| Intro | Ghanaian footballer |
| A.K.A. | Richmond Yiadom Boakye |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | Ghana |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
28 January 1993, Accra |
| Age | 27 years |
Richmond Yiadom Boakye (Akan: pronunciation: /bʊɑːˈtʃiː/ buuah-CHEE; born 28 January 1993) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a striker for Red Star Belgrade on a loan from Latina and for the Ghana national football team.
Club career
Early career
Born in Agogo, Ashanti, Boakye began his career with Bechem United in his native country of Ghana. He eventually moved to Agogo, Asante Akim North District based club, D.C. United and remained until 2008 when he was scouted by Genoa C.F.C. following a tournament in Vicenza, Italy.
Genoa
Following his transfer to Genoa in 2009, Boakye spent the 2009–10 Serie A season, playing in the Campionato Nazionale Primavera for the Ligurian club. On 3 April 2010, Boakye made his Serie A debut, in a match against Livorno. He came off the bench as a substitute for David Suazo in the 13th minute and scored the opening goal, and the match ended in a 1–1 draw. On 2 May, he played in his second match, replacing Giuseppe Sculli as a 71st minute substitute.
On 21 June 2011, Boakye officially joined Serie B outfit Sassuolo on a one-year loan deal that proved very successful for the Ghanaian; he managed to score 12 goals in 34 appearances for the club that missed promotion to Serie A via a promotion play-off loss on aggregate to U.C. Sampdoria.
Juventus
His performances for the Neroverde did not go unnoticed, as the player was eventually signed by reigning Serie A champions Juventus F.C. on a co-ownership deal from Genoa in July 2012. After joining the club, however, he returned to Sassuolo on a second season-long loan deal with the club. Juventus paid nothing in cash but cancelled the transfer debt owed to Genoa with the sale of Ciro Immobile on a similar co-owenrship deal.
Boakye returned to Juventus on 30 June 2013 but was later loaned to Elche in Spain for the 2013–14 season. He finished the season having scored 6 goals in 31 league appearances (12 starts) for the Spanish club, and returned again to Juventus on 30 June 2014, after the co-ownership with Genoa was renewed just ten days prior.
Atalanta
On 21 July 2014 Genoa sold half of Boakye’s 50% registration rights to Atalanta for €1.3 million, with Juventus retained the other half. On 23 June 2015 Atalanta bought Boakye outright from Juventus for €1.6 million.
On 31 August 2015 Boakye left for Dutch club Roda JC.
Latina
In January 2016 Boakye was sold to Latina in a temporary deal, with an obligation to sign outright at the end of season.
Red Star Belgrade
In January 2017 he came on a year-and-a-half loan to a famous Serbian side Red Star Belgrade.
International career
Ghana national team
Boakye received an International friendly match call-up by the Ghana national football team technical staff for the Ghana national football team vs. China PR national football team friendly match at the Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China on 15 August 2012. Boakye scored his first goal for the Ghana national team, an equaliser against China in the 80th minute of the match.He played for Ghana at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup winning the bronze.
- Senior International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 August 2012 | Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China PR | China PR | 1–1 | Draw | Friendly |
| 2 | 10 January 2013 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Egypt | 3–0 | Win | Friendly |
| 3 | 28 March 2015 | Stade Océane, Le Havre, France | Senegal | 1–2 | Loss | Friendly |
| 4 | 1 September 2015 | Stade de l’Unité, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo | Congo | 3–2 | Win | Friendly |
Statistics
Club
- As of match played on 29 December 2015.
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2009–10 | Genoa | Serie A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 |
| 2010–11 | Genoa | Serie A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Sassuolo (loan) | Serie B | 34 | 10 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 36 | 12 |
| 2012–13 | Juventus | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | Sassuolo (loan) | Serie B | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 11 |
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2013–14 | Elche (loan) | La Liga | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 33 | 7 |
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2014–15 | Atalanta | Serie A | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 5 |
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2015–16 | Roda JC | Eredivisie | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| Career total | 131 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 36 | ||
International
- As of as of 30 January 2017
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2012 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 3 | |
Richmond Boakye also played in a non-FIFA friendly against Congo, on September 1, 2015, a 3–2 win with Boakye scoring one of the goals of Ghana.
Honours
- Ghana U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup: bronze medal in 2013
- FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey at FIFA.com, retrieved 30-1-2017