Name Emmanuel Boateng Playing position Role Footballer | Number 29 Height 1.75 m 2013 Charity Stars Date joined 2014 | |
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Full name Emmanuel Okyere Boateng Date of birth (1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 (age 19) Current team Moreirense F.C. (#29 / Forward) | ||
Emmanuel Okyere Boateng (born 23 May 1996) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Spanish club Levante UD as a striker.
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Rio Ave
Born in Accra, Boateng joined Rio Ave in 2013, after impressing on a trial, from hometown club Charity Stars FC. Initially assigned to the youth setup, he made his professional debut on 31 July 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute for Yonathan Del Valle in a 1–0 away win against IFK Göteborg for the season's UEFA Europa League.
Boateng made his Primeira Liga debut on 17 August 2014, starting in a 2–0 home win against Vitória de Setúbal. His first goal in the category occurred on 1 September, as he scored the last in a 4–0 home routing of Boavista.
Moreirense
On 7 July 2015, Boateng and his Rio Ave teammate Ernest Ohemeng made a permanent move to fellow league team Moreirense. Mainly used as a substitute during his first season, he started to feature more regularly during his second.
Boateng was also regularly used in the Taça da Liga, netting a brace in a 3–1 home success over Benfica on 26 January 2017. Three days later, he replaced Roberto in the final, a 1–0 win against Braga; it was Moreirense's first ever national title.
Boateng scored his first league double on 30 April 2017, in a 2–2 away draw against Arouca.
Levante
On 16 August 2017, Boateng signed a four-year deal with La Liga side Levante UD.
International career
He was part of the Ghana national under-20 football team, who played the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. He scored one goal in the competition on 5 June 2015, in a 1–0 win against Panama.