| Emmanuel Boateng | |
| Full Name: | Emmanuel Okyere Boateng |
| Birth Date: | 23 May 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Accra, Ghana |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Al-Orobah |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Charity Stars |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Rio Ave |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Rio Ave |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs2: | Moreirense |
| Caps2: | 55 |
| Goals2: | 9 |
| Years3: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Levante |
| Caps3: | 41 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years4: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Dalian Professional |
| Caps4: | 41 |
| Goals4: | 14 |
| Years5: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Rio Ave |
| Caps5: | 55 |
| Goals5: | 13 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Al-Orobah |
| Caps6: | 12 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ghana U17 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | Ghana U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018– |
| Nationalteam3: | Ghana |
| Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 28 November 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 18 November 2019 |
Emmanuel Okyere Boateng (born 23 May 1996) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Pro League club Al-Orobah and the Ghana national football team.
Born in Accra, Boateng joined Rio Ave in 2013, after impressing on a trial, from hometown club Charity Stars FC.[1] Initially assigned to the youth setup, he made his professional debut on 31 July 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute for Yonathan Del Valle in a 1–0 away win against IFK Göteborg for the season's UEFA Europa League.[2]
Boateng made his Primeira Liga debut on 17 August 2014, starting in a 2–0 home win against Vitória de Setúbal. His first goal in the category occurred on 1 September, as he scored the last in a 4–0 home routing of Boavista.
On 7 July 2015, Boateng and his Rio Ave teammate Ernest Ohemeng made a permanent move to fellow league team Moreirense.[3] Mainly used as a substitute during his first season, he started to feature more regularly during his second.
Boateng was also regularly used in the Taça da Liga, netting a brace in a 3–1 home success over Benfica on 26 January 2017.[4] Three days later, he replaced Roberto in the final, a 1–0 win against S.C. Braga; it was Moreirense's first ever national title.[5]
Boateng scored his first league double on 30 April 2017, in a 2–2 away draw against Arouca.
On 16 August 2017, Boateng signed a four-year deal with La Liga side Levante UD.[6]
On 13 May 2018, he scored first career hat-trick against champions Barcelona. Levante won the match 5–4, ending the possibility of an unbeaten season for Barcelona.[7]
On 20 February 2019, Boateng signed with Chinese Super League side Dalian Professional (then Dalian Yifang).[8] [9]
In 2022, Boateng left Dalian to rejoin Rio Ave.[10]
On 12 August 2024, Boateng joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Orobah on a one-year contract.[11]
He was part of the Ghana national under-20 football team, who played the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. He scored one goal in the competition on 5 June 2015, in a 1–0 win against Panama.[12] On 30 May 2018 he made his senior appearance for the Black Stars. He marked his debut with a goal when he scored a penalty in the 51st minute of the game.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rio Ave | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| Moreirense | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 31 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 33 | 10 | |||
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 55 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 13 | |||
| Levante | 2017–18 | La Liga | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 29 | 7 | |
| 2018–19 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 41 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 8 | |||
| Dalian Professional | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 22 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 8 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |||
| Total | 41 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 17 | |||
| Career total | 150 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 186 | 40 | |||
Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.[14]
Moreirense