M. Bola · career
Marc Joel Bola
Center Back · 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 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 179 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 9 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Watford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 19 |
| 2025/26 | Watford | 37 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 19 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | 1 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 8.9 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played8 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11 | Friendlies Clubs | A Boreham Wood | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 14 | Friendlies Clubs | A Barnet | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | H Hansa Rostock | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 29 | Friendlies Clubs | H Fiorentina | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | H Crawley Town | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | Championship | H Southampton | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | Championship | A Wrexham | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 25 | League Cup | H Peterborough | 1-5 | Not in squad | — |