Hiram Boateng

Hiram Kojo Kwarteng Boateng (born 8 January 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Cambridge United, on loan from League One club Milton Keynes Dons.

Hiram Boateng
Personal information
Full name Hiram Kojo Kwarteng Boateng[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-08) 8 January 1996[2]
Place of birth Wandsworth, London, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cambridge United
(on loan from Milton Keynes Dons)
Number 44
Youth career
2004–2013 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Crystal Palace 1 (0)
2014–2015 → Crawley Town (loan) 1 (0)
2015–2016 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 16 (1)
2016 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 8 (0)
2016 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 9 (0)
2016–2017 → Northampton Town (loan) 16 (0)
2017–2019 Exeter City 66 (2)
2019– Milton Keynes Dons 20 (0)
2020– → Cambridge United (loan) 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:15, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

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 then signed his first professional contract with the club.[8]

Boateng then featured in the pre-season friendlies ahead of the 2014–15 season.[9] He appeared for the reserve side in 2014–15 and was an unused substitute on three occasions. Boateng subsequently signed a contract, keeping him with the club 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]

2013–14: 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] The Palace loanee 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 extended 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]

2015–16: 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. However, on 23 March 2016, it was announced that Boateng had returned to Plymouth until the end of the season.[17] He played in all three of Plymouth's play-off games including the final against AFC Wimbledon at Wembley which they lost 2–0.[18]

2016–17: Bristol Rovers (loan)

On deadline day 2016, Boateng joined Bristol Rovers on loan until 2 January 2017 and was given the number 34 shirt.[19] He made his debut on 10 September 2016 in a 2–2 home draw with Rochdale.[20]

2016–17: Northampton Town (loan)

On 31 December 2016, Boateng joined Northampton Town on loan until the end of the season.[21]

Exeter City

On 31 August 2017, Boateng made a deadline-day move to Exeter City on a free transfer from Crystal Palace.[22] In April 2019, Exeter City manager Matt Taylor said Exeter would struggle to keep Boateng at the club if they weren't promoted,[23] and by May had not signed a new contract with the club.[24]

Milton Keynes Dons

In May 2019, having declined the offer of a new contract with Exeter, Boateng joined up with former manager Paul Tisdale at Milton Keynes Dons, in a deal that would see Exeter City receive compensation due to the player's age.[25]

International career

Boateng is eligible to represent Ghana[26] as he has both a British passport and a Ghanaian passport.[26]

Career statistics
As of 2 December 2020.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace 2012–13[27] Championship 0010000010
2013–14[28] Premier League 001000—10
2014–15[29] Premier League 000000—00
2015–16[30] Premier League 100000—10
2016–17[31] Premier League 000000—00
Total 1020000030
Crawley Town (loan) 2013–14[28] League One 10———10
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2015–16[30] League Two 24100106[lower-alpha 1]1312
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2016–17[31] League One 9010—2[lower-alpha 2]0120
Northampton Town (loan) 2016–17[31] League One 160———160
Exeter City 2017–18[32] League Two 38140004[lower-alpha 3]1462
2018–19[33] League Two 28100201[lower-alpha 2]0311
Total 662402051773
Milton Keynes Dons 2019–20[34] League One 20010215[lower-alpha 2]0281
2020–21[35] League One 0000000000
Total 200102150281
Cambridge United (loan) 2020–21[35] League Two 10010—1[lower-alpha 2]0120
Career total 147390511921806
  1. Three appearances and one goal in Football League Trophy, three appearances League Two play-offs.
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy.
  3. One appearance in EFL Trophy, three appearances and one goal League Two play-offs.

Honours

Individual

References
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  2. "Premier League Player Profile Hiram Boateng". Barclays Premier League. 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. "Crystal Palace Development Profiles". Crystal Palace F.C. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  11. "Report: Swansea City 1–1 Crystal Palace". cpfc.co.uk. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
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  17. "Boateng Returns To Plymouth". cpfc.co.uk. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  18. "AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  19. "Rovers Sign Crystal Palace Midfielder Hiram Boateng". bristolrovers.co.uk. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  20. "Bristol Rovers 2–2 Rochdale RECAP: Taylor scores twice as Rovers are held to a draw". www.bristolpost.co.uk. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  21. Willsher, Gareth (31 December 2016). "NORTHAMPTON TOWN SIGN HIRAM BOATENG". www.ntfc.co.uk. Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  22. Byrom, David (31 August 2017). "Exeter City announce FOURTH signing of transfer deadline day as Hiram Boateng joins from Crystal Palace". www.ntfc.co.uk. Devon Live. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  23. Brent Pilnick (18 April 2019). "Hiram Boateng: Exeter City may struggle to keep midfielder without promotion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  24. "Christy Pym: Exeter City boss Matt Taylor expects goalkeeper to leave Grecians". BBC Sport. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  25. "Dons bolster with Boateng". www.mkdons.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  26. "Crystal Palace's Ghanaian youngster Hiram Boateng to take Premier league by storm". Ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
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  34. "Games played by Hiram Boateng in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  35. "Games played by Hiram Boateng in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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