Francis Boateng
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | WAFA | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | WAFA | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | F.C. Famalicão | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | WAFA | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2021 | |||
Francis Boateng (born 11 March 2000) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Ghana Premier League side WAFA.[1]
Club career
[edit]Boateng his professional career with West African Football Academy in January 2017[1] He made his debut on 25 June 2017 after coming on in the 70th minute for Ibrahim Abukari in a goalless draw against Bolga All Stars.[2] He played 4 league matches in his debut season as the club placed 2nd on the league table, their highest since entering the Ghana Premier League.[1] In his second season, the 2018 season he played a more important role by playing 11 out of 15 league matches played as the league was cancelled due controversies surrounding the GFA due to the Anas Number 12 Expose.[1] At the end of the season, he joined Portuguese team F.C. Famalicão and was drafted into their youth side and subsequently to the U23 side between July 2018 to June 2020.[3]
Upon the expiration of his deal with Famalicão, he rejoined WAFA in November 2020.[4] On 25 May 2021, he provided an assist to Enock Asubonteng after making a deep run from defence and sending in a cross which was tapped in by Asubonteng to help WAFA to a 2–1 victory over Ebusua Dwarfs.[5]
International career
[edit]Boateng was invited as part of the 26 players of the first batch of the Ghana under-17 squad camping ahead of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Francis Boateng - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Match Report of Bolga All Stars FC vs West Africa Football Academy SC - 2017-06-25 - Ghana Premier League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Francis Boateng". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Osman, Abdul Wadudu (24 February 2021). "Match Report : WAFA 3-1 Karela United - Academy Boys return to winning ways with a comfortable win against League leaders". Football Made In Ghana. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Week 27 Match Report: WAFA 2-1 Ebusua Dwarfs". GhanaWeb. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Teye, Prince Narkortu (3 July 2017). "Ghana invite 26 players ahead of U-17 World Cup". www.goal.com. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Francis Boateng at Global Sports Archive
- Living people
- 2000 births
- Men's association football defenders
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- West African Football Academy players
- F.C. Famalicão players
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Ghana Premier League players
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen