Emmanuel Boateng (footballer, born 1996)

Emmanuel Boateng
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Okyere Boateng
Date of birth (1996-05-23) 23 May 1996
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Levante
Number 21
Youth career
2004–2013 Charity Stars
2013–2014 Rio Ave
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Rio Ave 13 (1)
2015–2017 Moreirense 55 (9)
2017– Levante 25 (6)
National team‡
2013 Ghana U17
2015 Ghana U20 3 (1)
2018– Ghana 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 May 2018

Emmanuel Okyere Boateng (born 23 May 1996) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Spanish club Levante UD as a striker.

Club career

Rio Ave

Born in Accra, Boateng joined Rio Ave in 2013, after impressing on a trial, from hometown club Charity Stars FC.[1] Initially assigned to the youth setup, he made his professional debut on 31 July 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute for Yonathan Del Valle in a 1–0 away win against IFK Göteborg for the season's UEFA Europa League.[2]

Boateng made his Primeira Liga debut on 17 August 2014, starting in a 2–0 home win against Vitória de Setúbal. His first goal in the category occurred on 1 September, as he scored the last in a 4–0 home routing of Boavista.

Moreirense

On 7 July 2015, Boateng and his Rio Ave teammate Ernest Ohemeng made a permanent move to fellow league team Moreirense.[3] Mainly used as a substitute during his first season, he started to feature more regularly during his second.

Boateng was also regularly used in the Taça da Liga, netting a brace in a 3–1 home success over Benfica on 26 January 2017.[4] Three days later, he replaced Roberto in the final, a 1–0 win against S.C. Braga; it was Moreirense's first ever national title.[5]

Boateng scored his first league double on 30 April 2017, in a 2–2 away draw against Arouca.

Levante

On 16 August 2017, Boateng signed a four-year deal with La Liga side Levante UD.[6]

On 13 May 2018, he scored first career hat-trick against champions Barcelona. Levante won the match 5-4, ending the possibility of an unbeaten season for Barcelona.[7]

International career

He was part of the Ghana national under-20 football team, who played the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. He scored one goal in the competition on 5 June 2015, in a 1–0 win against Panama.[8] On 30 May 2018 he made his senior appearance for the Black Stars. He marked his debut with a goal when he scored a penalty in the 51st minute of the game.[9]

International goals

Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.[10]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.30 May 2018International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan Japan2–02–0Friendly

Honours

Moreirense

References

  1. ↑ "Charity Stars bring hope and smiles to Darkuman-Bubiashie". Modern Ghana. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Göteborg 0–1 Rio Ave". UEFA.com. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Contratações" [Signings] (in Portuguese). Moreirense FC. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Shock defeat sees Benfica lose grip on Taca da Liga". FourFourTwo. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Braga 0–1 Moreirense" (in Portuguese). RTP. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Emmanuel Boateng se compromete con el Levante por las próximas cuatro temporadas con una más opcional" [Emmanuel Boateng signs with Levante for the following four seasons with one more optional] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  7. ↑ Picó, Diego (13 May 2018). "Emmanuel Boateng scores the first hat-trick of his career against Barcelona". Marca. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Panama U20 0–1 Ghana U20". FIFA. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "LiveScore : Japan vs Ghana". www.livescore.com. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  10. ↑ "E. Boateng". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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