Francis Boateng

Francis Boateng (born 11 March 2000) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Ghana Premier League side WAFA.[1]

Francis Boateng
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-11) 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

Club career

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

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
  1. "Francis Boateng - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. "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.
  3. "Francis Boateng". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. 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. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. "Week 27 Match Report: WAFA 2-1 Ebusua Dwarfs". GhanaWeb. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  6. Teye, Prince Narkortu (3 July 2017). "Ghana invite 26 players ahead of U-17 World Cup". www.goal.com. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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