Matt Boateng

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Matt Boateng
No. 28     Free Agent
Boateng before a Toronto Argonauts game in 2019.
Born: (1996-05-23) May 23, 1996 (age 27)
Ajax, Ontario
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusNational
Position(s)Defensive back
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight188 lb (85 kg)
College
High schoolPickering High
CFL Draft2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 18
Drafted byToronto Argonauts
Career history
As player
20192022Toronto Argonauts
Career stats

Matthew Boateng (born May 23, 1996) is a professional Canadian football defensive back who is currently a free agent. He was most recently a member of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

College career[edit]

Boateng played college football with the Kansas Jayhawks in 2016, the Arizona Western Matadors in 2016, and the Fresno State Bulldogs in 2017 and 2018.

Professional career[edit]

Boateng was drafted by the Toronto Argonauts in the second round as a territorial exemption, 18th overall, in the 2019 CFL Draft and signed with the club on May 17, 2019.[1] He played in his first career professional game on July 1, 2019 against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Over the course of the 2019 season, he played in 12 games and recorded eight defensive tackles and one special teams tackle.

Due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season, Boateng did not play in 2020. He later re-signed with the Argonauts on December 15, 2020.[2] Boateng returned to the team in 2021 and dressed for 12 games, making three defensive tackles and two special teams tackles. He played one game for the Argos during the 2022 season, before being on July 13, 2022.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Argos sign two from Draft Class; Two LFA Players". May 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Argos ink DB Boateng, five others to extension; release OL Richards". CFL.ca. December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  3. ^ 3Down Staff (2022-07-13). "Argos release former second-round CFL draft pick Matt Boateng". 3DownNation. Retrieved 2022-07-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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