Richmond Boakye

Richmond Yiadom Boakye (born 28 January 1993 Accra, Ghana) is a Ghanaian football player.

Career

Association

Boakye began his career in his home country Ghana Bechem United and DC United, before moving to Europe in 2009. The Genoa took him in his youth team, from 2009 he played both in the first and in the second team of the club. His debut in Serie A, he celebrated on April 3, 2010, the 32nd match day, when he came on in the eleventh minute game for David Suazo. In the home game against AS Livorno he scored equal Genoa 1-0, the game ended 1-1. In his first season with the Genoese he came up with three appearances in the league and scored one goal. In the season 2011/11 he won with the second team of Genoa against the second team of the AC Milan Supercoppa Primavera, in the 5-0 victory was a double pack. In the league he played in that season four games, but did not score. For the 2011/12 season he was loaned to Serie B Sassuolo Calcio U.S., he scored on his debut on Matchday 1 in a 3-1 win against ASG Nocerina 2-1. At the end of the season his personal account recorded from 32 league games and completed ten Torerfolge. He also came in two play-off games used. In July 2012, he spent about four million euros to Juventus. In August 2012, was again awarded for one year at the U.S. Sassuolo Calcio in Serie B. He scored a total of eleven goals in 32 league operations. Since the end of August 2013 he is on loan at FC Elche in Spain under contract. In the current season 2013/14 he studied there until his preliminary final betting on November 24, 2013 eleven league games and scored three goals.

National

For the U -20 Ghana he made his debut in 2010, he took part in the U-20 African Cup of Nations 2011. Ghana was eliminated in the first round. 2013 took Boakye with the Ghana U -20 to U -20 World Cup in Turkey, in part, went there on in six tournament matches and scored two goals. Overall, he is graduated nine U -20 internationals and have thereby scored three international goals. In the A national team for the first time he stood at the African Cup 2012 squad, Ghana reached the fourth place, he remained without use. On August 15, 2012, he made ​​his debut in the match against the Chinese soccer team, he scored with a header in the 80th minute of the 1-1 draw.

Achievements

  • Supercoppa Primavera (1): 2010/11
  • Italian Supercup: 2012
  • Italian Serie B champions: 2012/13
  • African Cup of Nations 2012: 4th place
Genoa C.F.C. A.C. Milan 2011–12 Serie B 2012–13 Serie B
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