Jérôme Boateng
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| Jérôme Boateng | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jerome Boateng | |
| Date of birth | September 3, 1988 | |
| Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 31⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Hamburger SV | |
| Number | 19 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1995 2002–2006 |
Tennis Borussia Berlin Hertha Berlin |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2006 2006-2007 2007– |
Hertha Berlin Hertha Berlin II Hamburger SV |
10 (0) 24 (1) 27 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2007 | Germany U21 | 3 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Jérôme Boateng (born September 3, 1988 in Berlin) is a German footballer who plays for Hamburger SV as a defender in the Bundesliga.
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[edit] Career
A player with dual German-Ghanaian nationality, Boateng is central defender[1]. He has a powerful physique and is versatile enough to play any full back position. He started his career with the youth team of Tennis Borussia Berlin and currently plays for Hamburger SV.
Boateng was with Hertha Berlin from July 1, 2002 when he was 13 years old, to 22 August 2007. After emerging from the youth team set-up, he played for the reserves for one season, before winning a call-up to the first team squad on 31 January 2007. He made his debut against Hannover 96 in the AWD-Arena, during week 19[2] of the 2006-07 Bundesliga season. He then became a first team regular, despite being barely 18 years of age.
Boateng has played several times for the German Under 16, Under 17 and Under 19 national teams. On 5 July 2007 he was called up to the German under-19 squad by coach Frank Engel[3] for the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship held in Austria, from July 16 until July 27.[4]
Boateng was linked with a move to Hamburger SV in the summer of 2007.[5] Because of this, according to the German media, Boateng did not want to sign a five year professional contract with Hertha,[6][7] nor extend his amateur contract, as he wanted his salary to be increased from €100k to €1 million per year. He moved to Hamburg on 22 August 2007 for a fee said to be around €1.1M[8].
[edit] Personal life
Boateng has a German mother and a Ghanaian father. His uncle is a former Ghana international. He has two brothers, Kevin and George, both footballers. Kevin-Prince Boateng was recently transferred to English club, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. from Hertha in 2007, but George is not the same as the current Middlesbrough midfielder. Kevin-Prince is rumoured to be leaving to join his brother Jérôme at Hamburg in the Bundesliga in the summer of 2008.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ "Team Guide: Germany", UEFA, 2007-07-05. Retrieved on 2007-07-05.
- ^ "1.Bundesliga", Transfermarkt, 2007-01-31. Retrieved on 2007-01-31.
- ^ "Jerome Boateng called up to Euro 2008", Hertha BSC, 2007-07-05. Retrieved on 2007-07-05.
- ^ "Engel banks on Germany experience", UEFA, 2007-07-05. Retrieved on 2007-07-05.
- ^ "Mit "Black Power" zum Erfolg", Abendblatt, 2007-07-08. Retrieved on 2007-07-08.
- ^ "Boateng wehrt sich gegen Vorwürfe", Hamburg1, 2007-06-20. Retrieved on 2007-06-20.
- ^ "Jerome Boateng sagt Nein zu Hertha", Berliner Morgenpost, 2007-06-28. Retrieved on 2007-06-28.
- ^ "Das neue Gesicht von Hertha BSC", Berliner Morgenpost, 2007-08-24. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
- ^ tribalfootball.com - Hamburg boss Jol chasing Spurs pair Boateng, Kaboul
[edit] External links
- Hertha Berlin Profile (German)
- Bundesliga Profile (German)
http://fussballdaten.de/spieler/boatengjerome/
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