Derek Boateng

Derek Owusu Boateng (/ˈboʊtɛŋ/

Derek Boateng

Personal information
Full name	Derek Owusu Boateng
Date of birth	(1983-05-02) 2 May 1983
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1993–1999	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)
National team‡
2001–2013	Ghana	47	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 February 2013

Derek Boateng Media

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  Boateng in action with the squad number 9, for the Ghana national team against England national team.

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.