Daniel Jesse Boateng ( ; born 2 September 1992) is a

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who plays as a defender. Boateng has previously played for

Arsenal An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly ...

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at ...

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and th ...

, Hibernian, Södertälje FK,

Airdrieonians Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League One. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United ...

Raków Częstochowa Robotniczy Klub Sportowy Raków Częstochowa Spółka Akcyjna (commonly referred to as Raków Częstochowa, or simply Raków) is a Polish professional football club, based in Częstochowa, that competes in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of na ...

and

Olimpia Grudziądz Olimpia Grudziądz is a Polish football club from Grudziądz. The club was formed on 30 June 1923. Currently, Olimpia plays in the III liga, following their relegation from the II liga in the 2020–21 season. On 1 March 2022, thanks to defea ...

. He was born in England and is of Ghanaian descent.

Club career

Arsenal

Boateng joined the youth academy of

in September 2003 and progressed through the ranks. On 20 July 2009, he made his reserves debut in a friendly against Lincoln City. He signed a professional contract with Arsenal in July 2010. He made his competitive first team debut for Arsenal in the

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against

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...

on 25 October 2011. During the 2011–12 season, Boateng was named as captain occasionally for Arsenal's reserve side. At the end of the 2013–14 season, Boateng was released by Arsenal upon expiry of his contract.

Loan spells

During summer 2011, Boateng was expected to join

, but the move broke down. On 21 January 2012, he then did make the move, signing on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season. Boateng said he joined Swindon to play under manager

Paolo Di Canio Paolo Di Canio (born 9 July 1968) is an Italian former professional footballer and manager. During his playing career he made over 500 league appearances and scored over one hundred goals as a forward. He primarily played as a deep-lying forward, ...

. A month after signing, Boateng made his debut for the club, as Swindon won 2–1 against

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'The ...

on 21 February 2014. After making two appearances for Swindon, he returned to Arsenal. At the commencement of the 2012–13 season, Boateng joined

on a six-month loan deal on 28 August 2012. After being on the bench for the first two games, Boateng made his debut for the club, in a 4–0 loss against

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home groun ...

on 15 September 2012. After only making two appearances for the club, manager

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suggested Boateng needed to improve and hinted that he could end his loan spell early to free up funds. In the winter transfer window, Boateng returned to Arsenal. On 31 January 2014, Boateng joined

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club Hibernian on loan. Boateng stated the physicality in Scottish Football was nothing he can't handle. He made his Hibs debut, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 87th minute in a 2–1 win over Ross County on 15 February 2014. He would make just four appearances for the club and left at the end of the season following their relegation to the

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Södertälje

On 13 August 2015, Boateng joined

Swedish Football Division 1 Ettan Fotboll, or simply Ettan ( en, the one), which also is its common name in everyday speech, is the third level in the Swedish football league system and consists of 32 Sweden, Swedish football (soccer), football teams. It was formerly simpl ...

side Södertälje FK on a contract until the end of the season. On 22 August, he made his league debut, playing the whole match as his side won 3–1 against

Motala AIF Motala AIF is a Swedish football club located in Motala in Östergötland. Other sports that the club promotes include athletics, orienteering, ice hockey, road cycling, and skiing. Background Since their foundation on 29 August 1907 Motala ...

Airdrieonians

Boateng was announced as an

player on a one-year contract on 4 August 2016, after leaving Södertälje FK. Boateng made 24 appearances for the club before being released in May 2017.

Aerostar Bacău

On 20 February 2019, he signed a 6-month contract with

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club

CS Aerostar Bacău Clubul Sportiv Aerostar Bacău, commonly known as Aerostar Bacău or simply as Aerostar, is a Romanian professional football club from the city of Bacău, Bacău County, currently playing in the Liga III. Founded in 1977 as ''Aripile Bacău'', " ...

Honours

; Arsenal *

Premier Academy League The Premier Academy League (sometimes abbreviated as FAPAL) was the top level of youth football in England before it was to be replaced by a new league proposed by the Elite Player Performance Plan in 2012, which was accepted by the 72 member c ...

: 2009–10

Club statistics

References

External links

* *
Daniel Boateng: Arsenal Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boateng, Daniel 1992 births Living people Footballers from Enfield, London English people of Ghanaian descent English men's footballers Men's association football defenders English Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players I liga players Liga II players Arsenal F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Södertälje FK players Airdrieonians F.C. players Raków Częstochowa players Olimpia Grudziądz players CS Aerostar Bacău players Welling United F.C. players English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland English expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden English expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland English expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania