Hiram Boateng

Hiram Boateng

Personal information
Full name	Hiram Kojo Kwarteng Boateng
Date of birth	(1996-01-08) 8 January 1996 (age 28) [1]
Place of birth	Wandsworth, London, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Mansfield Town
Number	44
Youth career
2004–2013	Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Crystal Palace	1	(0)
2014–2015	→ Crawley Town (loan)	1	(0)
2015–2016	→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)	16	(1)
2016	→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)	8	(0)
2016	→ Bristol Rovers (loan)	9	(0)
2016–2017	→ Northampton Town (loan)	16	(0)
2017–2019	Exeter City	66	(2)
2019–2022	Milton Keynes Dons	49	(3)
2020–2021	→ Cambridge United (loan)	25	(0)
2022–	Mansfield Town	86	(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:19, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

Hiram Kojo Kwarteng Boateng (born 8 January 1996) is a British professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Mansfield Town.

Club career

Crystal Palace

Born in Wandsworth, Boateng joined the academy of Crystal Palace at the age of 8. Progressing through the academy system and eventually into first team contention, ^[2] he made his first team debut on 15 January 2013 in a 4–1 FA Cup third round replay defeat away to Stoke City. ^[3]

At the conclusion of his first season as a professional Boateng was named the club's Academy Player of the Year. ^[4] The 2013–14 season saw limited but impressive performances from Boateng, and he spent the final months of the season on loan to League One club Crawley Town. Ahead of the 2014–15 campaign, Boateng was involved in several pre-season friendlies for the first team ^[5] but was later limited to the reserve team for much of the season. In March 2015 he extended his stay with the club until the summer of 2017. ^[6]

Boateng spent the first half of the 2015–16 season on loan to League Two club Plymouth Argyle. ^[7] On 3 October 2015, he scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 home win over former loan club Crawley Town. ^[8] His spell was eventually cut short due to injury and he returned to his parent club. Following his recovery, Boateng made his league debut for Crystal Palace on 6 February 2016, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw away to Swansea City, ^[9] before returning to Plymouth for the remainder of the season in March 2016 ^[10] where he later featured in all three of Plymouth's play-off matches. ^[11] He was later named Crystal Palace's Development Player of the Year for 2015–16. ^[12]

The following 2016–17 season saw further limited opportunities with Crystal Palace, and Boateng spent the majority of the year on loan to Bristol Rovers ^[13] and Northampton Town. ^[14]

Exeter City

Following the expiry of his contract, on 31 August 2017 Boateng made a deadline-day free transfer to League 2 club Exeter City. ^[15] Following an impressive first two seasons, in April 2019 Exeter City manager Matt Taylor said Exeter would struggle to keep Boateng at the club if they weren't promoted, ^[16] and by May he had not signed a new contract with Exeter. ^[17] He made a total of 77 appearances for the club, scoring 3 goals. ^{[18] [19]}

Milton Keynes Dons

In May 2019, having declined the offer of a new contract with Exeter, Boateng joined up with former manager Paul Tisdale at Milton Keynes Dons, in a deal that would see Exeter City receive compensation due to the player's age. ^[20]

Following the departure of Paul Tisdale, Boateng fell out of favour under new manager Russell Martin, and in October 2020 was sent out on loan to League Two club Cambridge United for the remainder of the 2020–21 season, ^[21] where he played a key role in his loan club's promotion to League One.

After Russell Martin left Milton Keynes Dons a week prior to the start of the 2021–22 season, Boateng was selected by interim manager Dean Lewington for the club's opening fixture away to Bolton Wanderers on 7 August 2021. Boateng, who had not even been allocated a squad number prior to Martin's departure, came on as an 81st-minute substitute and scored the club's third goal just two minutes later in an eventual 3–3 draw. It was his first appearance for the club since January 2020. ^[22] That season he went on to make 37 appearances and score 4 goals, contributing to the club achieving a third-place play-off finish. ^[23] On 13 May 2022, Boateng confirmed he would be leaving the club after three seasons. ^[24]

Mansfield Town

On 15 June 2022, League Two club Mansfield Town announced Boateng had signed a three-year deal with the club effective from 1 July 2022. ^[25]

Boateng scored a hat trick for Mansfield on 13 February 2024 and picked up the man of the match award as Mansfield beat Harrogate Town 9–2, equalling a club record winning scoreline for the Stags. ^[26]

Boateng played a key role in Mansfield Town's promotion to League One in the 23/24 season. ^[27]

International career

Boateng is eligible to represent Ghana ^[28] as he has both a British passport and a Ghanaian passport. ^[28]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Crystal Palace	2012–13 [29]	Championship	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2013–14 [30]	Premier League	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2014–15 [31]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2015–16 [32]	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2016–17 [33]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Crawley Town (loan)	2013–14 [30]	League One	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Plymouth Argyle (loan)	2015–16 [32]	League Two	24	1	0	0	1	0	6 [a]	1	31	2
Bristol Rovers (loan)	2016–17 [33]	League One	9	0	1	0	—		2 [b]	0	12	0
Northampton Town (loan)	2016–17 [33]	League One	16	0	—		—		—		16	0
Exeter City	2017–18 [18]	League Two	38	1	4	0	0	0	4 [c]	1	46	2
	2018–19 [19]	League Two	28	1	0	0	2	0	1 [b]	0	31	1
	Total		66	2	4	0	2	0	5	1	77	3
Milton Keynes Dons	2019–20 [34]	League One	20	0	1	0	2	1	5 [b]	0	28	1
	2020–21 [35]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021–22 [23]	League One	29	3	1	0	0	0	7 [d]	1	37	4
	Total		49	3	2	0	2	1	12	1	65	5
Cambridge United (loan)	2020–21 [35]	League Two	25	0	1	0	—		1 [b]	0	27	0
Mansfield Town	2022–23 [36]	League Two	37	3	1	0	0	0	2 [b]	0	40	3
Career total			228	9	11	0	5	1	28	3	272	13

1. Three appearances and one goal in Football League Trophy, three appearances in 2015–16 Football League Two play-offs.
2. Appearances in EFL Trophy.
3. One appearance in EFL Trophy, three appearances and one goal 2017–18 EFL League Two play-offs.
4. Five appearances in EFL Trophy, two in 2021–22 EFL League One play-offs.

Honours

Cambridge United

• EFL League Two second-place promotion: 2020–21 ^[37]

Mansfield Town

• EFL League Two third-place promotion: 2023–24 ^[38]

Individual

• Crystal Palace Academy Player of the Year: 2013–14 ^[4]
• Crystal Palace Development Player of the Year: 2015–16 ^[12]

References

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3. "Stoke City 4–1 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
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14. Willsher, Gareth (31 December 2016). "NORTHAMPTON TOWN SIGN HIRAM BOATENG". www.ntfc.co.uk. Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
15. Byrom, David (31 August 2017). "Exeter City announce FOURTH signing of transfer deadline day as Hiram Boateng joins from Crystal Palace". www.ntfc.co.uk. Devon Live. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
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21. "Boateng joins Cambridge United on loan". Milton Keynes Dons. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
22. "Boateng is back with a bang after a long time in the cold". Milton Keynes Citizen. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
23. "Games played by Hiram Boateng in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
24. "Boateng confirms departure from MK Dons after 'rollercoaster' stint". Milton Keynes Citizen. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
25. "Stags make second summer signing". Mansfield Town. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
26. "Mansfield 9-2 Harrogate: Stags close in on top spot in League Two after club-record win 59 mins ago". BBC. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
27. "Midfielder on 'amazing' season with Stags". Mansfield Town. 23 April 2024. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
28. "Crystal Palace's Ghanaian youngster Hiram Boateng to take Premier league by storm". Ghanasoccernet.com. 11 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
29. "Games played by Hiram Boateng in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
30. "Games played by Hiram Boateng in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
31. "Games played by Hiram Boateng in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
32. "Games played by Hiram Boateng in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
33. "Games played by Hiram Boateng in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
34. "Games played by Hiram Boateng in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
35. "Games played by Hiram Boateng in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
36. "Games played by Hiram Boateng in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
37. "Cambridge United 3–0 Grimsby Town". BBC. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
38. https://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/2024/april/boss-character-was-central-to-promotion/ ^{[ bare URL ]}

External links

• Hiram Boateng at Soccerbase
• Reserves profiles at Crystal Palace F.C.