George Boateng
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Boateng playing for Middlesbrough in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Antwi Boateng | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Nkawkaw, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mons (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Excelsior | 9 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Feyenoord | 68 | (1) |
| 1997–1999 | Coventry City | 46 | (5) |
| 1999–2002 | Aston Villa | 103 | (4) |
| 2002–2008 | Middlesbrough | 182 | (7) |
| 2008–2010 | Hull City | 52 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Skoda Xanthi | 19 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | T-Team | 15 | (2) |
| Total | 499 | (23) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995–1998 | Netherlands U21 | 18 | (0) |
| 2001–2006 | Netherlands | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Kelantan | ||
| 2025– | Mons | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Antwi Boateng (born 5 September 1975) is a football manager and former player who is head coach of Belgian club Mons.
A defensive midfielder, he made his breakthrough with Feyenoord in the Dutch Eredivisie, before spending most of his career in England, making 384 Premier League appearances and scoring 17 goals. He played for Coventry City, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and Hull City, winning the Football League Cup with Middlesbrough in 2004.
Born in Ghana and raised in the Netherlands, Boateng made four appearances for the Netherlands national team.