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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*
Years Team Apps (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.

Club career

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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

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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

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Club

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As of match played 11 September 2023[12]
Club Season League League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Catania 2013–14 Serie A 6 0 1 0 7 0
NAC Breda 2014–15 Eredivisie 14 1 0 0 14 1
Bari 2014–15 Serie B 17 3 0 0 17 3
2015–16 18 0 1 0 19 0
2016–17 2 0 1 0 3 0
Total 37 3 2 0 39 3
Olimpija 2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga 8 2 1 0 9 2
2017–18 5 0 2 1 0 0 7 1
2018–19 9 2 2 2 6[a] 2 17 6
Total 22 4 5 3 6 2 33 9
Ternana 2018–19 Serie C 11 0 0 0 11 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Juve Stabia (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 4 0 0 0 4 0
Siena (loan) 2019–20 Serie C 2 0 0 0 2 0
Fermana (loan) 2020–21 Serie C 22 6 0 0 22 6
2021–22 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 25 6 0 0 25 6
Career total 82 8 8 3 6 2 96 13
  1. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Club

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Olimpija Ljubljana

References

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  1. ^ a b "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
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