Michael Boamah

Finnish footballer (born 2003)
Michael Boamah
Boamah with HJK in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth United States
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 HJK
Number 24
Youth career
0000–2017 IPS
2017–2019 PEPO
2019–2020 HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Klubi 04 38 (1)
2021– → VJS (loan) 12 (3)
2023– HJK 9 (0)
International career
2018 Finland U16 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2024

Michael Boamah (born 16 April 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Veikkausliiga club HJK.

Early career

Boamah played in the youth sector of Imatran Palloseura (IPS) in Imatra since he was nine years old.[1] He joined the HJK Helsinki youth academy in 2019.

Club career

On 18 September 2020, Boamah signed his first professional contract with HJK on a two-year deal.[2] He started his senior career in 2021, when he was loaned out to Vantaan Jalkapalloseura (VJS) in the third-tier Kakkonen. Since the start of 2022, he played with HJK's reserve team Klubi 04. On 9 December 2022, his contract was extended until the end of 2024 with a one-year option.[3]

Boamah debuted for HJK first team in the 2023 Finnish Cup against Honka. During the 2023 season, he played mostly with Klubi 04, until in Autumn he suffered from severe myocarditis and was out for six months.[4]

On 22 May 2024, he made his Veikkausliiga debut in a match against Gnistan. On 1 July 2024, Boamah extended his contract with HJK until the end of 2026, with an option for 2027.[5]

International career

Boaham has played two friendly games for Finland U16 national team against Sweden in August 2018.[6][7]

Personal life

Boamah was born in the United States to a Ghanaian mother and an American father. He was raised in The Bronx, New York, and in Philadelphia until his parents separated and he moved to Accra, Ghana, with his mother. At the age of eight, they relocated to Lappeenranta, Finland, with his mother. Boamah holds a dual Finnish-American citizenship, and speaks Finnish, English and Twi. He was born to a Christian family, but was baptized as late as in the early August 2024.[4]

Career statistics

As of 26 August 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Klubi 04 2021 Ykkönen 0 0 – – – 0 0
2022 Kakkonen 20 0 3 0 – – 23 0
2023 Kakkonen 16 1 1 0 – – 17 1
2024 Ykkönen 2 0 – – – 2 0
Total 38 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 42 1
VJS (loan) 2021 Kakkonen 12 3 – – – 12 3
HJK 2023 Veikkausliiga 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2024 Veikkausliiga 9 0 2 0 1 0 2[c] 0 14 0
Total 9 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 15 0
Career total 59 4 7 0 1 0 2 0 69 4
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ^ Juuso Siik hämmästyi Michael Boamahin Suomi-paitaa ja pyysi oitis IPS:n tulevalta maajoukkuepelaajalta nimmarin jalkapalloonsa, Uutisvuoksi, 7 February 2018
  2. ^ HJK kiinnitti kaksi nuorta maajoukkuepelaajaa, hjk.fi, 18 September 2020
  3. ^ Vuorinen ja Boamah jatkavat – HJK Klubi 04:llä nyt 22 sopimuspelaajaa, hjk.fi, 9 December 2022
  4. ^ a b Mitä vaan voi tapahtua, Helsingin Sanomat, 29 August 2024
  5. ^ Michael Boamah ja HJK jatkosopimukseen, hjk.fi, 1 July 2024
  6. ^ IPS:n Michael Boamah U16-poikien kaksoismaaotteluun — Kohtaa kuun lopulla Ruotsin Sipoossa ja Keravalla, Uutisvuoksi, 8 August 2018
  7. ^ Ruotsi jäi ilman maalia Sipoon ja Keravan tuplamaaotteluissa – Suomi voittoon Keravallakin, Sipoon Sanomat, 24 August 2018
  • Michael Boamah at Soccerway
  • Michael Boamah at WorldFootball.net
  • Michael Boamah at Finnish FA
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