M. Bola · career
Marc Joel Bola
Central · Watford · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2023/24
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 178 appearances with 14 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Samsunspor — Season rating 52, 1 goal and 4 assists in 32 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 42 points at Samsunspor. Form is on a climb — up 25 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 16 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2023/24 (Süper Lig) and kept playing — 20 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Watford | 37 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 35 |
| 2024/25 | Samsunspor | 32 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 52 |
| 2023/24 | Samsunspor | 20 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 10 |
| 2022/23 | Middlesbrough U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 10 |
| 2021/22 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 25 |
| 2020/21 | Middlesbrough | 41 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 42 |
| 2019/20 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | BlackpoolLoan | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Blackpool | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Bristol RoversLoan | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Notts CountyLoan | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Arsenal U19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Arsenal U23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Arsenal U19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Arsenal U19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 37 | 2905 | 2 | 3 | 6.8 |
| League Cup | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
Schedule · 2025/26
39 played6 unused sub3 injured2 not in squad· 3022 min, 2g 3a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8 | Friendlies Clubs | A Boreham Wood | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | H Leyton Orient | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Championship | A Charlton | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Norwich | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 16 | Championship | H QPR | 2-1 | Played | 74 | 7.3 | ||
| Aug 23 | Championship | A Swansea | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Aug 30 | Championship | H Southampton | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Sep 13 | Championship | H Blackburn | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 22 | Championship | A Millwall | 0-1 | Played | 72 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 27 | Championship | H Hull City | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 1 | Championship | A Portsmouth | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 4 | Championship | H Oxford United | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 18 | Championship | A Sheffield Utd | 0-1 | Played | 30 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 22 | Championship | H West Brom | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 25 | Championship | A Coventry | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 5.7 | ||
| Nov 1 | Championship | H Middlesbrough | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Nov 4 | Championship | A Ipswich | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 7 | Championship | H Bristol City | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.0 | |
| Nov 22 | Championship | A Derby | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 25 | Championship | H Preston | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 1 | Championship | A Birmingham | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Dec 6 | Championship | H Norwich | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Dec 9 | Championship | H Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Dec 13 | Championship | A Wrexham | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Dec 20 | Championship | H Stoke City | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Dec 26 | Championship | A Leicester | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Dec 29 | Championship | A Norwich | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Jan 1 | Championship | H Birmingham | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 10 | FA Cup | A Bristol City | 1-5 | Played | 27 | 5.9 | ||
| Jan 17 | Championship | H Millwall | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Jan 21 | Championship | H Portsmouth | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 24 | Championship | A Blackburn | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 31 | Championship | H Swansea | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 3 | Championship | A Hull City | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Feb 7 | Championship | A Southampton | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 14 | Championship | A Preston | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 21 | Championship | H Derby | 2-0 | Played | 12 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Feb 24 | Championship | H Ipswich | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 27 | Championship | A Bristol City | 2-1 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Mar 10 | Championship | A Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 | Played | 67 | 7.3 | ||
| Mar 14 | Championship | A Stoke City | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Mar 17 | Championship | H Wrexham | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Mar 21 | Championship | H Leicester | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 3 | Championship | A QPR | 1-2 | Inactive | — | |||
| Apr 6 | Championship | H Charlton | 1-1 | Inactive | — | |||
| Apr 11 | Championship | A Oxford United | 0-2 | Inactive | — | |||
| Apr 18 | Championship | H Sheffield Utd | 0-2 | Played | 19 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 21 | Championship | A West Brom | 0-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 25 | Championship | A Middlesbrough | 1-5 | Played | 82 | 6.3 | ||
| May 2 | Championship | H Coventry | 0-4 | Played | 28 | 6.7 |