Jérôme Boateng

Jérôme Boateng
	; Boateng training with Bayern Munich in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Jérôme Agyenim Boateng
Date of birth	3 September 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Berlin, West Germany
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	Bayern Munich
Number	17
Youth career
1994–2002	Tennis Borussia Berlin
2002–2006	Hertha BSC
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:23, 6 March 2021 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:18, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

Jérôme Agyenim Boateng (born 3 September 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bayern Munich and the Germany national team.^[5]

Career

Boateng's mother is German, his father was from Ghana. He began to play football at Tennis Borussia Berlin and came to the youth teams of Hertha BSC Berlin in 2002. On 31 January 2007 he had his first Bundesliga match against Hannover 96. His half-brother, Kevin-Prince Boateng, played also for Hertha BSC at that time.

In 2007, Boateng came to Hamburger SV. In season 2008-09, he played with them in the semi-finals of DFB-Pokal and UEFA Cup, but lost both times against SV Werder Bremen.

Boateng was a member of the German Under-21 team who won the UEFA Under-21 European Championship in June 2009. On 10 October 2009, he had his first match in Germany's senior football team against Russia. There he had to leave the football field when he saw his second yellow card after 69 minutes.

Jérôme Boateng Media

Boateng with Hamburger SV in 2009
Boateng (right) playing for Bayern in the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final
Boateng playing for Bayern Munich in 2012
Boateng lining up for Germany with Mario Götze (left) and Mesut Özil (right) prior to a match in 2011
Boateng challenging Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal during a UEFA Euro 2012 group stage match
Fred and Boateng battling for the ball in the 2014 World Cup semi-final between Brazil and Germany
Jérôme Boateng on the red carpet of the Berlinale 2017 opening film

References

↑ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019.
↑ "Jérôme Boateng: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
↑ "Jérôme Boateng". FC Bayern Munich. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
↑ "Jerome Boateng". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
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Other websites

Jérôme Boateng on fussballdaten.de (in German)

[1] "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019.

[2] "Jérôme Boateng: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

[3] "Jérôme Boateng". FC Bayern Munich. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

[4] "Jerome Boateng". Barry Hugman's Footballers.

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Personal information
Boateng training with Bayern Munich in 2019
Full name	Jérôme Agyenim Boateng^[1]
Date of birth	(1988-09-03) 3 September 1988 (age 35)^[2]
Place of birth	Berlin, West Germany
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)^[3]
Playing position	Centre-back^[4]
Club information
Current team	Bayern Munich
Number	17
Youth career
1994–2002	Tennis Borussia Berlin
2002–2006	Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Hertha BSC II	24	(1)
2007	Hertha BSC	10	(0)
2007–2010	Hamburger SV	75	(0)
2010–2011	Manchester City	16	(0)
2011–	Bayern Munich	220	(5)
National team^‡
2004–2005	Germany U17	4	(1)
2005–2007	Germany U19	17	(2)
2007–2009	Germany U21	15	(1)
2009–	Germany	76	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:23, 6 March 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:18, 13 October 2018 (UTC)