Kennedy Boateng (footballer, born 1996)

Kennedy Kofi Boateng (born 29 November 1996) is a footballer who plays as a centre back for Portuguese club Santa Clara. Born in Ghana, he plays for the Togo national team.

Kennedy Boateng
Boateng with LASK Linz in 2017
Personal information
Full name Kennedy Kofi Boateng
Date of birth (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Santa Clara
Number 4
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 55 (1)
2021– Santa Clara 21 (0)
National team‡
2022– Togo 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:08, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2022

Club career

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]

International career

Boateng was born in Ghana, and is of Togolese descent through his mother. He was called up to represent the Togo national team in November 2021.[3] He debuted for Togo in a 3–0 friendly win over Sierra Leone on 24 March 2022.[4]

References
  1. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 23 September 2016.
  2. "OFICIAL: KENNEDY BOATENG". Santa Clara. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  3. "Ghanaian-born defender Kennedy Boateng handed first Togo call-up". 9 November 2021.
  4. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Togo vs. Sierra Leone". www.national-football-teams.com.
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