Dedryck Boyata
Boyata in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Anga Dedryck Boyata | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Uccle, Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Celtic | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | 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– | Celtic | 45 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Belgium U19 | 12 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Belgium U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2010– | Belgium | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2016 |
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Anga Dedryck Boyata (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ɡa dɛdʁik bwajata]; born 28 November 1990) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Scottish club Celtic and the Belgium national team.
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.
Boyata has been capped by Belgium at youth and senior level, making his senior debut in 2010.
Born in Brussels, Belgium, Boyata started his career in the youth team at Brussels before joining Manchester City in 2006. He was part of City's 2008 FA Youth Cup winning side, starting in both legs of the final against Chelsea. He won City's Academy Player of the Month award for April 2009. He was one of seven Academy players from his year to be promoted to training with the senior players from the start of the 2009–10 season.
Boyata made his first team debut against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup third round on 2 January 2010, playing centre-back and helping his side to a 1–0 win at the Riverside Stadium. His league debut was as a substitute against Blackburn Rovers nine days later, replacing Martin Petrov in the 86th minute of a 4–1 home win. His first start in the Premier League came away against Hull City on 6 February. He was named young player of the 2009–10 season for his efforts during both legs of the League Cup semi-final against rivals Manchester United.
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