Emmanuel Boateng (footballer, born 1997)

Not to be confused with Emmanuel Boateng (footballer, born 1996) or Emmanuel Boateng (footballer, born 1994).

Emmanuel Boateng
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-17) 17 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Akwatia, Ghana
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Konyaspor
Number 26
Youth career
WAFA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 WAFA 43 (2)
2018 Aduana Stars 12 (0)
2018–2021 Hapoel Tel Aviv 69 (2)
2021–2024 IF Elfsborg 49 (1)
2024– Konyaspor 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2024

Emmanuel Boateng (born 17 June 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Konyaspor in the Turkish Süper Lig.

Career

WAFA

Boateng grew up at the West African Football Academy (WAFA) from Ghana where he played until January 2018.[1][2] He was one of the prominent players in the academy.

Aduana Stars

He signed with Aduana Stars during January 2018.[2] Won the Ghana Super Cup with the team and recorded 14 appearances in the 2018 Ghanaian Premier League, and in the CAF Champions League.

Hapoel Tel Aviv

In September 2018, he started to train with the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Tel Aviv and eventually signed for five years at the club after being scouted and recommended by US based Italian agent/scout Simone Ghirlanda of Pan American Calcio.[3][4] In December 2018, he made his debut in the red uniform against the Bnei Sakhnin. He played 18 league games during the 2018–19 season, scored one important goal in the Tel Aviv derby and assisted three more goals.[5]

Elfsborg

Emmanuel arrived in Borås 11 September 2021 and will be playing for the Swedish club located in the south west of Sweden, IF Elfsborg. IF Elfsborg is a club that missed Europa Conference League 2021 after a 3 goal-loss against the Dutch side Feyenoord in the play-off.

Konyaspor

On 16 January 2024, Boateng signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Konyaspor in Turkey.[6]

Career statistics

As of 20 May 2021[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
WAFA 2016 Ghana Premier League 16 1 16 1
2017 27 1 27 1
Total 43 2 43 2
Aduana Stars 2018 Ghana Premier League 12 0 2 0 14 0
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2018–19 Israeli Premier League 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
2019–20 26 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 29 1
2020–21 24 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 27 1
Total 68 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 75 3
Career total 123 4 7 1 2 0 0 0 132 5

Honours

Aduana Stars

References

  1. ^ "Emmanuel Boateng - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Adams, Nuhu (1 January 2018). "Aduana Stars snap up former WAFA SC midfielder Emmanuel Boateng on a free transfer". ghanasoccernet. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ Gyamera-Antwi, Evans (18 September 2018). "Hapoel Tel Aviv complete signing of Aduana Stars player Boateng". goal.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Exclusive: Karela United left back Moro Ibrahim leaves for trials in Israel". 15 April 2019.
  5. ^ Adams, Nuhu (15 January 2019). "Former Aduana Stars defender Emmanuel Boateng scores debut goal for Hapoel Tel Aviv". ghanasoccernet. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Hoş geldin Emmanuel Boateng" [Welcome Emmanuel Boateng] (in Turkish). Konyaspor. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  7. ^ Emmanuel Boateng at Soccerway
  8. ^ Emmanuel Boateng at Global Sports Archive
  9. ^ "Emanuel Boateng". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2021.


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