Portia Boakye
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Portia Boakye | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 17 April 1989||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward[2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Djurgården | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2009 | Fabulous Ladies | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2016 | Fabulous Ladies | ||
2016 | Östersunds DFF | 22 | (9) |
2017 | Trabzon İdmanocağı | 10 | (11) |
2017 | Ferencvárosi TC | 12 | (6) |
2018– | Djurgården | 65 | (1) |
International career | |||
2007–2009 | Ghana U20 | ||
2010– | Ghana | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2017 |
Portia Boakye (born 17 April 1989) is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays as a forward /defender for Djurgården in Sweden. She is regarded as one of the best left-footed players on the Africa continent.[3]
Club career
Östersunds DFF 2016
In May 2016 she signed for Östersunds DFF and made her first debut for Östersunds DFF against AIK coming in as a substitute on the 46th minute and scored the only goal in that match against AIK on the 67th minute.[4]
In August 2016, Portia again scored the only goal in the second round of the Elitettan match against AIK in Stockholm.
She again continued with her impressive form for Östersunds DFF against Sunnanå SK, coming in as a substitute on the 55th minute when Östersunds DFF was down by a goal, she equalised the goal during the 60th minute, and also went on to score a second goal in the match in the 70th minute to put Östersunds DFF in a lead which helped Östersunds DFF to win the match by 3–1 against Sunnana, after the match she was given the Woman of the match award. She ended the season with Östersunds DFF scoring seven League goals and also two goals during the cup matches.
Trabzon İdmanocağı
In 2017, she signed a season deal with Trabzon İdmanocağı to participate in the Turkish Women's First Football League.
International career
Ghana
In June 2010, Boakye scored in Ghana's 3–0 win over Senegal at the Accra Sports Stadium. The win secured Ghana's place at the 2010 African Women's Championship finals.[5]
Boakye was part of the national team which competed in the 2014 African Women's Championship qualification and the 2014 African Women's Championship, playing in all seven of the team's matches.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12] She played in a friendly match against South Africa in May 2014 and scored the winning goal.[2] She also scored the winning goal in the 2015 All-Africa Games final, with three minutes until the end of the 90 minutes regulation time, to win Ghana's first ever gold in the competition.[13]
In December 2015 she was nominated for African Women's Footballer of the Year, with Paris Saint-Germain defender Ngozi Ebere, Gabrielle Onguene, Gaelle Enganamouit. She lost this award to Gaelle Enganamouit of FC Rosengård.[14]
In June 2016, she was Voted by the Sport Writers Association of Ghana as the best female footballer of the year[15]
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 18 September 2015 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo | Cameroon | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 African Games |
2. | 12 April 2016 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Tunisia | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
3. | 20 November 2016 | Stade Municipal de Limbe, Limbe, Cameroon | Kenya | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations |
4. | 16 February 2018 | Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | Niger | 1–0 | 9–0 | 2018 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup |
5. | 6–0 | |||||
6. | 18 February 2018 | Parc des sports de Treichville, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | Burkina Faso | 1–? | 4–1 | |
7. | 4–? | |||||
8. | 23 November 2018 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Cameroon | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations |
Honours
International
- All African Games Gold Medal: 2015
- Africa Women Cup of Nations Bronze Medal: 2016
- WAFU Women's Cup Gold Medal and top scorer: 2018
References
- ^ "Player Details". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ a b "BLACK QUEENS SNEAK PAST BAYANA BAYANA IN FRIENDLY". Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ ghanasportsonline.com http://ghanasportsonline.com/index.php/other-sports/item/8578-black-queens-winger-portia-boakye-joins-swedish-club-ostersunds-dff. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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(help)Template:SemiBareRefNeedsTitle - ^ "New chapter for women's football in Ghana". Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Black Queens qualify for Africa Women's Championship". Ghana Web. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Burkina Faso 0 – 3 Ghana". Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Ghana 3 – 0 Burkina Faso". Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Ethiopia 0 – 2 Ghana". Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Ghana 3 – 0 Ethiopia". Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Algeria 1 – 0 Ghana". Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Ghana 1 – 1 South Africa". Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Cameroon 0 – 1 Ghana". Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Portia Boakye's late goal wins gold for Black Queens". Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Ghana News - Portia Boakye nominated for CAF Women's Player of the Year". www.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Black Queens winger Portia Boakye wins female footballer of the year". ghanasportsonline.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016.
External links
- Living people
- 1989 births
- Ghanaian women's footballers
- Ghana women's international footballers
- African Games gold medalists for Ghana
- African Games medalists in football
- Expatriate women's footballers in Turkey
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Ferencvárosi TC (women) footballers
- Trabzon İdmanocağı women's players
- Women's association football forwards
- Competitors at the 2015 African Games
- Damallsvenskan players
- Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (women) players
- Ghanaian expatriate women's footballers
- Fabulous Ladies F.C. players