Dedryck Boyata
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Dedryck Anga Boyata (born 28 November 1990) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge and the Belgium national team.
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Full name | Dedryck Anga Boyata[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1990-11-28) 28 November 1990 (age 33)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Uccle, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Club Brugge | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2003–2006 | RWDM Brussels | ||||||||||||||||
2006–2009 | Manchester City | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2009–2015 | Manchester City | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | → Twente (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2019 | Celtic | 90 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Hertha BSC | 72 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Club Brugge | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Belgium U19 | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Belgium U21 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2010– | Belgium | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:47, 4 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:10, 11 June 2022 (UTC) |
He made his senior debut with Manchester City in 2010, and was their Young Player of the Year for 2009–10. For the 2011–12 season he was loaned to Bolton Wanderers, and for the first half of 2012–13 he was at FC Twente. In 2015, he moved to Celtic for around £1.5 million. In summer 2019 Boayata joined Hertha BSC.
Boyata has been capped by Belgium at youth and senior level, making his senior debut in 2010. He was part of their squad that came third at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.