Kingsley Boateng (born 7 April 1994) is a Ghanaian-born Italian professional

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who plays as a winger.

Club career

Boateng began his professional football career with

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in 2013, and in the 2013–14 season Boateng was loaned to

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in Serie A and he made his professional debut for the club in

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in a 0–0 draw against

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on 22 September 2013. On 3 July 2014, it was announced that Boateng had signed a three-year deal with Dutch side

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of the

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. He signed on a free transfer from Milan. On 13 January 2015, Boateng was sold to

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side

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. On 9 January 2017, he moved to Slovenian club Olimpija Ljubljana. In 2018 he won both the Slovenian league and the Slovenian cup with Olimpija. On 4 February 2019, Boateng signed with Italian club

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. On 24 August 2019, he joined

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on loan with an option to purchase. On 31 January 2020, he moved on loan to

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. On 16 September 2020 he was loaned to Fermana. On 9 July 2021 the loan to Fermana was renewed for the 2021–22 season.

International career

Boateng has been capped by Italy at under-18 level and under-21 level but remains eligible to represent Ghana at senior level.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

Olimpija Ljubljana * Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2017–18 * Slovenian Cup: 2017–18

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boateng, Kingsley 1994 births Living people People from Ashanti Region Italian people of Ghanaian descent Ghanaian footballers Italian footballers Association football wingers Association football forwards Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players A.C. Milan players Catania S.S.D. players S.S.C. Bari players Ternana Calcio players S.S. Juve Stabia players A.C.R. Siena 1904 players Fermana F.C. players Eredivisie players NAC Breda players Slovenian PrvaLiga players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) players Italian expatriate footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Italian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Slovenia Italy youth international footballers Italy under-21 international footballers