Emmanuel Boateng

Quick Facts

Full Name	Emmanuel Boateng
Occupation	Footballer
Date Of Birth	Jan 17, 1994(1994-01-17)
Age	30
Birthplace	Accra
Country	Ghana
Horoscope	Capricorn

Emmanuel Boateng Biography

Emmanuel Boateng is one of the most popular and richest Footballer who was born on January 17, 1994 in Accra, Ghana. Emmanuel Agyenim “Ema” Boateng (born 17 January 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who is a winger at D.C. United in MLS.

After being offered the chance for a training session with Swedish Allsvenskan club Helsingborgs IF later that summer, Boateng paid for his own flight to the Atlantic Ocean to be able to visit the club. He made a big impression and soon thereafter they signed him to a three-and-a-half-year contract in July 2013. He played in 37 Allsvenskan matches during the course of his time at the club and score four goals within the competition. He also assisted in helping the club get to their first Svenska Cupen final in 2014 by scoring two goals in just five games and was also substitute in the second half of the final, the team lost 1-0 at IF Elfsborg on 18 May.

It was reported that Boateng received his U.S. citizenship in 2016.

During the 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs, in LA’s knockout round match against Real Salt Lake, Boateng fouled Javier Morales, conceding a penalty which was successfully taken by Joao Plata to tie the game at 1. However, Boateng atoned for his mistake by scoring two goals within eight minutes, leading Galaxy to a 3–1 win. After the game, teammate Landon Donovan compared Boateng’s first goal to Lionel Messi, saying that “he has that in him”, while manager Bruce Arena described his performance as an “excellent, break out game”.

When at UCSB, Boateng played college soccer for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men’s soccer team. In his first season, 2012, he played in 18 games and scored 4 goals while also assisting with 4 goals.

Emmanuel Boateng Net Worth

Emmanuel Boateng is one of the richest Footballer from Ghana. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Emmanuel Boateng 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 2009, at the age of 15 Boateng was sent from his home in the United States on a scholarship to take part in the Cate School in Carpinteria, California. Alongside being a part of Cate School’s Cate School team, he played for several other youth teams in the local area, including Santa Barbara Soccer Club and South Coast Strikers. Boateng was awarded his 2012 Gatorade Award for the Best Player Award, handed out by the former winner Alexi Lalas. He was the first winner in Cate School’s more than 100 years of history in all sports. Boateng skipped his final year in high school to begin his studies to the University of California, Santa Barbara despite being a target for Manchester City F.C. to sign him to professional terms.

The story of his life was highlighted on The Beautiful Game, a documentary that was released in 2012 on football in Africa and CNN’s coverage of the Right to Dream Academy.

During the summer of 2013, he played with USL Premier Development League side Ventura County Fusion while still enrolled in college. He appeared in 5 games for the Fusion, scoring once.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Emmanuel Ranked on the list of most popular Footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ghana. Emmanuel Boateng celebrates birthday on January 17 of every year.