Michael Boamah

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Michael Boamah
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Boamah with HJK in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth United States
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 HJK
Number 24
Youth career
–2017 IPS
2017–2019 PEPO
2019–2020 HJK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Klubi 04 38 (1)
2021– → VJS (loan) 12 (3)
2023– HJK 12 (0)
International career
2018 Finland U16 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2024

Michael Boamah (born 16 April 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Veikkausliiga club HJK.

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Early career

Boamah played in the youth sector of Imatran Palloseura (IPS) in Imatra since he was nine years old. [1] He joined the HJK Helsinki youth academy in 2019.

Club career

On 18 September 2020, Boamah signed his first professional contract with HJK on a two-year deal. [2] He started his senior career in 2021, when he was loaned out to Vantaan Jalkapalloseura (VJS) in the third-tier Kakkonen. Since the start of 2022, he played with HJK's reserve team Klubi 04. On 9 December 2022, his contract was extended until the end of 2024 with a one-year option. [3]

Boamah debuted for HJK first team in the 2023 Finnish Cup against Honka. During the 2023 season, he played mostly with Klubi 04, until in Autumn he suffered from severe myocarditis and was out for six months. [4]

On 22 May 2024, he made his Veikkausliiga debut in a match against Gnistan. On 1 July 2024, Boamah extended his contract with HJK until the end of 2026, with an option for 2027. [5]

International career

Boaham has played two friendly games for Finland U16 national team against Sweden in August 2018. [6] [7]

Personal life

Boamah was born in the United States to a Ghanaian mother and an American father. He was raised in The Bronx, New York, and in Philadelphia until his parents separated and he moved to Accra, Ghana, with his mother. At the age of eight, they relocated to Lappeenranta, Finland, with his mother. Boamah holds a dual Finnish-American citizenship, and speaks Finnish, English and Twi. He was born to a Christian family, but was baptized as late as in the early August 2024. [4]

Career statistics

As of 19 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Klubi 04 2021 Ykkönen 00–––00
2022 Kakkonen 20030––230
2023 Kakkonen16110––171
2024 Ykkönen20–––20
Total381400000421
VJS (loan)2021Kakkonen123–––123
HJK 2023 Veikkausliiga 0010000010
2024 Veikkausliiga12020102 [c] 0170
2025 Veikkausliiga0000100010
Total120302020190
Career total624702020734

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