Portuguese Primeira Liga side Rio Ave have signed Ghana striker Emmanuel Boateng in the ongoing summer transfer window.
Boateng joins the club on a two-year deal after leaving Chinese Super League side Daliang Yifang.
The 26-year-old makes a return to the club he first joined as a teenager in 2014 after impressing on a trial from Ghanaian side Charity Stars FC. He spent a year at the club before moving to Moreirense.
He made headlines in 2018 after he scored first career hat-trick against Barcelona. Levante won the match 5-4, ending the possibility of an unbeaten season for Barcelona in the Spanish LaLiga.
Boateng then made a big money move to China where he scored 11 goals in 37 appearances during his three-year stay at Daliang Yifang.
He was part of the Ghana national under-20 football team, who played the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. He scored one goal in the competition on 5th June 2015, in a 1–0 win against Panama.
On 30 May 2018, he made his senior appearance for the Black Stars. He marked his debut with a goal when he scored a penalty in the 51st minute of the game.