Boateng becomes first Ghanaian, 14th African to join Barcelona

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FC Barcelona's new signing, Kevin Prince Boateng, becomes the first Ghanaian in the history of the Club.

The son of a Ghanaian and a German, and the older brother of Bayern centre-back, Jérôme Boateng, the 31-year-old forward was an international in Germany's lower categories until he achieved dual German-Ghanaian nationality in 2010.

Playing for Ghana has allowed him to participate in two World Cups - South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014 - where he faced his brother. The first match ended 0-1 in favour of the German team, while in 2014 the match ended with a heroic 2-2 draw.

Formed in Hertha Berlin's junior sides - a team with which he debuted in the Bundesliga -, Boateng has played in four of the five major European leagues wearing the shirts of Tottenham, Portsmouth, Milan, Schalke, Eintracht Frankfurt, Las Palmas and Sassuolo, the team from which he arrives to Barcelona.

14th African player

Boateng becomes the 14th African footballer to wear the Barça shirt. Below is the list of the previous 13 who have played official matches for the Club.

PLAYER	COUNTRY	SEASON
Samuel Umtiti	Cameroon (nationalised French)	2016 -
Wilfrid Kaptoum	Cameroon	2014-18
Jean Marie Dongou	Cameroon	2011-16
Edgar Ié	Guinea Bissau	2012-15
Alexandre Song	Cameroon	2012-14
Seydou Keita	Mali	2008-12
Touré Yayá	Ivory Coast	2007-10
Samuel Eto'o	Cameroon	2004-09
Samuel Okunowo	Nigeria	1998-00
Emmanuel Amunike	Nigeria	1996-98
Gerardo Miranda	Mauritania	1981-88
José Antonio Ramos	Morocco	1976-82
Jorge Alberto Mendoça	Angola	1966-69

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