 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derek Owusu Boateng[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liberty Professionals | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Kalamata | 27 | (9) |
| 2001–2003 | Panathinaikos | 34 | (6) |
| 2002–2003 | → OFI Crete (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2003–2006 | 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 | 13 | (2) |
| Total | 367 | (35) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001–2013 | Ghana[3] | 47 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 February 2013 | |||
Derek Owusu Boateng (/ˈboʊtɛŋ/ BOH-teng; born 2 May 1983) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in Ghana, Boateng went on to play professional football in Greece, Sweden, Israel, Germany, Spain, Ukraine, England, and the United States during a career that spanned between 1999 and 2017. A full international between 2001 and 2013, he won 47 caps for the Ghana national team and represented his country at the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cups.
- ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ghana" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Derek Boateng: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Boateng, Derek". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 January 2012.