Philip Boampong

Philip Boampong
Personal information
Full name	Philip Boampong
Date of birth	January 1, 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth	Ghana
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2008
2008–2009	Wa All Stars
2009–2010	Berekum Arsenal
2010– 2015/2016	Hearts of Oak
2012–2013	→ Al-Shoalah (loan)
National team‡
2007	Ghana U-17
2009	Ghana U-20
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 August 2013; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 August 2013

Philip Boampong (born 1 January 1990 in Ghana) is a Ghanaian footballer. He currently plays for the Ghana Telecom Premier League side Hearts of Oak.^[1]

Career[]

Boampong moved with teammate Abdul Naza Alhassan from to Wa All Stars in 2008. After one year with the Wa based club joined to Berekum Arsenal in January 2009.^[2] In August 2011, a fee was agreed with Turkish side Bucaspor and Hearts, but the deal soon fell through.^[3] On 1 July 2012, Boampong joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Shoalah on a season-long loan.^[4]

International career[]

Boampong played for U-17 Ghana national team in 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea Republic, he played by the turnier 6 games and holds 4 yellow cards. On 19 August 2008 was first called for the Satellites, and was part of the Ghana national under-20 football team that won the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt. Although he never played a single game for the Satellites.