Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo was born in Antwerp on 1 July 1995 (age 31), and made his name as a Belgian left-back with Rapid Vienna. His strongest league season there came in 2018â19, when he scored two goals in 25 appearances.
Celtic signed him from Rapid Vienna in July 2019 for around ÂŁ3m. He wore squad number 23 in Glasgow, but his Celtic spell was not one that grew into much permanence. In July 2022, he left Celtic for Mechelen.
After that, Bolingoli had spells with Mechelen and Standard Liege before returning to Rapid Vienna, where he became more fully established again. His career has moved through Austria, Scotland and Belgium, with Celtic sitting in the middle of it as a sizeable move that never quite became a settled chapter.
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Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo was a 31-year-old Belgian left back
Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo returned to Celtic from Istanbul Basaksehir in June 2021
Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo joined Ufa on loan from Celtic in February 2022
Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo moved from Celtic to Mechelen for an undisclosed fee in July 2022
Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo joined Standard Liege on a free transfer in July 2024
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