Dedryck Boyata
Belgian association football player (born 1990)
Dedryck Anga Boyata (born 28 November 1990) is a Belgian former footballer who played as a centre-back or right-back.
Boyata 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 Dutch side Twente. In 2015, Boyata moved to Celtic for around £1.5 million, where he won four Scottish Premiership titles. In summer 2019, he joined Hertha BSC, before retiring in 2024 following a stint with Club Brugge.
Boyata was 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.
Club career
Early career
Born in Uccle, 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.
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