Michel Boni

Michel Boni
Boni playing for Brentford B in 2026
Personal information
Full name Gbenankpon Michel Destiny Boni[1]
Date of birth (2008-03-28) 28 March 2008
Place of birth Milton Keynes, England
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Brentford
Youth career
Pre Academy Soccer School
–2024 Leicester City
2024– Brentford
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2026– Benin 2 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:16, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

Gbenankpon Michel Destiny Boni (born 28 March 2008) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Brentford. Born in England, he plays for the Benin national team.

Boni is a product of the Leicester City and Brentford academies.

Club career

Brentford

After beginning his youth career in the Leicester City Academy, Boni commenced a two-year scholarship with the Brentford U18 team in 2024.[3] After beginning the 2024–25 season injured, he ended the season with five U18 goals and two B team appearances, scoring once.[4] After off-season work on his finishing, prolific goalscoring form for the U18 team during the 2025–26 pre-season and early in the regular season led to Boni "stepping up" to the B team squad.[5] He top-scored with 17 B team goals and was part of the squad that finished as 2025–26 Professional U21 Development League regular season champions.[4][6] At the end of the 2025–26 season, Boni signed a professional contract and was promoted into the B team.[7]

International career

In March 2026, Boni was named in the Benin squad for two friendly matches and he started in both.[8][9]

Personal life

Boni was born in Milton Keynes to parents from Ivory Coast and Benin.[10] He holds a French passport.[11]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 31 March 2026[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Benin 202620
Total20

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs publish 2024/25 retained lists". www.premierleague.com. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Profile Michel Boni, Brentford U21: Info, news, matches and statistics". BeSoccer. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Introducing Brentford's Academy scholars for the 2024/25 season". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Michel Boni". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Michel Boni: Playing with a point to prove". Brentford FC. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Brentford U21s 2 Derby County U21s 0: Boni and Grey strike as Bees progress in PDL play-offs". Brentford FC. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Brentford Academy confirm summer departures and new contracts". Brentford FC. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Michel Boni : "À cet âge, le Bénin est l'endroit idéal…"". 229foot.com (in French). 20 March 2026. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  9. 1 2 "Michel Boni". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Michel Boni on identity, heritage and the importance of Black history". Brentford FC. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "Spotlight on Michel Boni, Brentford's rising star who chose Benin". Yahoo Sports. 17 March 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
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