Boulaye Dia was born in Oyonnax, France, and worked his way up through amateur football before joining Reims in 2018, where he scored regularly in Ligue 1. He moved to Villarreal in 2021 and then Salernitana and Lazio in Italy.
He joined Rennes on loan. Dia is a quick, powerful striker. He represents Senegal and was part of the squad that won the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
Career in numbers
Across 10 seasons of senior club football, beginning in 2017/18, Dia has played 277 matches and scored 84 goals for 6 clubs. His best scoring return came in 2020/21: 16 goals in 39 appearances for Reims. His busiest campaign was 2024/25, with 48 appearances. So far in 2026/27 he has made 4 appearances for Lazio and Rennes. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.