Kevin-Prince Boateng

Ghanaian association football player

Kevin-Prince Boateng (German: [ˈkɛvɪn ˈpʁɪns boaˈtɛŋ]; born 6 March 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward.[2] Born in Germany, he played for the Ghana national team.

Kevin-Prince Boateng
Kevin-Prince Boateng in October 2011.
Personal information
Full name Kevin-Prince Boateng
Date of birth (1987-03-06) 6 March 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
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)
2009Borussia Dortmund (loan) 11 (0)
2009–2010 Portsmouth 27 (5)
2010–2011 Genoa 0 (0)
2010–2011AC 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)
2019Barcelona (loan) 4 (0)
2019–2020 Fiorentina 15 (1)
2020Beşiktaş (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

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] 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[c] 0 27 2
2006–07 Bundesliga 21 2 3 0 2[c] 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[c] 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[d] 0 34 3
2011–12 Serie A 19 5 0 0 7[d] 3 1[e] 1 27 9
2012–13 Serie A 29 2 1 0 7[d] 1 37 3
2013–14 Serie A 0 0 0 0 2[d] 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[d] 1 35 7
2014–15 Bundesliga 18 0 1 0 6[d] 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[f] 0 25 5
Hertha BSC 2021–22 Bundesliga 18 0 2 0 1[g] 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
  1. Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup, Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey, Turkish Cup
  2. Includes Football League Cup
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  6. Appearance in Serie B promotion play-offs
  7. Appearance in Bundesliga relegation play-offs

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
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.[4]
List of international goals scored by Kevin-Prince Boateng
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

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AC Milan

Eintracht Frankfurt

Barcelona

Individual

References

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  1. "AC Milan official site". www.acmilan.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
  2. Kevin-Prince Boateng at Soccerway
  3. "Boateng, Kevin-Prince". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. "Tactical Line-up – Last 16 – United States-Ghana" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  5. Voakes, Kris (8 May 2011). "Meet the champions: AC Milan's Serie A title winners". Goal.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. "Milan vs. Internazionale 2–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  7. "Milan vs. Juventus 0–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  8. "DFB-Pokal 2017/18, Finale in Berlin: Bayern München 1:3 Eintracht Frankfurt: Takt. aufstellung" [DFB-Pokal 2017/18, Final in Berlin: Bayern Munich 1:3 Eintracht Frankfurt: Tactical lineup]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  9. "Barcelona 2018–19: Statistics". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Accolades for young German talent". fifa.com. FIFA. 26 July 2006. Archived from the original on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  11. "AC Milan dominate 2011 Oscar del Calcio awards". Goal.com. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.