (15) |
2022–2023 | Nanjing City | 59 | (27) |
2024– | Shijiazhuang Gongfu | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2013–2018 | Cameroon | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 28 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2018 |
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.
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
APEJES | 2017 | Elite One | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 14 | ||
Yanbian Funde | 2018 | China League One | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||
Foolad | 2018–19 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
Kerala Blasters | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 8 | ||
Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 2020 | China League One | 7 | 0 | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Nanjing City (loan) | 2021 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 15 | |||
Nanjing City | 2022 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 17 | |||
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 31 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 17 | ||
Career total | 137 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 56 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Cameroon | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
2017 | 2 | 1 | |
2018 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 19 August 2017 | Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon | 1 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 African Nations Championship qualification |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Raphaël Éric Messi Bouli [1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 April 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Shijiazhuang Gongfu | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2013 | FAP Yaounde | ||
2014–2015 | Canon Yaoundé | ||
2016–2018 | APEJES | 24 | (14) |
2018–2019 | Yanbian Funde | 14 | (3) |
2019 | Foolad | 12 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Kerala Blasters | 17 | (8) |
2020 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 9 | (0) |
2021 | Liaoning Shenyang Urban | 0 | (0) |
2021 | → Nanjing City (loan) | 32 | (15) |
2022–2023 | Nanjing City | 59 | (27) |
2024– | Shijiazhuang Gongfu | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2013–2018 | Cameroon | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 28 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2018 |
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.
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
APEJES | 2017 | Elite One | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 14 | ||
Yanbian Funde | 2018 | China League One | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||
Foolad | 2018–19 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
Kerala Blasters | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 8 | ||
Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 2020 | China League One | 7 | 0 | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Nanjing City (loan) | 2021 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 15 | |||
Nanjing City | 2022 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 17 | |||
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 31 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 17 | ||
Career total | 137 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 56 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Cameroon | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
2017 | 2 | 1 | |
2018 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 19 August 2017 | Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon | 1 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 African Nations Championship qualification |