Olivier Boscagli

Olivier Maxime Boscagli (born 18 November 1997), is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion. Born in Monaco, he has represented France at youth level.

Olivier Boscagli

Boscagli with PSV in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Olivier Maxime Boscagli[1]
Date of birth	(1997-11-18) 18 November 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Monte Carlo, Monaco[2]
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team	Brighton & Hove Albion
Number	21
Youth career
2003–2011	FC Beausoleil
2011	Nice
2011–2013	FC Beausoleil
2013–2015	Nice
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Nice II	44	(0)
2015–2019	Nice	27	(1)
2017–2018	→ Nîmes (loan)	28	(0)
2019–2025	PSV	140	(11)
2025–	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	(0)
International career
2014	France U17	3	(0)
2015	France U18	5	(0)
2015–2016	France U19	16	(1)
2016–2017	France U20	10	(0)
2017–2018	France U21	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:52, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Nice

Boscagli is a youth exponent from OGC Nice. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 25 April 2015 against Stade Rennais playing the first 84 minutes in a 2–1 away defeat.^[3] He scored his first goal in Nice's 1–0 win over Montpellier on 18 December, becoming the youngest player to score in the Ligue 1 in the 2015–16 season.^[4]

PSV

On 17 July 2019, Boscagli moved to the Netherlands, joining Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven.^[5]

Brighton and Hove Albion

On 2 July 2025, Boscagli joined Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion, signing a five-year contract.^[6]

International career

Boscagli was born in Monaco, and is of French descent through his mother with roots in Arras.^[7] He represented France at the under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-20 levels.^[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 May 2025^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nice	2014–15	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2015–16	Ligue 1	11	1	1	0	1	0	—		—		13	1
	2016–17	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2[c]	0	—		4	0
	2017–18	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[d]	0	—		1	0
	2018–19	Ligue 1	13	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		15	0
	Total		27	1	2	0	3	0	3	0	—		35	1
Nîmes (loan)	2017–18	Ligue 2	28	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		29	0
PSV	2019–20	Eredivisie	12	0	1	0	—		4[c]	0	1[e]	0	18	0
	2020–21	Eredivisie	30	2	2	0	—		10[c]	0	—		42	2
	2021–22	Eredivisie	28	4	3	0	—		14[f]	0	1[e]	0	46	4
	2022–23	Eredivisie	7	1	1	0	—		0	0	—		8	1
	2023–24	Eredivisie	33	3	2	0	—		11[d]	0	1[e]	0	47	3
	2024–25	Eredivisie	30	1	2	0	—		11[d]	0	0	0	43	1
	Total		140	11	11	0	—		50	0	3	0	204	11
Brighton & Hove Albion	2025–26	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			195	12	14	0	3	0	53	0	3	0	268	12

1. Includes Coupe de France, KNVB Cup
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
5. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
6. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

PSV

• Eredivisie: 2023–24, 2024–25^[10]
• KNVB Cup: 2022–23^[11]
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2021,^[12] 2023^[13]

France U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2016

Individual

• Eredivisie Team of the Month: August 2024^[14]