Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kingsley Boateng | ||
Date of birth | 7 April 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Mampong, Ashanti, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2013 | Milan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Catania | 6 | (0) |
2014–2015 | NAC Breda | 14 | (1) |
2015–2017 | Bari | 37 | (3) |
2017– | Olimpija Ljubljana | 8 | (2) |
National team | |||
2011–2012 | Italy U18 | 3 | (1) |
2015 | Italy U21 | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 May 2017. |
Kingsley Boateng (born 7 April 1994) is a Ghana-born Italian professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for the Slovenian PrvaLiga club Olimpija Ljubljana.
Boateng began his professional football career with Milan in 2013, and in the 2013–14 season Boateng was loaned to Catania in Serie A and he made his professional debut for the club in Serie A in a 0–0 draw against Parma at Stadio Angelo Massimino on 22 September 2013.
On 3 July 2014, it was announced that Boateng had signed a three-year deal with Dutch side NAC Breda of the Eredivisie. He signed on a free transfer from Milan.
On 13 January 2015, Boateng was sold to Serie B side Bari.
On 9 January 2017, he moved to Slovenian club Olimpija Ljubljana.
Boateng has been capped by Italy at under-18 level and under-21 level but remains eligible to represent Ghana at senior level.
Continental
Competition1
Other
Tournaments2
1European competitions include UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.
2Other tournaments include 2013 Audi Cup.