Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo was born in Antwerp on 1 July 1995 (age 30) and built his early senior reputation as a Belgian left-back at Rapid Vienna. His best league season came there in 2018-2019, when he scored 2 goals in 25 appearances.
Celtic signed him from Rapid in July 2019 for around ยฃ3m. It was a move with a clear enough logic on paper, though his time in Glasgow never quite settled into anything more durable. He left Celtic in July 2022, joining Mechelen.
After Celtic, Bolingoli-Mbombo moved through Mechelen and Standard Liege, with a further Rapid Vienna period giving him a more established run than he had managed in Scotland. At Standard Liege in 2025-2026, he has made 9 appearances in all competitions, including 3 league appearances and 6 in the Pro League Play-Offs, without scoring.
His career has taken him from Belgium to Austria, Scotland and back again, with Celtic sitting as the high-profile spell that never fully came together. He remains an experienced left-back with a solid European club background.
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