He finished the 2009–10 season with a goal in 41 appearances. In the 2009–10 season, he broke into the Germany national side after impressing for Hamburg, earning himself a place in the squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. and 35 appearances during the 2008–09 season. He had made 37 appearances during the 2007–08 season.

Boateng spent two successful years at Hamburg, where he would go on to become an important part of the side's defence in the 2008–09 season which saw Hamburg in the race for the Bundesliga title, as well as reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League in both his years at the club.

Hamburger SV īoateng moved to Hamburg on 22 August 2007 for a fee said to be around €1.1 million. Because of this, according to the German media, Boateng did not want to sign a five-year professional contract with Hertha. īoateng was linked with a move to Hamburger SV in the summer of 2007. He finished the 2006–07 season with 11 appearances for the first team. He then became a first-team regular, despite being barely 18 years of age. He made his debut against Hannover 96 in the AWD-Arena, during week 19 of the 2006–07 Bundesliga season. He won a call-up to the first-team squad on 31 January 2007. He scored one goal in nine appearances in the 2005–06 season and made 15 appearances in the 2006–07 season. Hertha BSC Īfter emerging from the youth team set-up, he played for the reserves for two seasons. He is the younger half-brother of fellow footballer Kevin-Prince Boateng.Ĭlub career Early career īoateng started his career with the youth team of Tennis Borussia Berlin, before joining Hertha BSC in 2002. He was a key member of his country's victory in the 2014 World Cup.

Boateng has since accumulated over 70 caps and represented Germany at UEFA Euro 2012, Euro 2016, 2010 World Cup, 2014 World Cup, and 2018 World Cup. His contract ran out on 30 June 2021 and he subsequently became a free agent before opting to sign for Lyon.īoateng played in the Germany under-21 side which won the 2009 Euro U-21 Championship and was soon promoted to the national side. After a season in England, with Manchester City, he joined Bayern Munich in 2011 and won many domestic and European honours with the club, most notably the continental treble in the 2012––20 seasons. After his debut season at Hertha, he soon signed for Hamburger SV and established himself as an integral part of the team, helping the club reach two consecutive UEFA Europa League semi-finals. Jérôme Agyenim Boateng (born 3 September 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for French Ligue 1 club Lyon.īoateng started his career at Hertha BSC where he developed from the youth ranks to the first team. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:18, 13 October 2018 (UTC) *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:29, 4 February 2023 (UTC)

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