Roy Boateng | |
Birth Date: | January 21, 1996 |
Birth Place: | Accra, Ghana |
Position: | Defender |
Collegeyears1: | 2015–2018 |
College1: | UC Davis Aggies |
Collegecaps1: | 82 |
Collegegoals1: | 6 |
Years1: | 2016–2017 |
Clubs1: | Portland Timbers U23s |
Caps1: | 7 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2018 |
Clubs2: | San Francisco Glens |
Caps2: | 2 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs3: | New York Red Bulls II |
Caps3: | 11 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2021 |
Clubs4: | FC Motown |
Caps4: | 3+ |
Goals4: | 0+ |
Club-Update: | July 25, 2022 |
Roy Boateng (born 21 January 1996) is a Ghanaian former footballer who played as a defender.
Boateng played four years of college soccer at the University of California, Davis between 2015 and 2018, making 82 appearances for the Aggies, scoring 6 goals and tallying 1 assist. Boateng redshirted the 2014 season.[1]
While at college, Boateng appeared for USL PDL side Portland Timbers U23s in both 2016[2] and 2017,[3] and San Francisco Glens in 2018.[4]
On January 11, 2019, Boateng was drafted 16th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by New York Red Bulls.[5] He signed for the Red Bull's USL Championship side New York Red Bulls II on March 8, 2019.[6] [7] He was released by Red Bulls II on November 30, 2020.[8]