Hiram Boateng

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Hiram Boateng
Personal information
Full name Hiram Kojo Kwarteng Boateng[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-08) 8 January 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth London, England
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Plymouth (On loan from Crystal Palace)
Number 20
Youth career
Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Crystal Palace 1 (0)
2014 → Crawley Town (loan) 1 (0)
2015 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 16 (1)
2016 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:34, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

Hiram Kojo Kwarteng Boateng (born 8 January 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Plymouth Argyle on loan from Crystal Palace.

Club career

Crystal Palace

Boateng was born in Wandsworth and played in the Crystal Palace academy from the age of eight and progressed to the first team in 2013.[3]

He made his professional debut in 4–1 defeat in a FA Cup third round replay against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on 15 January 2013.[4] At the end of the 2012-13 season, Boateng was awarded Paul Brooks Academy Player of the Year[5] and the next season, Boateng was, again, awarded Vice-Presidents Young Player of the Year.[6]

Despite impressing in that game his opportunities were limited, but entered the first team frame in December 2013 due to the injuries of Kagisho Dikgacoi and Stuart O'Keefe. He was named as a substitute on 26 December against Aston Villa. He made his second appearance for the club in the FA Cup in a 2-0 win against West Brom at The Hawthorns on 4 January 2014.[7] In April 2014, Boateng was then signed his first professional contract with the club.[8]

Boateng then featured in the pre-season friendly ahead of the 2014-15 season.[9] Despite being featured for the reserve for the 2014-15 and appearing three times as an un-used substitute, Boateng signed a contract with the club, keeping him until 2017.[10]

Boateng made his League debut for Palace, as a 70th-minute substitute for Yohan Cabaye, in an away 1–1 draw against Swansea City on 6 February 2016.[11]

Crawley Town (loan)

On 7 February 2014, Boateng joined Crawley Town on a 28-day loan which became active when the loan window re-opened on 8 February 2014.[12] Boateng made his Crawley Town debut on 4 March 2014, where he made his first start, in a 1-1 draw against Stevenage.[13] On 7 March 2014, Boateng extend his loan with the Red Devils until 5 April 2014.[14]

After making one appearance for the club, Boateng returned to his parent club upon expiry of his loan spell.[15]

Plymouth Argyle (loan)

On 23 July 2015 Boateng signed for Plymouth Argyle on loan until 2 January 2016 [16] His spell at Plymouth was cut short by injury and he returned to his parent club making his Premier League debut following his return. However, on 23 March 2016, it was announced that Boateng had returned to Plymouth until the end of the season.[17]

International career

Boateng is eligible to represent Ghana[18] as he has both a British passport and a Ghanaian passport.[18]

Career statistics

As of 28 March 2016
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crystal Palace 2012–13 Championship 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2013–14 Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014–15 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Crawley 2013–14 League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Plymouth Argyle 2015–16 League Two 18 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 21 2
Total 18 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 21 2
Career Total 20 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 25 2

References

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