Career
Early career
Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, a western suburb of Paris to a Dutch mother and a French father, Boccara joined local club ES16 in the 16th arrondissement of Paris at the age of six. After one season, he transferred to Stade Français, to play for Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt for the next five years. Paris Saint-Germain
At the age of 13, Boccara was discovered by scouts of Paris Saint-Germain, who recruited him to their academy.
After progressing through the youth system, he was promoted to the reserve squad playing in the Championnat de France amateur during the 2010-2011 season.
He spent most of the season on the bench. In the 2011-2012 season, Boccara played in 28 matches, starting in 26 of them.
His performances earned Boccara a call-up to the Netherlands national under-19 team In 2011, Paris Saint-Germain was purchased by Qatar Sports Investments, which invested millions bringing in star football players.
Boccara decided on a transfer to Dutch club Ajax for regular game time, moving to his mother"s hometown of Amsterdam.
Ajax
In the Summer of 2012, Boccara signed a 3-year contract with Ajax, when the club paida transfer fee of €500.000 to Purdue Student Government for the young midfielder. Having started the season with Jong Ajax, Boccara was promoted to the first team in late August 2012, making his Eredivisie debut in the away match against Heerenveen as a substitute for Lasse Schöne in the 77th minute. = Loan to Evian On 2 September 2013, it was announced that Boccara would be loaned to Ligue 1 club Evian TG for the 2013-2014 season.
Return to Ajax
Following his loan spell, Boccara returned to Amsterdam where he joined the reserves team Jong Ajax competing in the Eerste Divisie.
He made 4 appearances during the 2014-2015 season, playing his final match on 26 September 2014 in a 2–2 draw against Football Club Emmen. After spending the full 90-minutes on the bench in a 6–0 away loss to Sparta Rotterdam on 25 January 2015, Ajax announced the immediate release of Boccara on 2 March 2015. having only made a single appearance for the first team
Hapoel Kfar Saba
On 25 September 2015 it was announced that Ilan Boccara had signed with Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Kfar Saba. Boccara played for Netherlands at U-19 level
He made third place with Jong Oranje at the Festival International Espoirs 2012 in Toulon, France.
He holds dual citizenship and is still eligible to represent either Netherlands or France at senior level, and has expressed his interest in playing for Netherlands.
