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Ghanaian professional footballer For other people named Isaac Boakye, see Isaac Boakye (disambiguation).

Isaac Boakye
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team Fafe
Number 77
Youth career
WAFA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Portimonense SC 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Farense (loan) 13 (1)
2017–2018 → Almancilense (loan) 25 (2)
2018–2020 Olímpico Montijo 29 (5)
2019–2020 → Leça (loan) 22 (6)
2020–2021 Příbram 6 (0)
2021–2022 Canelas 38 (4)
2022 Académica 6 (0)
2023– Fafe 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:55, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Isaac Boakye (born 20 March 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for AD Fafe. He previously featured for S.C. Farense, S.R. Almancilense, Leça F.C. all in the Campeonato de Portugal, and 1. FK Příbram in the Czech First League.

Career

Portimonense S.C.

Born in Accra, Boakye started his career playing in the U-19 team of West African Football Academy (WAFA). He secured a move to Portugal and joined Portimonense SC in July 2016. The following month, he was immediately sent on a season long loan to SC Farense. He made his debut on 18 September 2016 after coming on in the 64th minute for André Vieira in a 1–0 victory over Louletano. He went on a made 13 league appearances and scored 1 goal that season before returning to Portimonense. He was sent on another season-long loan to S.R. Almancilense for the 2017–18 season. At the end of the loan deal, he made 25 league appearances and scored 2 goals.

Olímpico Montijo

In July 2018, Boakye moved to Olímpico Montijo on a free transfer ahead of the 2018–19 season. On 12 August 2018, he made his debut after playing 84 minutes of a 4–0 victory over Vasco da Gama Vidigueira. The following month, he scored his debut goal against Casa Pia, scoring an equalizer in the 78th minute after Gonçalo Gregório has scored in the 75th minute. The match later ended in a 2–1 loss to Montijo as Gonçalo Gregório scored a late goal in the 86th minute. On 20 January 2019, Boakye scored an early goal in the 5th minute to catapult Monitijo to a 4–0 victory over Vasco da Gama Vidigueira. He ended the season with 29 league appearances and scored 5 goals, the most in his career in terms of appearances and goals.

Leça FC

The following season, Boakye joined fellow Campeonato de Portugal side Leça FC. On his debut match against Castro Daire on 18 August 2019, he scored the first goal in the 33rd minute to push them to a 3–1 victory. At the end of the season, he made 22 league appearances, made 4 assists and scored 6 goals, one goal better than his previous season.

Příbram

Boakye's performances in the lower league in Portugal secured him a deal to Czech First League club 1. FK Příbram in August 2020 on a free transfer. He signed a 3-year deal with the Czech Republic-based team. Boakye made his debut 22 August 2018, after coming on in the 67th minute for Jonas Vais, in a match which saw his fellow Ghanaian compatriot Emmanuel Antwi playing the full 90 minutes. He scored his only goal for the club in the 2020–21 Czech Cup third round match against FC Hradec Králové on 9 October 2020, equalizing in the 75th minute to push them into extra time, which Příbram lost 2–1 and were eliminated. He left the club in February 2021, forgoing the remaining 2-years on his contract.

Canelas 2010

Boakye joined CF Canelas 2010 on 5 February 2021. Five days later, he made his debut in 2–0 victory over Beira-Mar, coming on in the 62nd minute for Francisco Sousa. He was an important figure in the first team during his two seasons spell before leaving in 2022. He played 38 league matches and scored 4 goals in that period.

Académica

In July 2022, Boakye signed for Académica in the Liga 3.

References

  1. ^ "Ex-WAFA attacker Isaac Boakye seals transfer to Czech outfit FK Pribram". Football Ghana. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Isaac Boakye - Canelas 2010". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. "Farense vs. Louletano - 18 September 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Isaac Boakye - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. "Olímpico do Montijo vs. Vasco da Gama Vidigueira - 12 August 2018". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Casa Pia vs. Olímpico do Montijo - 2 September 2018". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  7. "Vasco da Gama Vidigueira vs. Olímpico do Montijo - 20 January 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  8. "Ghana - Isaac Boakye - Profile with news, career statistics and history". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  9. "Castro Daire vs. Leça - 18 August 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  10. "Příbram vs. Teplice - 22 August 2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  11. "Hradec Králové vs. Příbram - 9 October 2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  12. "Canelas 2010 vs. Beira-Mar - 10 February 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  13. ^ Redação (8 April 2021). "Nulo em Canelas não abala objetivo alvinegro". Labor (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  14. Marques, Eduardo Pedrosa (14 July 2022). "Briosa oficializa Isaac Boakye (Académica)". A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  15. "Briosa tem quatro testes em agenda (Académica)". A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 September 2022.

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