Richard Kissi Boateng

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Richard Kissi Boateng
Personal information
Full name Richard Kissi Boateng[1]
Date of birth (1988-11-25) 25 November 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Berekum Chelsea
Youth career
2001–2004 Saint Stars F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Liberty Professionals
2010–2011 Al-Ittihad Tripoli
2011–2013 Berekum Chelsea
2013–2016 TP Mazembe 49+ (7+)
2017 Liberty Professionals 7 (0)
2017–2019 SuperSport United 21 (0)
2020– Berekum Chelsea 12 (0)
International career
2012–2013 Ghana 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2018

Richard Kissi Boateng (born 25 November 1988) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who currently plays as a left-back for Berekum Chelsea.

Club career[edit]

Boateng began his youth career with Saint Stars FC, before later transferring to Liberty Professionals FC in 2004, where he began his senior and professional career. In 2008, he was nominated as Defender of the year in Ghana.[2] In July 2010, he moved to the Libyan side Al-Ittihad, and returned to Ghana for Berekum Chelsea in September 2011. On 16 January 2013, Boateng signed for Congolese club TP Mazembe on a five-year deal.[3]

In January 2020, Boateng returned to Berekum Chelsea.[4]

International career[edit]

On 16 May 2012, Boateng was called up to the Ghana squad for two, 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Lesotho national football team and Zambia national football team.[5]

Personal life[edit]

Boating married in 2014. He and his wife welcomed a son in 2017.

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

As of match played on 13 January 2013.[6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Ghana 2013 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

TP Mazembe[7]

SuperSport United[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2015. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Top of the Onetouch Premier League Class". Football Made In Ghana. 5 July 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  3. ^ Stars left-back Kissi Boateng joins Mazembe
  4. ^ Berekum Chelsea recapture left-back Richard Kissi Boateng on long-term deal, ghanasoccernet.com, 20 January 2020
  5. ^ "Ghana names final squad for Lesotho, Zambia". Ghana Football Association. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Kissi Boateng, Richard". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Ghana - R. Boateng - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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