Ema Boateng
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Boateng | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder, Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Helsingborgs IF | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Right to Dream Academy | ||
| 2009–2013 | Santa Barbara Soccer Club | ||
| 2009–2013 | South Coast Strikers | ||
| 2012–2013 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2013– | Helsingborgs IF | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Emmanuel "Ema" Boateng (born 17 January 1994) is a Ghananian footballer who plays for Helsingborgs IF as a forward.[1]
Career
Boateng grew up in Ghana.[2] At the age of twelve he was picked to join the Right to Dream Academy where he combined studies with football training. When he turned 15 the academy gave him a scholarship to attend Cate School in the United States.[3] There he combined his studies with playing for the local clubs Santa Barbara Soccer Club and South Coast Strikers.[4]
In 2012 he received the annual Gatorade Player of the Year award for his performance on the pitch.[2] He then skipped the final year of high school to start college at the University of California, Santa Barbara where he played for the school team UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.[3]
After receiving an invitation to come and train with them from Swedish side Helsingborgs IF in the summer of 2013 Boateng paid for his own airplane ticket across the Atlantic Ocean to be able to visit the Allsvenskan club. He made a big impression and soon thereafter they signed him to a 3.5 year contract.[4]
Personal life
Outside of football Boateng's ambition is to study to become a doctor. His story was featured in "The Beautiful Game", a 2012 documentary about football in Africa.[3] He has also appeared at age 15 in a story on the international news network CNN.[5]
References
- ↑ "Ema Boateng". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Boateng nets National Player of the Year". ESPN. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Meet Soccer Star Ema Boateng". Santa Barbara Independent. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Boateng gillar sitt nya gäng" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs Dagblad. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ↑ "African football academy creates future stars". CNN. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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