Derek Boateng

Position         : Midfielder

Date of birth : 2 May, 1983

Team              : Panathinaikos (Greece)

Nationality     : Ghana

Notes              : Signed from Kalamata at the start of 2001 after a strong start to the season, impressing in a struggling side. He was the youngest player registered at a first division club in the 1999/00 season scoring two goals to help Kalamata reach mid table. Boateng had move to Greece at the age of sixteen from Ghanaian club Liberty Professionals. He has also helped Ghana to the final of the World Youth Cup in 2001, scoring two goals, where they lost to Argentina. In early 2003 Boateng went on loan to OFI Crete to get more first team football.

LAST UPDATED: 25 May, 2003

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