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.
Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
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 | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Togo | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:33, 6 October 2023 (UTC) |
Club career
editBoateng 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.
International career
editBoateng 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
editClub
edit- As of 15 April 2023[7]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
LASK Linz Junior | 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 | |||||
CD Santa Clara | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 2 | |||
Total | 48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 71 | 2 | |||
Career total | 193 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 9 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
edit- As of match played 24 September 2022
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Togo | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 0 |
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