Jérôme Boateng

Jérôme Agyenim Boateng (born 3 September 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bayern Munich and the Germany national team.

Jérôme Boateng

Boateng training with Bayern Munich in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Jérôme Agyenim Boateng
Date of birth	(1988-09-03) 3 September 1988
Place of birth	Berlin, West Germany
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	Bayern Munich
Number	17
Youth career
1994–2002	Tennis Borussia Berlin
2002–2006	Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Hertha BSC II	24	(1)
2007	Hertha BSC	10	(0)
2007–2010	Hamburger SV	75	(0)
2010–2011	Manchester City	16	(0)
2011–	Bayern Munich	220	(5)
National team‡
2004–2005	Germany U17	4	(1)
2005–2007	Germany U19	17	(2)
2007–2009	Germany U21	15	(1)
2009–	Germany	76	(1)
Honours Representing Germany FIFA World Cup Winner 2014 2010 UEFA European Championship 2012 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2009
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:23, 6 March 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:18, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

Career

Boateng's mother is German, his father was from Ghana. He began to play football at Tennis Borussia Berlin and came to the youth teams of Hertha BSC Berlin in 2002. On 31 January 2007 he had his first Bundesliga match against Hannover 96. His half-brother, Kevin-Prince Boateng, played also for Hertha BSC at that time.

In 2007, Boateng came to Hamburger SV. In season 2008-09, he played with them in the semi-finals of DFB-Pokal and UEFA Cup, but lost both times against SV Werder Bremen.

Boateng was a member of the German Under-21 team who won the UEFA Under-21 European Championship in June 2009. On 10 October 2009, he had his first match in Germany's senior football team against Russia. There he had to leave the football field when he saw his second yellow card after 69 minutes.

Other websites

• Jérôme Boateng on fussballdaten.de (in German)