Nana Boateng (footballer, born 1994)
Bismark "Nana" Adjei-Boateng (born 10 May 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.
.jpg.webp) Boateng with CFR Cluj in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bismark Adjei-Boateng | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | ||
| Number | 57 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Right to Dream Academy | ||
| 2011–2012 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | → Strømsgodset (loan) | 86 | (16) |
| 2017–2019 | Colorado Rapids | 38 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | KuPS | 34 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | CFR Cluj | 64 | (5) |
| 2023– | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 10 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2023 | |||
Career
Boateng was signed by Manchester City F.C. in 2012, and immediately loaned alongside Enock Kwakwa to the Norwegian Tippeligaen club Strømsgodset Toppfotball, as the pair were not eligible for a UK work permit. The midfielder made his debut for Strømsgodset on 12 August 2012 in a 4–0 loss against Tromsø IL. He scored his first and second goal for the club in the match against Sogndal IL on 16 May 2013,[1][2] and played an important part in the team that won the 2013 Tippeligaen league title, with 17 matches and seven goals. After the good spell at Strømsgodset, he renewed his contract with Manchester City, and was loaned out to the Norwegian club again.
However, after receiving an ankle injury during training in September 2013, he was kept out of action until June 2014.[3] He came back and helped his team secure fourth place in the 2014 Tippeligaen, with 11 matches and two goals. In February 2015, Manchester City agreed to a third loan spell for Boateng, this time for the whole 2015 season.[4] He signed another full-season loan with the Norwegian club on 5 January 2016.[5]
Boateng signed for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids in January 2017.[6] He scored his first MLS goal on 11 August 2018—a dramatic stoppage-time goal that gave the Rapids a 2–1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes. On 12 July 2019, the club and Adjei-Boateng mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the club so that the player could "return to Europe to deal with a family issue".[7]
In December 2019, Boateng signed for Veikkausliiga side Kuopion Palloseura on a one-year contract with an option for another year.[8]
In 2023, Boateng joined Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Strømsgodset (loan) | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 21 | 8 | ||||
| 2014 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | ||||
| 2015 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 5 | ||||
| 2016 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 86 | 16 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 1 | – | – | 101 | 18 | ||
| Colorado Rapids | 2017 | Major League Soccer | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 1 | ||
| KuPS | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 25 | 4 | |||
| 2021 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 3 | 11 | 2 | – | – | 12 | 0 | – | – | 57 | 5 | ||
| CFR Cluj | 2021–22 | Liga I | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 49 | 5 | |||
| Total | 64 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 7 | ||
| Jeonbuk | 2023 | K League 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 232 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 297 | 32 | ||
- Appearance in Liga I European play-offs
Honours
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Strømsgodset[9]
KuPS[9]
CFR Cluj[9]
- Liga I: 2021–22
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2022
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Midfielder of the Year: 2020[10]
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2020[11]
- Liga I Team of the Season: 2021–22[12]
References
- "Player details on altomfotball.no".
- "- Min største opplevelse" [- My greatest experience]. www.dt.no/ (in Norwegian). Edda Media. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- "Nana mister hele vårsesongen" [Nana loses out on the entire spring season]. www.dt.no/. Edda Media. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- "Godset forsterker med gammel kjenning" [Godset strengthens squad with old friend]. www.dt.no (in Norwegian). Edda Media. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- "Gjenforenes i Godset". Strømsgodset Toppfotball. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- "Rapids sign Bismark Adjei-Boateng from Premier League giants Manchester City". Colorado Rapids Official Site. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- "Colorado Rapids, Nana Boateng reach mutual agreement to terminate contract | Colorado Rapids".
- "Bismark Adjei-Boateng signs for Finnish champions KuPS". GhanaWeb. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- Nana Boateng at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- "Teemu Pukki ja Natalia Kuikka kruunattiin Vuoden jalkapalloilijoiksi – HJK:n Roope Riski kahmi palkintoja". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- "Pallo-Koplan Veikkausliigan tähdistöjoukkue on valittu". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- "LLPF a anunțat echipa ideală a sezonului de Liga 1 » FCSB și CFR Cluj, reprezentate de câte 3 jucători" [LPF has chosen the "ideal team" of the Liga 1 season! Which team offers the most players] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.