Kennedy Boateng (footballer, born 1996)
.jpg) Boateng with LASK Linz in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kennedy Kofi Boateng | ||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Tamale, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo București | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | WAFA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | WAFA | 20 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | LASK Linz | 10 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | FC Pasching/LASK Linz Juniors | 12 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | → SV Ried (loan) | 59 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | SV Ried | 45 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Santa Clara | 52 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Austria Lustenau | 17 | (0) |
| 2024– | Dinamo București | 11 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Togo | 8 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2024 | |||
Kennedy Kofi Boateng (born 29 November 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club Dinamo București. Born in Ghana, he plays for the Togo national team.
Club career
[edit]Boateng made his Austrian Football First League debut for LASK Linz on 23 September 2016 in a game against FC Blau-Weiß Linz.[1]
On 2 July 2021, Boateng signed a two-year contract with Santa Clara in Portugal.[2]
On 7 November 2023, Boateng signed a one-year contract with Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Lustenau.[3]
In June 2024, he signed a two-year contract with Romanian side Dinamo București.[citation needed]
International career
[edit]Boateng was born in Ghana, and is Togolese by his mother. He was called up to represent the Togo national team in November 2021.[4][5] He debuted for Togo in a 3–0 friendly win over Sierra Leone on 24 March 2022.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 2 November 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| WAFA | 2016 | Ghana Premier League | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| LASK | 2016–17 | 2. Liga | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| LASK Linz Juniors | 2016–17 | Regionalliga | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| SV Ried (loan) | 2017–18 | 2. Liga | 29 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19 | 2. Liga | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 66 | 3 | |||||
| SV Ried | 2019–20 | 2. Liga | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 47 | 1 | |||||
| Santa Clara | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 4 | |||
| Total | 52 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 60 | 4 | |||
| Austria Lustenau | 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Dinamo București | 2024–25 | Liga I | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 226 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 13 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
[edit]- As of match played 6 September 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]LASK Linz
SV Ried
References
[edit]- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 23 September 2016.
- ^ "OFICIAL: KENNEDY BOATENG". Santa Clara. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "SC Austria Lustenau signs Kennedy Boateng". SC Austria Lustenau. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Ghanaian Kennedy Boateng explains why he joined the Togo national team". AfrikPage.
- ^ "Ghanaian-born defender Kennedy Boateng handed first Togo call-up". 9 November 2021.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Togo vs. Sierra Leone". national-football-teams.com.
- ^ Kennedy Boateng at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
External links
[edit]- Kennedy Boateng at Soccerway
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Togolese men's footballers
- Footballers from Tamale, Ghana
- Togo men's international footballers
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Togolese people of Ghanaian descent
- Ghanaian people of Togolese descent
- Sportspeople of Togolese descent
- Sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
- Men's association football defenders
- LASK players
- 2. Liga (Austria) players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga I players
- FC Juniors OÖ players
- SV Ried players
- SC Austria Lustenau players
- C.D. Santa Clara players
- FC Dinamo București players
- Togolese expatriate men's footballers
- Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Romania