Roy Boateng

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Roy Boateng
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-21) January 21, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 UC Davis Aggies 82 (6)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Portland Timbers U23s 7 (0)
2018 San Francisco Glens 2 (0)
2019–2020 New York Red Bulls II 11 (1)
2021 FC Motown 3+ (0+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 25, 2022

Roy Boateng (born 21 January 1996) is a Ghanaian soccer player who plays as a defender.

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Career

Youth and college

Boateng played four years of college soccer at the University of California, Davis between 2015 and 2018, making 82 appearances for the Aggies, scoring 6 goals and tallying 1 assist. Boateng redshirted the 2014 season. [1]

While at college, Boateng appeared for USL PDL side Portland Timbers U23s in both 2016 [2] and 2017, [3] and San Francisco Glens in 2018. [4]

New York Red Bulls II

On January 11, 2019, Boateng was drafted 16th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by New York Red Bulls. [5] He signed for the Red Bull's USL Championship side New York Red Bulls II on March 8, 2019. [6] [7] He was released by Red Bulls II on November 30, 2020. [8]

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References

  1. "Roy Boateng - Men's Soccer". UC Davis Athletics.
  2. "Portland Timbers U23 - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Roy Boateng -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  3. "Portland Timbers U23 - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Roy Boateng -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  4. "San Francisco Glens SC - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Roy Boateng -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  5. "New York Red Bulls Draft Four Players in 2019 MLS SuperDraft | New York Red Bulls".
  6. "11TH-HOUR SIGNINGS: Red Bull II adds 5 newcomers before Saturday's opener". Front Row Soccer. March 8, 2019.
  7. "Get to Know: NYRB II Defender Roy Boateng | New York Red Bulls".
  8. "New York Red Bulls II Announce End of Year Roster Decisions | New York Red Bulls".