Kingsley Boateng

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Kingsley Boateng
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-04-07) 7 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Mampong, Ghana
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2007–2013 Milan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Catania 6 (0)
2014–2015 NAC Breda 14 (1)
2015–2017 Bari 37 (3)
2017–2019 Olimpija Ljubljana 22 (4)
2019–2022 Ternana 11 (0)
2019–2020Juve Stabia (loan) 4 (0)
2020Siena (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2022Fermana (loan) 25 (6)
International career
2011–2012 Italy U18 3 (1)
2015 Italy U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2023

Kingsley Boateng (born 7 April 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger. Born in Ghana, he has represented Italy at youth level.

Contents

Club career

Boateng began his professional football career with Milan in 2013, [2] and in the 2013–14 season Boateng was loaned to Catania in Serie A and he made his professional debut for the club in Serie A in a 0–0 draw against Parma at Stadio Angelo Massimino on 22 September 2013. [3]

On 3 July 2014, it was announced that Boateng had signed a three-year deal with Dutch side NAC Breda of the Eredivisie. He signed on a free transfer from Milan. [4]

On 13 January 2015, Boateng was sold to Serie B side Bari. [5]

On 9 January 2017, he moved to Slovenian club Olimpija Ljubljana. [6] In 2018 he won both the Slovenian league and the Slovenian cup with Olimpija. [1]

On 4 February 2019, Boateng signed with Italian club Ternana. [7]

On 24 August 2019, he joined Juve Stabia on loan with an option to purchase. [8] On 31 January 2020, he moved on loan to Siena. [9] On 16 September 2020 he was loaned to Fermana. [10] On 9 July 2021 the loan to Fermana was renewed for the 2021–22 season. [11]

International career

Boateng has been capped by Italy at under-18 level and under-21 level but remains eligible to represent Ghana at senior level.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 September 2023 [12]
ClubSeasonLeagueLeagueCupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Catania 2013–14 Serie A 601070
NAC Breda 2014–15 Eredivisie 14100141
Bari 2014–15 Serie B 17300173
2015–16 18010190
2016–17 201030
Total37320393
Olimpija 2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga 821092
2017–18 50210071
2018–19 92226 [lower-alpha 1] 2176
Total2245362339
Ternana 2018–19 Serie C 11000110
2019–20 000000
Total1100000110
Juve Stabia (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 400040
Siena (loan) 2019–20 Serie C200020
Fermana (loan) 2020–21 Serie C22600226
2021–22 300030
Total25600256
Career total82883629613
  1. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club

Olimpija Ljubljana

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References

  1. 1 2 "K. Boateng". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. "Kingsley Boateng completes loan move to Catania from Milan". mtnfootball.com. 19 August 2013. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  3. "Boateng debuts in Serie A and Catania". mtnfootball.com. 23 September 2013. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  4. "| NAC Breda nieuws, Matchday, interviews, supporters". Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  5. Bari verlost Boateng van bijrol bij NAC Breda (Dutch)
  6. Peter Dominko (9 January 2017). "Ranko Stojić: "Z Boatengovim prihodom nam je uspel veliki met!"" (in Slovenian). SNPortal.si. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  7. "UFFICIALE: Ternana, ingaggiato Kingsley Boateng" (in Italian). Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  8. "Boateng è un nostro calciatore!" (Press release) (in Italian). Juve Stabia. 24 August 2019.
  9. "Arrivano Sparacello, Bovo, Boateng e Romei. Partono Serrotti, Setola, Damian e Ortolini" (Press release) (in Italian). Siena. 31 January 2020.
  10. "UFFICIALE. Kingsley Boateng approda alla Fermana" (Press release) (in Italian). Fermana. 16 September 2020.
  11. "UFFICIALE. E' fatta per il ritorno di Kingsley Boateng alla Fermana" (Press release) (in Italian). Fermana. 9 July 2021.
  12. Kingsley Boateng at Soccerway