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Derek Boateng is a Ghanaian association football player born in Accra in 1983. He plays as a midfielder and has represented Ghana in international competitions, including the 2002 and 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, as well as the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cups. His club career has included stints with AIK Fotboll, OFI Crete F.C., 1. FC Köln, and Panathinaikos F.C., competing in leagues such as the Bundesliga and the Premier League.
Boateng began his professional work period in 1999 and wears the sport number 20. He was educated at Mfantsipim School and speaks English. A Ghanaian citizen, he is known by the name Derek Boateng in his native language.
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Key facts
- 2014
- Rayo Vallecano
- 2017
- OFI
- Full name
- Derek Owusu Boateng
- Date of birth
- ( 1983-05-02 ) 2 May 1983 (age 43)
- Place of birth
- Accra , Ghana
- Height
- 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
- Position
- Midfielder
- Years
- Team
- 1999 2001
- Kalamata
- 2001 2003
- Panathinaikos
- 2002 2003
- → OFI (loan)
- 2003 2006
- AIK
- 2006 2008
- Beitar Jerusalem
- 2008 2009
- 1. FC Köln
- 2009 2011
- Getafe
- 2011 2013
- Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
- 2013 2014
- Fulham
- 2014 2015
- Eibar
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Midfielder
- Nationality
- Ghana
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Derek
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ghana
- Place of birth
- Accra
- Occupation
- association football player
- Educated at
- Mfantsipim School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- 1. FC Köln
- Position played
- midfielder
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- Ghana
- Mass
- 78
- Image
- DerekBoateng1.jpg
- Height
- 183
Show 5 more facts
- Commons category
- Derek Boateng
- date of birth
- 1983-05-02
- sport number
- 20
- start of work period
- 1999-00-00
- name in native language
- Derek Boateng
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Club career
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