Kevin-Prince Boateng: Ghanaian association football player
Kevin-Prince Boateng (German: ; born 6 March 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward.
Born in Germany, he played for the Ghana national team.
 Kevin-Prince Boateng in October 2011. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin-Prince Boateng | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994 | Reinickendorfer Füchse | ||
| 1994–1995 | Hertha | ||
| 1995–1996 | Reinickendorfer Füchse | ||
| 1996–2004 | Hertha | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Hertha II | 59 | (11) |
| 2005–2007 | Hertha | 53 | (5) |
| 2007–2009 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Borussia Dortmund (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Portsmouth | 27 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Genoa | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → AC Milan (loan) | 34 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | AC Milan | 66 | (14) |
| 2013–2015 | Schalke 04 | 60 | (7) |
| 2016 | AC Milan | 14 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Las Palmas | 29 | (10) |
| 2017–2018 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 36 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | Sassuolo | 15 | (5) |
| 2019 | → Barcelona (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Fiorentina | 15 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Beşiktaş (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Monza | 25 | (5) |
| 2021–2023 | Hertha | 38 | (0) |
| Total | 521 | (76) | |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2005 | Germany U19 | 12 | (7) |
| 2006 | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Germany U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Ghana | 15 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hertha BSC II | 2004–05 | Regionalliga Nord | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||||
| 2005–06 | Regionalliga Nord | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 2006–07 | Regionalliga Nord | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | ||
| Hertha BSC | 2005–06 | Bundesliga | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| Total | 42 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 5 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2007–08 | Premier League | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund (loan) | 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Portsmouth | 2009–10 | Premier League | 22 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 27 | 5 | |||
| Milan | 2010–11 | Serie A | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2011–12 | Serie A | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | ||
| 2012–13 | Serie A | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 37 | 3 | |||
| 2013–14 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | |||
| Total | 74 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 17 | ||
| Schalke 04 | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 7 | ||
| Milan | 2015–16 | Serie A | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Las Palmas | 2016–17 | La Liga | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 10 | |||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 31 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 6 | |||
| Sassuolo | 2018–19 | Serie A | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | |||
| Barcelona (loan) | 2018–19 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Fiorentina | 2019–20 | Serie A | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Beşiktaş (loan) | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||||
| Monza | 2020–21 | Serie B | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | ||
| Hertha BSC | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 406 | 58 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 492 | 70 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2010 | 8 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 2 | |
- Ghana score listed first, score column indicates score after each Boateng goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 June 2010 | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa |  United States | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 | 19 November 2013 | 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Egypt | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
AC Milan
- Serie A: 2010–11
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2011
- Coppa Italia runner-up: 2015–16
Eintracht Frankfurt
- DFB-Pokal: 2017–18
Barcelona
- La Liga: 2018–19
Individual
- Fritz Walter Medal U18 bronze: 2005
- Fritz Walter Medal U19 gold: 2006
- Das Erste Goal of the Month: 2005
- Serie A Team of the Year: 2010–11
References
- Kevin-Prince Boateng profile at the Tottenham Hotspur website
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