Wilfried Guemiand Bony, who is well-known as Wilfried Bony is a professional footballer who most recently played for the Premier League club Swansea City and the Ivory Coast national team. He started his professional football career joining the Ivorian club Issia Wazi in 2006.
The striker stands 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) tall.
This Ivorian player has made a huge impact in the world of football. He not only excelled at the domestic level but also made a mark in the overseas too. As of 2019, Wilfried Bony has an estimated net worth of $12 million, mostly earned through his football career.
While playing for the Swansea City he had an annual salary of £4,680,000. According to the source, he reportedly earned £24,960,000 from his entire career.
His current transfer fee is around $5 million and his highest market value was $29.14 million when he played for the Manchester City.
Currently, he is living a lavish life with having plenty of facilities and the huge mansion. In 2017, he listed his £3.6m mansion on Devisdale Road, with swimming pool gym and home cinema
He has made collections of several cars in his list including Porsche Cayenne, Mercedes Benz, and Audi.
Bony personal life is not as perfect as his career. He had reportedly cheated a girl named Courtney Ngobe who became the mother of his child in 2016. However, Bony denied the rumor and told that he is ready to have a paternity test.
Bony's Kid SOURCE: The Sun Courtney's sister Nicole also hit back to the Swansea City striker and called him an evil man. The child was named Atarah Bony.
He already has two children from his girlfriend.
Besides his professional career, he has hobbies of listening to music and traveling. He is very close to his parents.
As a player, Bony is an intelligent footballer who has great skill and power. He has great adaption ability. He reached the age of 30 now. He has a perfect height of 6 feet inch, which is around 1.83m and balanced weight of 190 lbs.
Bony was born on December 10, 1988, in Bingerville, Ivory Coast. He holds an Ivorian nationality and his zodiac sign is Sagittarius. He is the son of Amedee Shemiz Bony. His mother was a black belt in Judo and father a teacher.
Bony was a natural athlete and started playing street football from a young age. His career was garnished, when he started playing football for Maracana Bingerville from 2000 to 2002 and Cyril Domoraud Academy from 2002 to 2005.
Bony's professional career started with Issia Wazi where he played from 2006 to 2008. From 2007 to 2008, on a loan from Issia Wazi, he performed for Sparta Prague B team and won the Bohemian Football League Championship.
He was then invited to play for Sparta Prague senior team where he scored 22 goals in the 59 appearances. Bony agreed on a three and half-year club contract with club Vitesse in 2011 and kicked his debut goal in a 2-0 win against the De Graafschap on 20 February 2011.
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Bony played with club Vitesse until 2013 and collected 46 goals in 65 appearances. He joined the English club Swansea City on 11 July 2013 for a record fee of $15.54 million dollars.
Overall, he enjoyed a successful career with Swansea City and scored 26 goals in 54 appearances. Bony signed four and half years deal with club Manchester City on 14 January 2015. The contract had made him the most expensive African footballer to date.
Bony made his debut with Manchester City on 21 February replacing Sergio Aguero at 30 minutes in a 5-0 win against New Castle United. He kicked his debut goal in a 3-0 win over West Bromwich Albion.
For the 2016 to 2017 season, Bony was loaned to club Stoke City where he scored two goals in 10 appearances. He made a second stint with the club Swansea City on 31 August 2017. His contract was for two years for a reported fee of $15.50 million.
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Bony is an important part of Ivory Coast since 2010. He made his debut in a 1-0 win against Burundi. Bony was selected for 2014 FIFA World Cup and three Africa Cup of Nations from the Ivorian Squads.
