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Kevin Prince Boateng biography, net worth ,career and divorce

Kevin Prince Boateng. Photo/SkySports
  • He is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder
  • He was born in Berlin, Germany
  • His father was Ghanaian

What is Kevin Prince Boateng net worth? The 36-year-old footballer was born in Berlin, Germany to his mother Christine Rahn and father Prince Teng. His father was Ghanaian.

Being a German resident, Kelvin represented them internationally at the under 17 later moving to Ghana where he represented the Ghana team at the FIFA world cups in 2010 and 2014.

Kelvin began his career at seven years playing for Hertha BSC representing the Ghana National team. This was before joining Tottenham Hotspur in England, after which he moved to Portsmouth on a short loan. He was always on exit due to his performance attracting attention from other clubs.

This time he moved to AC Milan and it was not long before he got a transfer back to Germany for Schalke. It was team hopping and back to Ac Milan again. From here, he joined a Spanish club Las Palmas, back to Germany for Eintracht Frankfurt, to Italy for Sassuolo where he moved to Barcelona on a short loan [he won La Liga title], and back to Italy for Fiorentina. Fiorentina sent him to Besiktas on a six months loan to Monza.

Kevin Prince Boateng net worth

Kevin Prince Boateng. Photo/Goal.com

Kevin Prince Boateng Biography

Full name Kelvin Prince Boateng
Source of wealth football
Age 36 years
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.86m
Nationality Ghana
Date of birth 6 March,1987
Occupation Footballer
Marital status married

Kevin Prince Boateng

Kevin Prince Boateng net worth stands at $20 million and his source of wealth is from football.

Personal Life

He was born in a family of three boys his elder brother George Boateng and younger Jerome Boateng. He was brought up in Berlin in a very poor village. The parents broke up, the mother having custody of George and Kelvin while the dad left with Jerome. Kelvin was known as a ghetto kid due to their living conditions and he associated with everyone. Though they lived apart, Jerome and Kelvin met on weekends and holidays to play football.

He got married to Jenifer Michelle and she is said to have been three years older than him and they had a son- Jermaine Prince Boateng who was born in 2007. Four years later, the couple divorced on accusations that Kelvin was cheating on his wife. He went missing for days at parties and that was the basis of the cheating allegation. After several quarrels, Kelvin felt that he could not take more and slapped the wife with a divorce notice. The divorce badly affected him and he became a smoker and drunkard which threatened to ruin Kevin Prince Boateng net worth.

Kelvin found love again with Melissa Satta, a German Tv presenter and they got married in a colourful ceremony in Paris. They had a son -Maddox prince but later divorced. He loves Ghana to a point that he has a tattoo of the name on his arm and the map too. He loves singing and dancing and has released several rap songs. He is an ambassador for Lamborghini Motors, an Italian motor company known for big, beautiful and utterly outlandish cars.

Melissa Satta with Kevin Prince Boateng. Photo/Virgilio Sport

Career

At six years, Kelvin was already in the club Reinickendorfer Fuchse before joining Hertha BSC the following year where he got an award in the under-18 category known as Fritz Walter Bronze Medal Award. The following year, he was also awarded in the under-19 category-Fritz Walter Gold Medal.

Tottenham signed him a four years contract at 5.4 million pounds [$6,602,508] ahead of the UEFA Cup where he didn’t perform as expected and was loaned to Borussia Dortmund for the remaining part of the season.

He moved to Portsmouth for a fee of 4 million pounds [$4,890,800] for three years where he played the FA Cup. Kevin Prince Boateng net worth increased with the many contracts he signed with different clubs. He signed a three years contract with Genoa at 5.75 million pounds [$7,030,525] and immediately joined AC Milan on a loan.AC Milan then signed him permanently from Genoa at 7 million pounds [ 8,558,900] for four years.

From Ac Milan, he joined Schalke at a transfer fee of 10 million pounds [$12,227,000] for four years. He stayed at the club for two years and his contract was terminated due to underperformance. He moved back to Milan on a transfer fee for six months.

Since then, he has moved to clubs like Las Palmas, Eintracht Frankfurt, Sassuolo, and Barcelona where he moved on loan but was later assigned permanently for a transfer fee of 8 million pounds. He played for ACF Fiorentina, Besiktas, Monza and returned to Hertha FC his net worth has been a result of the various clubs that assigned him.

Luxury Collection

Kevin Prince Boateng net worth affords him top-of-the-range cars. Among them is the following:

  • 1.Lamborghini
  • 2.Hummer
  • 3.Cadillac
  • 4.Volkswagen Touareg

The houses and businesses that he owns are not known but with his income, chances are owns residential houses in Germany and Ghana.

FAQs

1.How old is Kelvin?

He is 36 years

2.What is his source of income?

Football and endorsements.

3.Is he married?

He has been married twice and divorced twice

4.What’s his favorite country?

He has so much love for Ghana.

5.Does he have children?

Yes. Two boys from previous marriages.

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