Kevin-Prince Boateng | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Kevin-Prince Boateng | |
Date of birth | 6 March 1987 | |
Place of birth | Wedding, Berlin, Germany | |
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
Playing position | Midfielder | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Beşiktaş (on loan from Fiorentina) | |
Number | 99 | |
Youth clubs | ||
1994 1994-2005 |
Reinickendorfer Füchse Hertha BSC | |
Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2004–2007 2005–2007 2007–2009 2009 2009–2010 2010–2013 2013–2015 2016 2016–2017 2017–2018 2018–2019 2019 2019– 2020– |
Hertha BSC II Hertha BSC Tottenham Hotspur → Borussia Dortmund (loan) Portsmouth Milan Schalke 04 Milan Las Palmas Eintracht Frankfurt Sassuolo → FC Barcelona (loan) ACF Fiorentina → Beşiktaş (loan) |
42 (4) 14 (0) 10 (0) 22 (3) 74 (10) 12 (5) 11 (1) 28 (10) 31 (6) 13 (4) 4 (0) 15 (1) 0 (0) | 29 (5)
National team | ||
2010-2014 | Ghana | 15 (2) |
Kevin-Prince Boateng (born 6 March 1987), is a professional footballer who plays for Beşiktaş on loan from Fiorentina.
A midfielder who can also play as a forward, Boateng is known for his strength, footspeed and ball-juggling tricks A 2014 profile on FIFA's official website described Boateng as "blessed with strength, speed, killer instinct in front of goal, and an uncommon flamboyance in the attacking third."
Throughout his career, Boateng has represented various clubs in Germany and Italy, and also had spells in England and Spain.
Born in Germany, he represented Germany internationally at youth level, although at senior level he later represented Ghana 15 times between 2010 and 2014, scoring two goals, and took part at the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups with the team.
He is the older half-brother of fellow footballer Jérôme.
Honours
Club
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Football League Cup: 2007–08
- Portsmouth
- Milan
- Serie A: 2010–11
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2011
- Serie A runner-up: 2011–12
- Eintracht Frankfurt
- Barcelona
External links
- Kevin-Prince Boateng profile at Transfermarkt
Beşiktaş J.K. squad - 2023–24 |
1 Fabri • 2 Mitrović • 3 Adriano • 4 E. Gülüm • 6 Tošić • 7 Quaresma • 8 V. Kavlak • 9 Aboubakar • 13 Hutchinson • 15 O. Özyakup • 17 Ömer • 18 T. Arslan • 20 N. Uysal • 22 A. Özbiliz • 23 C. Tosun • 29 T. Zengin (c) • 30 Marcelo • 32 Beck • 33 Atınç • 44 Rhodolfo • 49 Babel • 77 Gökhan • 80 İnler • 88 Caner • 94 Talisca • 97 Utku • 99 Ba • Manager: Şenol Güneş |
Ghana |