Garry Bocaly

Olympique de Marseille

Bocaly was born in Schœlcher, Martinique. He began his football career at Marseille, joining in 2004 as a 15-year-old. While progressing through the youth system, he played in central defence and defensive midfield before settling in the right-back position. Bocaly made his debut on 5 March 2006 against rivals Paris Saint-Germain in the annual Classique under bizarre circumstances. In protest against security flaws at the Parc des Princes, Marseille president Pape Diouf decided to use players from the club's youth academy and CFA2 reserve team in the match. Despite media expectations of heavy defeat, the youngsters held PSG to a goalless draw. Bocaly played the whole match, and fansite OMplanète thought him the player most likely to make a breakthrough. In April, he signed his first professional contract, of three years. In the 2006–07 season, Bocaly was promoted to the senior squad as third-choice right back, behind Habib Beye and Renato Civelli. With Beye replacing the injured Civelli at centre back, Bocaly came into the starting eleven at right back for the visit to Nice in late October; he kept his place for three matches, all defeats, before dropping to the bench and then to the reserves. Head coach Albert Emon complimented his maturity, describing him as "one for the future".

Loan spells

With limited first-team opportunities at Marseille, Bocaly joined Libourne-Saint-Seurin of Ligue 2 on loan for the 2007–08 season. He had…

Bocaly has appeared with all of France's youth teams beginning with the under-16s all the way to the under-21s. He was a member of the under-19 squad that reached the semi-finals at the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Bocaly earned his first cap with the under-21 squad on 26 March 2008, in a match against the Czech Republic. The following year, he was called up by the under-21 squad for the Toulon Tournament in France. Bocaly helped the side reach the final, which they lost 1–0 against Chile. Bocaly made fourteen appearances for the under-21 side. Bocaly spoke out about his possible call up from the national team for the UEFA Euro 2012 and later said in another interview that he was eligible to play for Martinique, where his family were from.

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Bocaly is married and has two children, born in 2012 and 2014.