Joshua Boateng
Encyclopedia
Joshua Boateng is a Ghana
ian soccer player who currently plays for Leones Negros
in the Liga de Ascenso
in Mexico.
at Virginia Tech and Liberty University
, where he was named a member of the All-Big South First Team in 2007, and honored as the Big South Player of the Year and was named to the Missouri Athletic Club
Hermann Trophy Watch List for the best player in the NCAA in 2008, He was also an All American player.
Prior to his senior year at Liberty, Boateng trialed in Europe with French club Strasbourg
and Spanish club Gimnastic, but declined to sign in order to finish his collegiate career.
by Los Angeles Galaxy
, but was not offered a contract due to problems with his international clearance from his amateur team in Ghana.
Once the problems were solved, he joined the USL First Division
franchise Cleveland City Stars
in April, 2009 and made his professional debut on April 18, 2009, in Cleveland's 2009 season-opening game against Miami FC
.,.
Now hes playing with Leones Negros
for the Bicentenario 2010 in Mexico.
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
ian soccer player who currently plays for Leones Negros
Club Universidad de Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Universidad de Guadalajara is a football club that currently plays in the Liga de Ascenso.- History :The Universidad de Guadalajara football club, nicknamed "Leones" was founded the 19th of August, 1970 and started in the tercera división in the Mexican professional league, where...
in the Liga de Ascenso
Liga de Ascenso
The Liga de Ascenso is the second professional level of the Mexican football league system. The champion of the competition is promoted to the Primera División de México ....
in Mexico.
Youth and Amateur
Boateng attended Nkwatia Presbyterian School in his native Ghana, and played club soccer for the Accra-based Liberty Colts, before coming to the United States in 2004 to attend college. He played college soccerCollege soccer
College soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
at Virginia Tech and Liberty University
Liberty University
Liberty University is a private Christian university located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Liberty's annual enrollment is around 72,000 students, 12,000 of whom are residential students and 60,000+ studying through Liberty University Online...
, where he was named a member of the All-Big South First Team in 2007, and honored as the Big South Player of the Year and was named to the Missouri Athletic Club
Missouri Athletic Club
The Missouri Athletic Club , founded in 1903, is a traditional gentlemen's club and athletic club in Downtown St. Louis, Missouri, USA, with a separate athletic campus in the St. Louis County suburb of Town and Country. The MAC awards the annual Hermann Trophy, the highest award in American...
Hermann Trophy Watch List for the best player in the NCAA in 2008, He was also an All American player.
Prior to his senior year at Liberty, Boateng trialed in Europe with French club Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
and Spanish club Gimnastic, but declined to sign in order to finish his collegiate career.
Professional
Boateng was chosen in the third round (33rd overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft2009 MLS SuperDraft
The 2009 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 15, 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the tenth annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection was owned by the expansion Seattle Sounders FC...
by Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...
, but was not offered a contract due to problems with his international clearance from his amateur team in Ghana.
Once the problems were solved, he joined the USL First Division
USL First Division
The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
franchise Cleveland City Stars
Cleveland City Stars
Cleveland City Stars was an American professional soccer team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2006, the team played in the USL First Division , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid until 2009...
in April, 2009 and made his professional debut on April 18, 2009, in Cleveland's 2009 season-opening game against Miami FC
Miami FC
Fort Lauderdale Strikers is an American professional association football team based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid...
.,.
Now hes playing with Leones Negros
Club Universidad de Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Universidad de Guadalajara is a football club that currently plays in the Liga de Ascenso.- History :The Universidad de Guadalajara football club, nicknamed "Leones" was founded the 19th of August, 1970 and started in the tercera división in the Mexican professional league, where...
for the Bicentenario 2010 in Mexico.