Emmanuel Boateng (footballer, born 1997)
Emmanuel Boateng (born 17 June 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for IF Elfsborg in the Swedish Allsvenskan.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Boateng | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Akwatia, Ghana | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IF Elfsborg | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| WAFA | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | WAFA | 43 | (2) |
| 2018 | Aduana Stars | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 69 | (2) |
| 2021– | IF Elfsborg | 42 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2023 | |||
Career
WAFA
Boateng grew up at the West African Football Academy (WAFA) from Ghana where he played until January 2018.[1][2] He was one of the prominent players in the academy.
Aduana Stars
He signed with Aduana Stars during January 2018.[2] Won the Ghana Super Cup with the team and recorded 14 appearances in the 2018 Ghanaian Premier League, and in the CAF Champions League.
Hapoel Tel Aviv
In September 2018, he started to train with the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Tel Aviv and eventually signed for five years at the club after being scouted and recommended by US based Italian agent/scout Simone Ghirlanda of Pan American Calcio.[3][4] In December 2018, he made his debut in the red uniform against the Bnei Sakhnin. He played 18 league games during the 2018–19 season, scored one important goal in the Tel Aviv derby and assisted three more goals.[5]
Elfsborg
Emmanuel arrived in Borås 11 September 2021 and will be playing for the Swedish club located in the south west of Sweden, IF Elfsborg. IF Elfsborg is a club that missed Europa Conference League 2021 after a 3 goal-loss against the Dutch side Feyenoord in the play-off.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| WAFA | 2016 | Ghana Premier League | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | ||||||
| 2017 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 43 | 2 | 43 | 2 | ||||||||
| Aduana Stars | 2018 | Ghana Premier League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2018–19 | Israeli Premier League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Total | 68 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 123 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 5 | ||
References
- "Emmanuel Boateng - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- Adams, Nuhu (1 January 2018). "Aduana Stars snap up former WAFA SC midfielder Emmanuel Boateng on a free transfer". ghanasoccernet. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- Gyamera-Antwi, Evans (18 September 2018). "Hapoel Tel Aviv complete signing of Aduana Stars player Boateng". goal.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- "Exclusive: Karela United left back Moro Ibrahim leaves for trials in Israel". 15 April 2019.
- Adams, Nuhu (15 January 2019). "Former Aduana Stars defender Emmanuel Boateng scores debut goal for Hapoel Tel Aviv". ghanasoccernet. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- Emmanuel Boateng at Soccerway
- Emmanuel Boateng at Global Sports Archive
- "Emanuel Boateng". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2021.