| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Boateng | ||
| Date of birth | January 2, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Leones Negros | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005 | Virginia Tech Hokies | ||
| 2006–2008 | Liberty Flames | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009 | Cleveland City Stars | 11 | (5) |
| 2010 | Leones Negros | 11 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| Ghana U-17 | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Joshua Boateng (born January 2, 1987 in Accra) is a Ghanaian soccer player who currently plays for Leones Negros in the Liga de Ascenso in Mexico.
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Boateng attended Nkwatia Presbyterian School in his native Ghana, and played club soccer for the Accra-based Liberty Colts, before coming to the United States in 2004 to attend college. He played college soccer at Virginia Tech and Liberty University, where he was named a member of the All-Big South First Team in 2007, and honored as the Big South Player of the Year and was named to the Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch List for the best player in the NCAA in 2008, He was also an All American player.
Prior to his senior year at Liberty, Boateng trialed in Europe with French club Strasbourg and Spanish club Gimnastic, but declined to sign in order to finish his collegiate career.
Boateng was chosen in the third round (33rd overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by Los Angeles Galaxy, but was not offered a contract due to problems with his international clearance from his amateur team in Ghana.
Once the problems were solved, he joined the USL First Division franchise Cleveland City Stars in April, 2009[1] and made his professional debut on April 18, 2009, in Cleveland's 2009 season-opening game against Miami FC.,.[2][3]
Now hes playing with Leones Negros[4] for the Bicentenario 2010 in Mexico.
Boateng has represented Ghana at U-17 level.
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