Charles Boateng (footballer, born 1989)

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Charles Boateng
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-12-14) 14 December 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Mampong, Ghana
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Avranches
Number 8
Youth career
–2004 Nania
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2008 Nania
2007Tema Youth (loan)
2008–2010 Dijon 46 (4)
2010–2011 Rouen 34 (1)
2012– Avranches 361 (23)
International career
2005 Ghana U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2024

Charles Boateng (born 14 December 1989) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club US Avranches.

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Club career

Born in Mampong, Boateng began his career with Nania F.C. and played with his team at the youth cup in Altstetten 2004 and 2005, reaching the final. [1] Boateng was loaned to Tema Youth for a year in January 2007 and was a member of the Ghana Premier League All Star team 2007. [2] After a trial in June 2007, he moved in January 2008 from Nania to Dijon FCO. [3]

He was one of the players to be banned from the Ghana Division 2 after the match-fixing scandal with Nania and Okwawu United. [4]

After three seasons with Dijon FCO, Boateng signed on 14 June 2010 for FC Rouen. [5]

In January 2012, Boateng signed for US Avranches. [6]

International career

He also played for Ghana U17 team at 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

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  3. "Charles Boateng joins French side Dijon". Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
  4. "Nania F.C, Okwawu Utd called up by DC | Ghana Football Association | Ghana Soccer News". Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
  5. Signature de Charles Boateng
  6. "Football : Charles Boateng signe à Avranches" (in French). La Manche Libre. 30 January 2012.