Philip Boampong (born 1 January 1990 in Ghana) is a Ghanaian footballer. He currently plays for the Ghana Telecom Premier League side Hearts of Oak.[2]

Philip Boampong
Personal information
Full name Philip Boampong[1]
Date of birth (1990-01-01) January 1, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Maxbees FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Maxbees FC ? (?)
2008–2009 Wa All Stars ? (?)
2009–2010 Berekum Arsenal ? (?)
2010– 2015/2016 Hearts of Oak ? (?)
2012–2013Al-Shoalah (loan) 8 (0)
International career
2007 Ghana U-17 6 (0)
2009 Ghana U-20 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 August 2013

Career edit

Boampong moved with teammate Abdul Naza Alhassan from Maxbees FC to Wa All Stars in 2008. After one year with the Wa based club joined to Berekum Arsenal in January 2009.[3] In August 2011, a fee was agreed with Turkish side Bucaspor and Hearts, but the deal soon fell through.[4] On 1 July 2012, Boampong joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Shoalah on a season-long loan.[5]

International career edit

Boampong played for U-17 Ghana national team in 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea Republic, he played by the turnier 6 games and holds 4 yellow cards. On 19 August 2008 was first called for the Satellites, and was part of the Ghana national under-20 football team that won the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt. Although he never played a single game for the Satellites.

Personal life edit

He is the younger brother of former Black Stars defender Dan Coleman.[4]

Titles and honours edit

International edit

Ghana U-20

References edit

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Ghana" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
  2. ^ SPECIAL REPORT – SCORERS AND PLAYER INFORMATION – GLO PREMIER LEAGUE IN GHANA (PART THREE)
  3. ^ Satellites set six day programme on www.ghanadistricts.com
  4. ^ a b "Hearts defender Boampong to sign for Bucaspor". GhanaSoccerNet. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Defender Philip Boampong returns to Hearts". GhanaSoccerNet. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.

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