Ghana national football team at the FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina, in which Ghana progressed to the final. After participating in a friendly with Ghana against French club Nice, he was selected for the Ghana squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He made his first FIFA World Cup appearance on 17 June 2006, when he replaced Otto Addo at half-time in the 2–0 win against the Czech Republic. He was also selected for the national team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in which Ghana progressed to the quarter-finals. Career statistics International Appearances and goals by national team and year Honours AIK Superettan: 2005 Beitar Jerusalem Israeli Premier League: 2006–07, 2007–08 Israel State Cup: 2008 Ghana U20 FIFA World Youth Championship runner-up: 2001 Individual 2007–08 Israeli Premier League Best Foreign Player of the Year References External links Derek Boateng at aik.se 1983 births Living people Ghanaian footballers Footballers from Accra Mfantsipim School alumni Ghana international footballers Ghana under-20 international footballers 1. FC Köln players Panathinaikos F.C. players Kalamata F.C. players AIK Fotboll players Getafe CF footballers OFI Crete F.C. players FC Dnipro players Liberty Professionals F.C. players Allsvenskan players Superettan players Super League Greece players Football League (Greece) players Israeli Premier League players Bundesliga players La Liga players Ukrainian Premier League players Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Ghanaian expatriate footballers 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2010 FIFA World Cup players 2002 African Cup of Nations players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players Fulham F.C. players Rayo Vallecano players SD Eibar footballers Rayo OKC players Premier League players North American Soccer League players Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Israel Expatriate footballers in Sweden Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate soccer players in the United States Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in England Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Association football midfielders