Jerome Boateng Biography, Age, Career, Net Worth, Salary, Personal Life, Family, Girlfriend, and Many More

Jérôme Agyenim Boateng, famously known as just Jerome Boateng, currently plays as a defender for the Bundesliga club Bayern Munich besides appearing regularly for the German national football team. Primarily a centre-back, Boateng can also operate as a right-back. Known as a tough-tackling defender, he started his senior career with Hertha BSC. Shortly after, he moved to Hamburger SV in 2007, and helped the club to reach the UEFA Champions League semi-finals twice consecutively. After a brief season with Premier League club Manchester City, he finally joined Bayern Munich in 2011.

Jerome Boateng Biography

With Bayern Munich, Boateng has already achieved several domestic and international trophies. He helped his side to accomplish the continental treble during the 2012-13 season. Besides club football, he also marked his name in the international circuit. After winning the 2009 Euro U-21 Championship, he became a part of the German senior team in 2009. Till now, he has earned more than 60 caps for his national team. He represented the German side in 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup, and 2012 and 2016 UEFA Euro. Without any doubt, Jerome is one of the best centre-back the German nation has ever produced.

Jérôme Boateng Full Biography and Career

Jerome Boateng Youth Career

He started his footballing journey by joining the youth academy system of his native side Tennis Borussia Berlin in 1994, at the age of just 6. He spent eight years at the club before joining the youth squad of Hertha BSC in 2002, at the age of 14. Upon his arrival, he started a rigorous training program and caught the attention of reserve team officials in 2006. Shortly after, he made his Hertha BSC II debut in 2006. Jerome played 24 matches for the reserve side while scoring once in the 2006-07 season.

Jerome Boateng Hertha BSC Career

He earned his first call-up for the Hertha BSC senior team on 31^st January 2007. Shortly after, he made his debut for the club against Hannover 96 in the AWD-Arena. In the very first season with Hertha, Jerome became an integral part of the first-team despite being just 18-year old at that time. He then refused to sign a contract extension with the club as he wanted to move to Hamburger SV in the summer of 2007. The German media published his transfer story even before he officially joined Hamburger.

Jerome Boateng Hamburger SV Career

He joined Hamburger SV for a transfer fee of €1.1 million on 22^nd August 2007. He marked his spot in the squad in his very first season, and became an integral part of the Hamburg defense in the 2008–09 season. Jerome put his club to the Bundesliga title race that season, and also helped the side to reach the UEFA Europa League semi-finals twice consecutively. Altogether, he played 75 league matches for Hamburger SV from his joining to the end of the 2009-10 season.

Jerome Boateng Manchester City Career

He signed a five-year contract with one of the Premier League champions, Manchester City, for a transfer fee of around €12 million on 5^th June 2010. Upon his arrival, he received the No.17 jersey that wore in Hamburger SV. Shortly after, he made his debut for the club in a pre-season friendly against Valencia and started an excellent defensive partnership with Micah Richards. But tragically, he suffered a horrific injury and tore his left knee tendon while playing for German national team at the beginning of the 2010-11 season.

Jerome made his debut for the Sky Blues in a Premier League match against Chelsea on 25^th September 2010, as a substitute. Shortly after, he made his competitive debut in a Europa League match against Juventus on 30^th September 2010. He spent just a single season, 2010-11, with Manchester City and helped the side to win the FA Cup.

Jérôme Boateng Full Club Career

Jerome Boateng Bayern Munich Career

He started expressing his desire to join Bayern Munich from Manchester City in June 2011. And shortly after, he signed a four-year contract with Bayern for a transfer fee of €13.5 million on 14^th July 2011. He made his debut for the side in the 2011 Audi Cup match against AC Milan on 27^th July 2011. Jerome then made his Bundesliga debut against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 6^th August 2011. He ended the first season while being the runner-up of the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and UEFA Champions League.

He receives his first red card followed by a two-match ban against BATE Borisov on 5^th December 2012. Shortly after, he scored his first Bundesliga goal for Bayern against Fortuna Düsseldorf on 9^th March 2013. He then helped the side to win all the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, UEFA Champions League, and DFL-Supercup in the 2012–13 season. In the next season, he received another red card in a UEFA Champions League match against his former side Manchester City on 2^nd October 2013. Jerome scored his only goal that season against FC Augsburg on 9^th November 2013.

He signed another five-year contract extension with Bayern Munich on 11^th December 2013. And shortly after, he scored his first competitive European goal for the club in a UEFA Champions League group-stage match against Manchester City on 17^th September 2014. Tragically, Jerome received a red card against Schalke 04 on 3^rd February 2015 which resulted in a three-match ban. He then again picked up another red against 1899 Hoffenheim on 22^nd August 2015. Jerome signed a new contract extension with Bayern on 18^th December 2015, which could keep him at the club till 2021.

Jerome Boateng International Career

After a brief stint with the U-17 squad, Jerome earned his international call-up for the German U-19 side by then-manager Frank Engel on 5^th July 2007. He then represented the team in the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in Austria. Shortly after, he helped the U-21 squad to lift the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship trophy. His performance for the youth squads has earned him his place in the senior team.

Jerome made his senior international debut with the German squad in a match against Russia on 10^th October 2009. He then earned his place in the 23-man final squad of Joachim Löw for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. He, with his brother Kevin-Prince Boateng, made history when they play against each other in the Germany vs. Ghana match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on 23^rd June 2010. Jerome then represented his nation at the UEFA Euro 2012, and helped the squad to reach the semi-finals

During the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Jerome helped his side to get the record-setting 7-1 semi-final victory against the host Brazil on 8^th July 2014. Shortly after, he helped his nation to lift the FIFA World Cup trophy while defeating Argentina in the final on 13^th July 2014. He then scored his first international competitive goal in the 2016 UEFA Euro round of 16 match against Slovakia on 26th June 2016.

Jérôme Boateng Full Germany International Career

Jerome Boateng Personal Life

Born in Berlin, to his parents Martina Boateng and Prince Boateng, Jerome is of mixed Afro-German descent. His father, Prince Boateng, is from Ghana, where his mother, Martina, is from Germany. As an interesting fact, Jerome is a paternal half-brother of Ghanaian national footballer Kevin-Prince Boateng. However, Jerome never went to Ghana, but grew up in West Berlin with his sister Avelina Boateng.

He is currently engaged to his long-time sweetheart Sherin Senler. The couple has twin daughters, named Soley and Lamia, born on 8^th March 2011. Shortly after, Jerome and Sherin separated following the allegations of his infidelity. But in November 2013, the couple reunited again to form a happy family again with their two daughters. Media found an alleged affair of Jerome with model Gina-Lisa Lohfink, although both Jerome and Lohfink readily denied the rumor of their romance.

Jerome Boateng Net Worth

The current net worth of Jerome is estimated to be around €22 Million according to the recent reports of 2018. Besides, his market value now stands at €45 Million as of the ongoing football season. He currently earns nearly €6 Million yearly through his salary from the club and the national team. Jerome gets around €135,000 weekly wage from his current Bundesliga side Bayern Munich. Besides his footballing income, he also made his wealth through several sponsorship deals.

Jerome Boateng Individual Awards

With Bayern Munich, Jerome won the Bundesliga six times, the DFB-Pokal thrice, and the DFL-Supercup twice till now. Besides, he also achieved all the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup in 2013. Jerome also helped his nation to win the FIFA World Cup trophy in 2014. Along with his team-success, he also received several individual awards till now. Some of the most notable titles that he received till 2018 are as follows:

• Fritz-Walter-Medal U19: Bronze Medal [2007]
• 5th team: FIFPro World XI 2013
• 4th team: FIFPro World XI 2014
• 3rd team: FIFPro World XI [2015 and 2017]
• 2nd team: FIFPro World XI 2016
• Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2 [2015 and 2016]
• German Footballer of the Year: 2015–16
• UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016
• UEFA Team of the Year: 2016