Richmond Yiadom Boakye was born on 28 January 1993 and is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bosnian Premier League club Sloga Meridian.
20 Facts About Richmond Boakye
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On 3 April 2010, Richmond Boakye made his Serie A debut, in a match against Livorno.
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Richmond Boakye finished the season having scored 6 goals in 31 league appearances for the Spanish club, and returned again to Juventus on 30 June 2014, after the co-ownership with Genoa was renewed just ten days prior.
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On 31 August 2015, Richmond Boakye left for Dutch club Roda JC.
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In January 2016, Richmond Boakye was sold to Latina in a temporary deal, with an obligation to sign outright at the end of season for an undisclosed fee.
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Richmond Boakye scored an impressive 16 goals in 19 games in all competitions, and won the best player of the week on two occasions within the Serbian Superliga.
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Richmond Boakye made 18 appearances, spent 1375 minutes in game, and scored 16 goals.
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Richmond Boakye was unable to fight for the league top scorer title as he arrived during winter break and missed the first half of the season.
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Richmond Boakye added two more goals in his fifth and sixth games of Europa League qualifying match appearances.
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On 20 July 2021, Richmond Boakye signed for Beitar Jerusalem on a one-year contract, with an option to extend for a further one year.
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Richmond Boakye left the club at the end of this contract on 30 July 2022.
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On 17 August 2022, Richmond Boakye has signed for Greek side Lamia on a free transfer for the new season.
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On 22 January 2023, Richmond Boakye has completed a transfer move to Libyan side Al Akhdar SC in the ongoing January transfer window.
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On 27 May 2023, Richmond Boakye has terminated his contract with Al-Akhdar.
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Richmond Boakye made significant contributions, scoring three goals and providing two assists in 11 appearances across all competitions.
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On 28 June 2023, Richmond Boakye signed for Malaysia Super League side Selangor.
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Richmond Boakye received an international call-up by the Ghana national team for the friendly match against China at the Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou on 15 August 2012.
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Richmond Boakye scored his first goal for Ghana on his debut, an equaliser in the 80th minute of the match.
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Richmond Boakye played for Ghana at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, winning the bronze medal.
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Whilst on loan playing for Elche in the La Liga in 2013, Richmond Boakye revealed that he is Real Madrid fan even though when he was growing up everyone in his family supported Manchester United and Barcelona.