Gabriel Boakye

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Gabriel Boakye
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Boakye
Date of birth (1998-02-26) February 26, 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2006 Oak Ridges SC
2009 Richmond Hill SC
2011–2012 West Toronto SC
2012–2015 Toronto FC
2016–2017 Energie Cottbus
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Toronto FC III 13 (0)
2015 Toronto FC II 9 (0)
2017–2018 Energie Cottbus 17 (4)
2018–2020 1. FC Köln II 37 (1)
2020–2021 Lokomotive Leipzig 11 (2)
2021 FC Edmonton 6 (0)
2023– Simcoe County Rovers 3 (0)
International career‡
2015 Canada U17 5 (0)
2016–2017 Canada U20 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 2, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 23, 2017

Gabriel Boakye (born February 26, 1998) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for the Simcoe County Rovers in League1 Ontario.

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Club career

Boakye began playing soccer at the age of eight for Oakridges SC. [2] In 2015, he joined TFC Academy in the Premier Development League and Toronto FC II in the United Soccer League and made thirteen and eight appearances respectively. [3] [4] On July 9, 2015, Boakye made his professional debut in a 2–0 defeat to Pittsburgh Riverhounds. He suffered a further six defeats, claiming only one victory in his time with the club. His final appearance came on September 17 in a 2–1 loss to Richmond Kickers. [5] In November 2015, Boakye was one of two Toronto FC players for Under-17 Men's Player of the Year at the 2015 Canada Soccer Player Awards. [6] The award was won by Vancouver Whitecap's Kadin Chung. [7]

Boakye moved to Energie Cottbus in 2016, largely playing with the U-19 team. He made his first substitute appearance for the first team in December 2016. [8] While at Energie Cottbus, Boakye would switch from a fullback, to a forward, [9] earning positive review in the process as he scored 4 goals in 17 games while the club earned promotion to the 3. Liga. [10]

After two seasons with Energie Cottbus, Boakye signed with 1. FC Köln II. [11]

On July 25, 2020, Boakye signed a one-year contract with FC Lokomotive Leipzig. [12]

On September 23, 2021, he joined FC Edmonton in the Canadian Premier League for the remainder of the 2021 season. [13] On February 9, 2022, the club announced that Boakye and all but two other players would not be returning for the 2022 season. [14]

In 2023, he played with the Simcoe County Rovers in League1 Ontario. [15]

International career

Boakye featured in the Canadian youth program for the first time in 2013 under coach Tony Fonseca. He was named to the U15 national team for the 2013 Copa de México de Naciones. [16] He made his international debut during the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship. On February 28, 2015, he played 90 minutes a 3–1 victory over Haiti. He then followed up with a further four international appearances over the next few weeks. His final outing came on March 15, when suffering a 3–0 defeat to Costa Rica. [2] In February 2017, Boakye was named to Canada's roster for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship [17] Boakye was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020. [18]

Personal life

Boakye's father was born in Kumasi, Ghana, while his mother was born in Accra, Ghana. As a result, he is eligible to represent Canada or Ghana. [19]

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References

  1. ↑ "Spieler". FC Energie Cottbus e.V. (in German). Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ "TFC Academy PDL 2015". Premier Development League . Archived from the original on July 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ "TFC II adds three players from the Academy". Toronto FC. April 16, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ghana - G. Boakye - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Kia TFC Academy Players Nominated for Canada U-17 Player of the Year Award". Toronto FC. November 30, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  7. ↑ "WFC2 fullback Kadin Chung named 2015 Canadian U-17 Player of the Year". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 13, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  8. ↑ Soccerway. "Gabriel Boakye profile".
  9. ↑ Von Frank Noack (November 17, 2017). "FCE-Youngster Boakye contra Torjäger". LR online.
  10. ↑ Jan Lehmann (October 24, 2017). "Schließt Boakye die Lücke beim FCE?". LR Online.
  11. ↑ "Gabriel Baokye wechselt nach Köln". rbb24.de. May 29, 2018. Archived from the original on August 8, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Lok Leipzig: Sascha Pfeffer verlängert Vertrag, Gabriele Boakye kommt aus Köln". Sportbuzzer.de (in German). Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  13. ↑ "FC Edmonton Signs Boakye for Remainder of the Season". FC Edmonton . September 23, 2021.
  14. ↑ "FC Edmonton Announces Return of T-Boy Fayia & Darlington Murasiranwa". FC Edmonton. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Gabriel Boakye 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  16. ↑ Rowaan, Dave (August 7, 2013). "Seven Toronto FC academy players headed to Copa Mexico de Naciones". Waking the Red.
  17. ↑ Neil Davidson (February 9, 2017). "Canada names young squad for CONCACAF U-20 Championship". Sportsnet.
  18. ↑ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Ghanaian Gabriel Boakye nominated for Best Canada U17 Player Award - GHANAsoccernet.com". social_image. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
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