page_title: Kevin-Prince Boateng
section_title: Schalke 04
hierarchical_section_title: Kevin-Prince Boateng / Club career / Schalke 04
caption_attribution_description: English: Kevin-Prince Boateng at a Schalke 04 training on 20 January 2015.
context_page_description: Kevin-Prince Boateng is a professional footballer who plays for Fiorentina.
  A midfielder who can also play as a forward, Boateng is known for his strength, footspeed and ball-juggling tricks. A 2014 profile on FIFA's official website described Boateng as "blessed with strength, speed, killer instinct in front of goal, and an uncommon flamboyance in the attacking third."
  Throughout his career, Boateng has represented various clubs in Germany and Italy, and also had spells in England and Spain.
  Born in Germany, he represented Germany internationally at youth level, although at senior level he later represented Ghana 15 times between 2010 and 2014, scoring two goals, and took part at the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups with the team.
context_section_description: On 30 August 2013, Milan announced that Boateng had been transferred to German Bundesliga club Schalke 04 for a €10 million transfer fee on a four-year contract due to expire in June 2017.
  Boateng made his debut for Schalke 04 in a 2–0 victory against Bayer Leverkusen. On 14 September 2013, he scored the winning goal for Schalke 04 in a 1–0 win over Mainz 05. On 30 October 2013, Boateng was voted the Schalke 04 player of the month for October 2013 by fans. On 9 November 2013, Boateng scored two goals against Werder Bremen; Schalke 04 won the match 3–1. Boateng scored seven Bundesliga goals over the season as Schalke finished in third place.
  On 11 May 2015, Boateng, alongside Sidney Sam and Marco Höger, was suspended indefinitely from the club in the aftermath of a defeat against 1. FC Köln as a result of poor behaviour which claimed to have led to the club's poor domestic performances.
  His contract with Schalke was terminated on 8 December 2015.
caption: Boateng training with Schalke 04 in 2015
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