Derek Boateng
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Derek Owusu Boateng | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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OFI Crete | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liberty Professionals | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Kalamata | 27 | (9) |
| 2001–2005 | Panathinaikos | 34 | (6) |
| 2002–2003 | → OFI Crete (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | AIK | 55 | (5) |
| 2006–2008 | Beitar Jerusalem | 72 | (8) |
| 2008–2009 | 1. FC Köln | 10 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Getafe | 77 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 23 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Fulham | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | Rayo Vallecano | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Eibar | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Rayo OKC | 28 | (0) |
| 2017– | OFI Crete | 5 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2013 | Ghana | 47 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2017 (UTC). |
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Derek Owusu Boateng (/ˈboʊtɛŋ/ BOH-teng) (born 2 May 1983) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for OFI Crete of the Greece Football League.
Boateng was born in Accra, Greater Accra, where he played for the local side Liberty Professionals.
He signed for Kalamata F.C. in Greece when he was 16. In 2001, Boateng joined antother Greek Super League club Panathinaikos. In 2002, Boateng was unable to keep his place in the Panathinaikos squad and was sent on loan to OFI Crete.
He signed for AIK in August 2003. In the 2004 season, AIK was relegated from Allsvenskan for the third time in the history of the club.In the following season, AIK gained promotion after winning the Superettan, distancing runners-up Östers IF by nine points. Boateng extended his contract with AIK for one more year until the end of 2007. When he left for Beitar Jerusalem, Boateng stated in an interview that he loves Sweden and AIK, and that he one day will come back to Allsvenskan and AIK the team he supports.
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