| Walter Bou | |
| Fullname: | Walter Ariel Bou |
| Birth Date: | 1993 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Concordia, Argentina |
| Height: | 1.74 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Lanús |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthyears1: | –2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Boca Juniors |
| Years1: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Gimnasia LP |
| Caps1: | 25 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 2016–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Boca Juniors |
| Caps2: | 41 |
| Goals2: | 9 |
| Clubs3: | → Vitória (loan) |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Clubs4: | → Unión La Calera (loan) |
| Years4: | 2019 |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Clubs5: | → Union de Santa Fe (loan) |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps5: | 20 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Clubs6: | → Defensa y Justicia (loan) |
| Years6: | 2020–2021 |
| Caps6: | 36 |
| Goals6: | 15 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | Defensa y Justicia |
| Caps7: | 19 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs8: | Vélez Sarsfield |
| Caps8: | 41 |
| Goals8: | 8 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Clubs9: | Lanús |
| Caps9: | 19 |
| Goals9: | 10 |
| Pcupdate: | 5 August 2024 |
Walter Ariel Bou (born 25 August 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Lanús.
Bou started his youth career at Boca Juniors, but was release on a free transfer before debuting with the first team.[1] He was signed by Gimnasia, debuted for them in the Argentine Primera División on 23 August 2014, in a 2–1 defeat against Rosario Central.[2] He scored his first goal on 14 February 2016, in a 3–2 victory against Patronato.[3] On 18 February 2016, he scored his first brace in a 3–1 victory against Sarmiento.[4]
On 3 June 2016, Bou joined Boca Juniors. On 16 October 2016, he scored his first goal against Sarmiento in a 2–0 victory,[5] and his first double on 6 December against Racing, in a 4–2 victory.[6]
On 16 July 2018, Bou joined Brazilian Série A club Vitória, on an one-year loan.[7] After his club got relegated, he rescinded his contract with the club.[8]
On 30 January 2019, Bou joined Chilean Primera División
On 23 July 2019, Bou returned to Argentina, joining Unión de Santa Fe on an one-year loan.[9]
On 11 September 2020, Bou extended his contract with Boca until December 2022,[10] before joining Defensa y Justicia on 6 December, on a one-year loan.[11] After a successful loan, he was expected to return to Boca,[12] but on 22 January 2022, he permanently joined Defensa y Justicia, signing a four-year contract.[13]
On 25 June 2022, Bou joined Vélez Sarsfield and signed a contract until December 2025.[14]
On 19 January 2024, Bou joined Lanús and signed a contract until December 2026.[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Gimnasia La Plata | 2014 | Argentine Primera División | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | |||
| Boca Juniors | 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 8 | |
| 2017–18 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 4 | |||
| Total | 41 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 12 | |||
| Vitória (loan) | 2018 | Série A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Unión La Calera (loan) | 2019 | Chilean Primera División | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 23 | 7 | ||
| Unión de Santa Fe (loan) | 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | ||
| Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 36 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | — | 52 | 20 | ||
| Defensa y Justicia | 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| Total | 55 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 5 | — | 76 | 23 | ||||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 25 | 5 | ||
| 2023 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 8 | |||
| Lanús | 2024 | Argentine Primera División | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | — | 25 | 16 | ||
| Career total | 222 | 58 | 17 | 4 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 285 | 79 | |||