Emmanuel Okyere Boateng (born 23 May 1996) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a striker for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Tel Aviv and the Ghana national football team.
Born in Accra, Boateng joined Rio Ave in 2013, after impressing on a trial, from hometown club Charity Stars FC. Initially assigned to the youth setup, he made his professional debut on 31 July 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute for Yonathan Del Valle in a 1âÂÂ0 away win against IFK Göteborg for the season's UEFA Europa League.
Boateng made his Primeira Liga debut on 17 August 2014, starting in a 2âÂÂ0 home win against Vitória de Setúbal. His first goal in the category occurred on 1 September, as he scored the last in a 4âÂÂ0 home routing of Boavista.
On 7 July 2015, Boateng and his Rio Ave teammate Ernest Ohemeng made a permanent move to fellow league team Moreirense. Mainly used as a substitute during his first season, he started to feature more regularly during his second.
Boateng was also regularly used in the Taça da Liga, netting a brace in a 3âÂÂ1 home success over Benfica on 26 January 2017. Three days later, he replaced Roberto in the final, a 1âÂÂ0 win against S.C. Braga; it was Moreirense's first ever national title.
Boateng scored his first league double on 30 April 2017, in a 2âÂÂ2 away draw against Arouca.
On 16 August 2017, Boateng signed a four-year deal with La Liga side Levante UD.
On 13 May 2018, he scored first career hat-trick against champions Barcelona. Levante won the match 5âÂÂ4, ending the possibility of an unbeaten season for Barcelona.
On 20 February 2019, Boateng signed with Chinese Super League side Dalian Professional (then Dalian Yifang).
In 2022, Boateng left Dalian to rejoin Rio Ave.
On 12 August 2024, Boateng joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Orobah on a one-year contract.
On January 13 2025, Boateng left Al-Orobah and signed for Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantep F.K. on a one and a half year contract.
On February 1 2026, Boateng left Gaziantep F.K. and signed for Israel Premier League club Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. on a one and a half year contract..
On February 13 2026, Boateng scored his first goal for Hapoel, in a 3-1 win against Hapoel Jerusalem.
He was part of the Ghana national under-20 football team, who played the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. He scored one goal in the competition on 5 June 2015, in a 1âÂÂ0 win against Panama. On 30 May 2018 he made his senior appearance for the Black Stars. He marked his debut with a goal when he scored a penalty in the 51st minute of the game.
Moreirense