Nana Boateng (footballer, born 1994)
Ghanaian professional footballer
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Bismark "Nana" Adjei-Boateng (born 10 May 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
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Boateng with CFR Cluj in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bismark Adjei-Boateng | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Right to Dream Academy | ||
| 2011–2012 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | → Strømsgodset (loan) | 86 | (16) |
| 2017–2019 | Colorado Rapids | 38 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | KuPS | 34 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | CFR Cluj | 64 | (5) |
| 2023–2025 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 39 | (1) |
| 2026 | Petrolul Ploiești | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 April 2026 | |||
Career
Boateng was signed by Manchester City F.C. in 2012, and immediately loaned alongside Enock Kwakwa to the Norwegian Tippeligaen club Strømsgodset Toppfotball, as the pair were not eligible for a UK work permit. The midfielder made his debut for Strømsgodset on 12 August 2012 in a 4–0 loss against Tromsø IL. He scored his first and second goal for the club in the match against Sogndal IL on 16 May 2013,[1][2] and played an important part in the team that won the 2013 Tippeligaen league title, with 17 matches and seven goals.
After the good spell at Strømsgodset, he renewed his contract with Manchester City, and was loaned out to the Norwegian club again.
However, after receiving an ankle injury during training in September 2013, he was kept out of action until June 2014.[3] He came back and helped his team secure fourth place in the 2014 Tippeligaen, with 11 matches and two goals. In February 2015, Manchester City agreed to a third loan spell for Boateng, this time for the whole 2015 season.[4] He signed another full-season loan with the Norwegian club on 5 January 2016.[5]
Boateng signed for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids in January 2017.[6] He scored his first MLS goal on 11 August 2018—a dramatic stoppage-time goal that gave the Rapids a 2–1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes. On 12 July 2019, the club and Adjei-Boateng mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the club so that the player could "return to Europe to deal with a family issue".[7]
In December 2019, Boateng signed for Veikkausliiga side Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) on a one-year contract with an option for another year.[8]
On 2 September 2021, Boateng signed with Romanian Liga I club CFR Cluj for an undisclosed fee,[9] reported to be €125,000.[10]
On 13 July 2023, Boateng joined Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors for a €2 million transfer fee.[11]
On 30 January 2026, returned to Romania, signing a contract with Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești until June 2027.[12]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Strømsgodset (loan) | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | Tippeligaen | 17 | 7 | — | 4[b] | 1 | — | 21 | 8 | |||
| 2014 | Tippeligaen | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| 2015 | Tippeligaen | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 25 | 5 | ||
| 2016 | Tippeligaen | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | ||
| Total | 86 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 101 | 18 | |||
| Colorado Rapids | 2017 | MLS | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | MLS | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| KuPS | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 29 | 4 | |
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8[e] | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| Total | 34 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 0 | — | 57 | 5 | |||
| CFR Cluj | 2021–22 | Liga I | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14[f] | 2 | 1[g] | 0 | 49 | 5 | |
| Total | 64 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 7 | ||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2023 | K League 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | K League 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[h] | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | K League 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[i] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 50 | 1 | |||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors II | 2024 | K4 League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2025–26 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 268 | 26 | 27 | 3 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 344 | 32 | ||
- Includes Norwegian Cup, U.S. Open Cup, Finnish Cup, Cupa României, Korean FA Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in CONCACAF Champions League
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, twelve appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance in Liga I European play-offs
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearances in AFC Champions League Two
Honours
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Strømsgodset[13]
KuPS[13]
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2021
- Finnish Cup: 2021
CFR Cluj[13]
- Liga I: 2021–22
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2022
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors[13]
- Korean FA Cup runner-up: 2023
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Midfielder of the Year: 2020[14]
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2020[15]
- Liga I Team of the Season: 2021–22[16]