| Intro | French footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | France |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 23 April 1993, Nice |
| Age: | 27 years |
Alexy Bosetti (born April 23, 1993 in Nice) is a French footballer who plays as a striker for OGC Nice.
Biography
Alexy Bosetti was born in 1993 in Nice family of Italian origins. He is the great grandnephew of the composer and pianist Henri Betti and of the opera singer Freda Betti.
Club career
A member of the Populaire Sud since his early years as a native of Vieux-Nice, the young striker was passed by the Cavigal Nice Sports and J.S.O Villefranche-sur-Mer before committing to OGC Nice. An excellent dribbler, Bosetti has since played as either an attacking midfielder or a striker. He won the 2011–2012 edition of the Coupe Gambardella with U19 team of OGC Nice on 28 April 2012.
He made his professional debut on 20 May 2012 in a league match against Olympique Lyonnais making a substitute appearance in the 86th minute of play. He scored his first professional goal against Montpellier HSC in the quarter finals of the 19th edition of the Coupe de la Ligue on 28 November 2012.
On 6 April 2013, at Stadium Municipal, he collected the first red card of his career after a tackle on Cheikh M’Bengue of Toulouse FC.
On 22 September 2013, he became the first native of Nice to score a goal at the Allianz Riviera during the inaugural match against Valenciennes FC.
On 15 July 2015, Bosetti joined FC Tours on loan, without an option to buy. He scored a goal in his first friendly, securing a 1–1 draw against Chamois Niortais F.C. on 24 July 2015. In January 2016, Bosetti joined Norwegian side Sarpsborg 08 on loan until the end of season. His loan was cut short early in April after playing just 38 minutes in three months for Sarpsborg. Having been loaned out to Tours in the first half the season, he was not eligible to play for Nice during the rest of the season.
International career
On 13 July 2013, 15 years and one day after the victory of France at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Bosetti won the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the France U-20 team. The final in Istanbul against Uruguay was decided in a penally shootout with France winning 4–1.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 July 2016.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| OGC Nice | 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 6 | ||
| Tours FC | 2015–16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | |
| Sarpsborg 08 FF | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | |
| Career total | 86 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 16 | |
Honours
Club
- Nice
- Coupe Gambardella (1): 2011–12
Country
- France
- FIFA U-20 World Cup winner (1): 2013