Gideon Boateng
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gideon Acheampong Boateng | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Tubantia Borgerhout | ||
| 2004–2005 | Royal Antwerp | ||
| 2005–2006 | Lierse | ||
| 2006–2007 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Anderlecht | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | MVV | 73 | (12) |
| 2012–2013 | Visé | 27 | (6) |
| 2013 | ASV Geel | 11 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Bilzen-Waltwilder | ||
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Belgium U15 | 6 | (1) |
| 2006 | Belgium U16 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gideon Acheampong Boateng (born 26 August 1991) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Career
[edit]Boateng was born in Accra, Ghana, and moved to Belgium in 2000, later obtaining Belgian citizenship.[1] He began playing football at Tubantia Borgerhout before joining Antwerp and then Lierse. Known for his speed, he was often deployed as a direct attacking threat. Seeking to develop his technical skills, he later joined Anderlecht in 2006.[1]
After three years at Anderlecht, Boateng signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Dutch Eerste Divisie club MVV Maastricht on 15 December 2008.[2] In January 2012, Boateng returned to Belgium where he joined CS Visé.[3] In 2013, he moved to ASV Geel.[4] He then played some time for Bilzen-Waltwilder, where he picked off interest from Lokeren in March 2015.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gideon Boateng (16) voor het eerst met Anderlecht op oefenkamp". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 11 July 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "MVV legt Gideon Boateng vast". Voetbalplus.nl (in Dutch). 30 December 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ "MVV krijgt Belg Caracciolo terug na spelersruil". FCUpdate.nl (in Dutch). 6 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Gideon Boateng heeft een verleden in Wezet: 'Weer kansen afdwingen en afmaken'". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 12 October 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Bilzen-Waltwilder morst met kansen". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 2 March 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Bekeek Lokeren ex-spits van Anderlecht?". Voetbalnieuws (in Dutch). 30 March 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- Gideon Boateng at CS Visé (archived) (in French)
- Gideon Boateng at MVV (archived) (in Dutch)
- Gideon Boateng at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- 1991 births
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- Living people
- Footballers from Accra
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Lierse S.K. players
- Men's association football forwards
- Royal Antwerp F.C. players
- MVV Maastricht players
- C.S. Visé players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Ghanaian emigrants to Belgium
- Belgian expatriate men's footballers
- Belgian men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen
- A.S. Verbroedering Geel players