.jpg) Boateng in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin-Prince Boateng[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1987[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Berlin, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3][4] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward[5][6][7] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994 | Reinickendorfer Füchse | ||
| 1994–1995 | Hertha BSC | ||
| 1995–1996 | Reinickendorfer Füchse | ||
| 1996–2004 | Hertha BSC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Hertha BSC II | 59 | (11) |
| 2005–2007 | Hertha BSC | 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 | → Milan (loan) | 34 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | Milan | 66 | (14) |
| 2013–2015 | Schalke 04 | 60 | (7) |
| 2016 | 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 BSC | 38 | (0) |
| Total | 521 | (76) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Germany U19 | 12 | (7) |
| 2006 | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Germany U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Ghana | 15 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kevin-Prince Boateng (German: [ˈkɛvɪn ˈpʁɪns boaˈtɛŋ]; born 6 March 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward.[8] Born in Germany, he played for the Ghana national team.
Coming through the youth system, Boateng began his career at Hertha BSC, before joining Tottenham Hotspur in England. After a short loan spell with Borussia Dortmund, Boateng moved to Portsmouth. In 2010 he joined Serie A side AC Milan, winning both the league and Supercoppa Italiana titles in his first season. Boateng left Milan after three seasons, returning to Germany joining Schalke 04. In January 2016 he returned to Milan, remaining for six months, before moving to Spanish club Las Palmas. Boateng made his third return to Germany in 2017, playing for Eintracht Frankfurt, before joining Italian side Sassuolo. After a short loan to Barcelona, with whom he won a La Liga title, he moved back to Italy, joining Fiorentina. In January 2020 he was sent on a six-month loan to Turkish side Beşiktaş, and in September 2020 he moved to Monza.
Boateng represented his country of birth internationally at youth level; he opted to represent Ghana at senior level 15 times between 2010 and 2014—scoring two goals—and represented them at the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups.
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- ^ "Kevin-Prince Boateng: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "AC Milan, Boateng's promise Revenge against Juve and Spurs". english.gazzetta.it. La Gazzetta dello Sport. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "Sorpresa en el AC Milan: Kevin Prince Boateng se va al Schalke 04". superdt.cl (in Spanish). 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "Absent Essien inspires Ghana". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. The World Game. 12 June 2010. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "Schalke extend winning run with 2–0 defeat of Hannover 96". FC Schalke 04. 9 February 2014. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "Kevin, the Prince of Milan". afootballreport.com. 18 August 2010. Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ^ Kevin-Prince Boateng at Soccerway