Jean Armel Drolé Boza (born 18 August 1997) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a winger for Serie D, Girone F team L'Aquila 1927.[3]

Jean-Armel Drolé
Personal information
Full name Jean-Armel Drolé Boza[1]
Date of birth (1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
L'Aquila
Youth career
2013–2015 Tieffe Club Palermo
2015 Perugia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Perugia 30 (1)
2017Antalyaspor (loan) 2 (2)
2017–2021 Antalyaspor 22 (0)
2017–2018Ümraniyespor (loan) 19 (7)
2019–2020Las Palmas (loan) 6 (0)
2022 Doxa Katokopias 10 (0)
2022–2023 Fano 24 (6)
2023–2024 Botoșani 12 (1)
2024– L'Aquila 0 (0)
International career
2016 Ivory Coast U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2024

Club career

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Drolé was born in the Ivory Coast, was orphaned at a young age, and travelled to Italy as a refugee.[4][5]

In 2013, Drolé joined Tieffe Club, and eventually transferred to Perugia in the Serie B.[6] Drolé made his professional debut in a 0-0 Serie B tie with Cesena in September 2015.[7]

Drolé transferred from Perugia to Antalyaspor on 21 January 2017.[8] Initially on loan, he subsequently joined the club permanently and served a loan stint at Ümraniyespor before establishing himself in the first team.

On 25 July 2019, Drolé joined Segunda División side Las Palmas on a season-long loan deal.[9]

On 25 June 2023, Drolé moved to Romanian side Botoșani. He signed a one-year contract, with the possibility of extending it for another one.[10]

International career

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Drolé made his debut for the Ivory Coast national under-20 football team in a 3–2 win over Qatar U20 on 21 March 2016.[11][12]

Honours

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Antalyaspor[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Boza Jean Armel Drole". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Jean-Armel Drolé - Player Profile - Football".
  3. ^ Jean Armel Drolé at Soccerway
  4. ^ "La favola di Drolé: dalla guerra alla B con il Perugia, con lo Zenit che lo visiona".
  5. ^ "G Factor - Jean Armel Drolè e Franck Kessie, la colonia ivoriana della serie B".
  6. ^ "Drolè, il migrante, dagli ambulanti alla B con il Perugia, dopo un anno d'attesa".
  7. ^ "AC Perugia Calcio - Sito Ufficiale - Tanti auguri Drole!".
  8. ^ Haber7. "Antalyaspor, Jean Armel Drole ile anlaştı!".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Ivory Coast-born wide player Drolé becomes Las Palmas' first signing". UD Las Palmas. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Jean-Armel Drolé a semnat cu FC Botosani!" [Jean-Armel Drolé signed with FC Botosani!] (in Romanian). fcbt.ro. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  11. ^ "AC Perugia Calcio - Sito Ufficiale - I biancorossi in Nazionale".
  12. ^ "Football-Eléphants-Amical : Le Qatar accroché - Sport-ivoire.ci".
  13. ^ Jean Armel Drolé at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
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