Bismark "Nana" Adjei-Boateng (born 10 May 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Career Boateng was signed by Manchester City F.C. in 2012, and immediately loaned alongside Enock Kwakwa to the Norwegian Tippeligaen club Strømsgodset Toppfotball, as the pair were not eligible for a UK work permit. The midfielder made his debut for Strømsgodset on 12 August 2012 in a 4–0 loss against Tromsø IL. He scored his first and second goal for the club in the match against Sogndal IL on 16 May 2013, and played an important part in the team that won the 2013 Tippeligaen league title, with 17 matches and seven goals.
After the good spell at Strømsgodset, he renewed his contract with Manchester City, and was loaned out to the Norwegian club again.
However, after receiving an ankle injury during training in September 2013, he was kept out of action until June 2014. He came back and helped his team secure fourth place in the 2014 Tippeligaen, with 11 matches and two goals. In February 2015, Manchester City agreed to a third loan spell for Boateng, this time for the whole 2015 season. He signed another full-season loan with the Norwegian club on 5 January 2016.
Boateng signed for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids in January 2017. He scored his first MLS goal on 11 August 2018—a dramatic stoppage-time goal that gave the Rapids a 2–1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes. On 12 July 2019, the club and Adjei-Boateng mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the club so that the player could "return to Europe to deal with a family issue".
In December 2019, Boateng signed for Veikkausliiga side Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) on a one-year contract with an option for another year.
On 2 September 2021, Boateng signed with Romanian Liga I club CFR Cluj for an undisclosed fee,Nana Boateng siirtyy Romanian suurseuraan – KuPS saa merkittävän siirtosumman, kups.fi, 2 September 2021 reported to be €125,000.Tähtipelaajan lähtö yllätti KuPSin täydellisesti – mestaruushaaveille raskas isku, Ilta-Sanomat, 3 September 2021
On 13 July 2023, Boateng joined Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors for a €2 million transfer fee.Transfer News: Nana Boateng heads to South Korea, sportnewsafrica.com, 13 July 2023
On 30 January 2026, returned to Romania, signing a contract with Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești until June 2027.Bun venit, Nana Boateng!, fcpetrolul.ro, 31 January 2026
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsStrømsgodset (loan)2012Tippeligaen80———802013Tippeligaen177—41—2182014Tippeligaen11210——1222015Tippeligaen2143110—2552016Tippeligaen2934020—353Total86168171—10118Colorado Rapids2017MLS18010——1902018MLS2011010—221Total3812010—411KuPS2020Veikkausliiga1926240—2942021Veikkausliiga1515080—281Total343112120—575CFR Cluj2021–22Liga I3221060—3922022–23Liga I3232014210495Total6453020210887Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2023K League 113120——1512024K League 12101040—2602025K League 1500040—90Total3913080—501Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors II2024K4 League20———20Petrolul Ploiești2025–26Liga I5000——50Career total268262734831034432
Honours
Strømsgodset Tippeligaen: 2013
KuPS Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2021 Finnish Cup: 2021
CFR Cluj Liga I: 2021–22 Supercupa României runner-up: 2022
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Korean FA Cup runner-up: 2023
Individual Veikkausliiga Midfielder of the Year: 2020 Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2020 Liga I Team of the Season: 2021–22
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