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Full nameBoulaye Dia
PositionCentre-forward
NationalitySenegal
Age29
Date of birth16 Nov 1996
BirthplaceOyonnax
Height180 cm
Shirt number#19
ClubLazio
Centre-forwardalso played MID
27
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
1256
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Lazio.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of Lazio's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences (international duty, rest). He still appeared 27 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A271212566.45
Coppa Italia310676.97

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

B. Dia is a 29-year-old centre-forward at Lazio, rated 45.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 304th of 388 on scout potential in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (41% of available minutes). He brings 0.22 goal contributions per 90 (0.07 goals, 0.14 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dia.

Judged on this season alone, Dia graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 40th of 49 of the 49 centre-forwards in the Serie A, on 1 goal and 2 assists in 27 appearances (0.215 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 45 → 15). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 46, 39th of 49 of the 49 centre-forwards in the Serie A. At 29 Dia is in his prime years, and a market index of 15.5 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Dia missed 4 games through injury (international duty, rest) out of roughly 38 this season. The 27 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Streaky4 clubs
Current potential39th of 49 centre-forwards · Serie ACurrent season40th of 49 centre-forwards · Serie A40th-best centre-forward in the Serie A304th in the Serie A · potential39th-highest potential centre-forward in the Serie A
45.6
Ratingi
39th of 49 centre-forwards
14.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
41%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.22
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Lazio finished 9th of 20 · a mid-table side

1
Goals
2
Assists
3
G+A
0.04
Goals / app

1 goal in 27 appearances (0.04 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 3 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 89.1/100).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 41% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.22 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 45.6, Dia carries the 39th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Serie A of 49. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.22 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.