Derek Boateng information

Derek Boateng
Personal information
Full name	Derek Owusu Boateng
Date of birth	2 May 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Liberty Professionals
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2001	Kalamata
2001–2003	Panathinaikos
2002–2003	→ OFI Crete (loan)
2003–2006	AIK
2006–2008	Beitar Jerusalem
2008–2009	1. FC Köln
2009–2011	Getafe
2011–2013	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
2013–2014	Fulham
2014	Rayo Vallecano
2014–2015	Eibar
2016–2017	Rayo OKC
2017	OFI Crete
Total
International career‡
2001–2013	Ghana
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2017; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 February 2013

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.

^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ghana" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
^ "Derek Boateng: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
^ "Boateng, Derek". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 January 2012.

[1] "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ghana" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.

[2] "Derek Boateng: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 12 September 2022.

[Boateng,_Derek-3] "Boateng, Derek". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 January 2012.

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Personal information

Full name	Derek Owusu Boateng^[1]
Date of birth	(1983-05-02) 2 May 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)^[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	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)
International career^‡
2001–2013	Ghana^[3]	47	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 February 2013