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Hiram Kojo Kwarteng Boateng (born 8 January 1996) is a British professional
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who plays as a
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, most recently for club
Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...
.


Club career


Crystal Palace

Born in
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, Boateng joined the academy of
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace may refer to: Places Canada * Crystal Palace Complex (Dieppe), a former amusement park now a shopping complex in Dieppe, New Brunswick * Crystal Palace Barracks, London, Ontario * Crystal Palace (Montreal), an exhibition buildin ...
at the age of 8. Progressing through the academy system and eventually into first team contention, he made his first team debut on 15 January 2013 in a 4–1
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third round replay defeat away to
Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, the cl ...
. At the conclusion of his first season as a professional Boateng was named the club's Academy Player of the Year. The 2013–14 season saw limited but impressive performances from Boateng, and he spent the final months of the season on loan to League One club
Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1896 as Crawley Foo ...
. Ahead of the 2014–15 campaign, Boateng was involved in several pre-season friendlies for the first team but was later limited to the reserve team for much of the season. In March 2015 he extended his stay with the club until the summer of 2017. Boateng spent the first half of the 2015–16 season on loan to League Two club
Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club has played ...
. On 3 October 2015, he scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 home win over former loan club Crawley Town. His spell was eventually cut short due to injury and he returned to his parent club. Following his recovery, Boateng made his league debut for Crystal Palace on 6 February 2016, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw away to
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, before returning to Plymouth for the remainder of the season in March 2016 where he later featured in all three of Plymouth's play-off matches. He was later named Crystal Palace's Development Player of the Year for 2015–16. The following 2016–17 season saw further limited opportunities with Crystal Palace, and Boateng spent the majority of the year on loan to
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and
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.


Exeter City

Following the expiry of his contract, on 31 August 2017 Boateng made a deadline-day free transfer to League 2 club
Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third level of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...
. Following an impressive first two seasons, in April 2019 Exeter City manager Matt Taylor said Exeter would struggle to keep Boateng at the club if they weren't promoted, and by May he had not signed a new contract with Exeter. He made a total of 77 appearances for the club, scoring 3 goals.


Milton Keynes Dons

In May 2019, having declined the offer of a new contract with Exeter, Boateng joined up with former manager
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at Milton Keynes Dons, in a deal that would see Exeter City receive compensation due to the player's age. Following the departure of Paul Tisdale, Boateng fell out of favour under new manager Russell Martin, and in October 2020 was sent out on loan to League Two club
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for the remainder of the
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season, where he played a key role in his loan club's promotion to League One. After Russell Martin left Milton Keynes Dons a week prior to the start of the 2021–22 season, Boateng was selected by interim manager
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for the club's opening fixture away to
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on 7 August 2021. Boateng, who had not even been allocated a squad number prior to Martin's departure, came on as an 81st-minute substitute and scored the club's third goal just two minutes later in an eventual 3–3 draw. It was his first appearance for the club since January 2020. That season he went on to make 37 appearances and score 4 goals, contributing to the club achieving a third-place play-off finish. On 13 May 2022, Boateng confirmed he would be leaving the club after three seasons.


Mansfield Town

On 15 June 2022, League Two club
Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...
announced Boateng had signed a three-year deal with the club effective from 1 July 2022. Boateng scored a hat trick for Mansfield on 13 February 2024 and picked up the man of the match award as Mansfield beat Harrogate Town 9–2, equalling a club record winning scoreline for the Stags. Boateng played a key role in Mansfield Town's promotion to League One in the 23/24 season. On 7 May 2025, the club announced he would be released in June once his contract expired.


International career

Boateng is eligible to represent
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as he has both a
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and a Ghanaian passport.


Career statistics


Honours

Cambridge United *
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second-place promotion:
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Mansfield Town *EFL League Two third-place promotion: 2023–24 Individual *
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Academy Player of the Year: 2013–14 *Crystal Palace Development Player of the Year: 2015–16


References


External links

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Reserves profiles
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