{{short description|Canadian soccer player|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Gabriel Boakye | fullname = Gabriel Boakye | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|2|26}} | birth_place = Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada | height = 1.75 m<ref>{{cite web|title=Spieler|url=http://www.fcenergie.de/spieler/gabriel-boakye.html|website=FC Energie Cottbus e.V.|accessdate=30 January 2018|language=German}}</ref> | position = Forward | currentclub = Vaughan Azzurri | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2006 | youthclubs1 = Oak Ridges SC | youthyears2 = 2009 | youthclubs2 = Richmond Hill SC | youthyears3 = 2011–2012 | youthclubs3 = West Toronto SC | youthyears4 = 2012–2015 | youthclubs4 = Toronto FC | youthyears5 = 2016–2017 | youthclubs5 = Energie Cottbus | years1 = 2015 | clubs1 = Toronto FC III | caps1 = 13 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2015 | clubs2 = Toronto FC II | caps2 = 9 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2017–2018 | clubs3 = Energie Cottbus | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 4 | years4 = 2018–2020 | clubs4 = 1. FC Köln II | caps4 = 37 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2020–2021 | clubs5 = Lokomotive Leipzig | caps5 = 11 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2021 | clubs6 = FC Edmonton | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2023 | clubs7 = Simcoe County Rovers | caps7 = 3 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2024– | clubs8 = Vaughan Azzurri | caps8 = 19 | goals8 = 3 | nationalteam1 = Canada U17 | nationalyears1 = 2015 | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalteam2 = Canada U20 | nationalyears2 = 2016–2017 | nationalcaps2 = 6 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | medaltemplates = | club-update = August 29, 2025 | nationalteam-update = February 23, 2017 }}
'''Gabriel Boakye''' (born February 26, 1998) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario. He plays as a forward.
==Club career== Boakye began playing soccer at the age of eight for Oakridges SC.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://canadasoccer.com/index.php?t=profile&pid=12948|title=Canada Soccer|website=canadasoccer.com|access-date=March 27, 2016}}</ref> In 2015, he joined TFC Academy in the Premier Development League and Toronto FC II in the United Soccer League and made thirteen and eight appearances respectively.<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722044257/http://uslpdl.com/teams/2015/74548977.html|archivedate=July 22, 2015|url=http://uslpdl.com/teams/2015/74548977.html|title=TFC Academy PDL 2015|work=Premier Development League|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.torontofc.ca/post/2015/04/16/tfc-ii-adds-three-players-academy|title=TFC II adds three players from the Academy|last=|first=|date=April 16, 2015|website=|publisher=Toronto FC|access-date=March 27, 2015}}</ref> On July 9, 2015, Boakye made his professional debut in a 2–0 defeat to Pittsburgh Riverhounds. He suffered a further six defeats, claiming only one victory in his time with the club. His final appearance came on September 17 in a 2–1 loss to Richmond Kickers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/gabriel-----boakye/406893/|title=Ghana - G. Boakye - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com|access-date=March 27, 2016}}</ref> In November 2015, Boakye was one of two Toronto FC players for Under-17 Men's Player of the Year at the 2015 Canada Soccer Player Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.torontofc.ca/post/2015/11/30/kia-tfc-academy-players-nominated-canada-u-17-player-year-award|title=Kia TFC Academy Players Nominated for Canada U-17 Player of the Year Award|last=|first=|date=November 30, 2015|website=|publisher=Toronto FC|access-date=March 27, 2016}}</ref> The award was won by Vancouver Whitecap's Kadin Chung.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2015/12/13/chung-named-canadian-u-17-player-year|title=WFC2 fullback Kadin Chung named 2015 Canadian U-17 Player of the Year|last=|first=|date=December 13, 2015|website=|publisher=Vancouver Whitecaps FC|access-date=March 27, 2015}}</ref>
Boakye moved to Energie Cottbus in 2016, largely playing with the U-19 team. He made his first substitute appearance for the first team in December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/gabriel-----boakye/406893/|title=Gabriel Boakye profile|author=Soccerway}}</ref> While at Energie Cottbus, Boakye would switch from a fullback, to a forward,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lr-online.de/sport/energie-cottbus/fce-youngster-boakye-contra-torjaeger_aid-6847326|title=FCE-Youngster Boakye contra Torjäger|website=LR online|author=Von Frank Noack|date=November 17, 2017}}</ref> earning positive review in the process as he scored 4 goals in 17 games while the club earned promotion to the 3. Liga.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lr-online.de/sport/energie-cottbus/im-ben-johnson-tempo-wie-schnell-kann-boakye-dem-fc-energie-helfen_aid-6752463|title=Schließt Boakye die Lücke beim FCE?|website=LR Online|author= Jan Lehmann|date=October 24, 2017}}</ref>
After two seasons with Energie Cottbus, Boakye signed with 1. FC Köln II.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rbb24.de/sport/beitrag/2018/05/gabriel-boakye-wechselt-nach-koeln.html|title=Gabriel Baokye wechselt nach Köln|website=rbb24.de|date=May 29, 2018|access-date=August 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808203742/https://www.rbb24.de/sport/beitrag/2018/05/gabriel-boakye-wechselt-nach-koeln.html|archive-date=August 8, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On July 25, 2020, Boakye signed a one-year contract with FC Lokomotive Leipzig.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lok Leipzig: Sascha Pfeffer verlängert Vertrag, Gabriele Boakye kommt aus Köln|url=https://www.sportbuzzer.de/artikel/sascha-pfeffer-verlangert-seinen-vertrag-beim-1-fc-lok-leipzig/|access-date=2021-07-13|website=Sportbuzzer.de|language=de}}</ref>
On September 23, 2021, he joined FC Edmonton in the Canadian Premier League for the remainder of the 2021 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fcedmonton.canpl.ca/article/fc-edmonton-signs-boakye-for-remainder-of-the-season|date=September 23, 2021|work=FC Edmonton|title=FC Edmonton Signs Boakye for Remainder of the Season}}</ref> On February 9, 2022, the club announced that Boakye and all but two other players would not be returning for the 2022 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=FC Edmonton Announces Return of T-Boy Fayia & Darlington Murasiranwa |url=https://fcedmonton.canpl.ca/article/fc-edmonton-announces-return-of-t-boy-fayia-darlington-murasiranwa |publisher=FC Edmonton |access-date=9 February 2022 |date=9 February 2022}}</ref>
In 2023, he played with the Simcoe County Rovers in League1 Ontario.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/roster_players/64498666?subseason=875807|title=Gabriel Boakye 2023 L1O Stats|work=League1 Ontario}}</ref>
In 2024, he began playing with Vaughan Azzurri.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://league1ontario.com/player/5360993-gabriel-boakye/|title=Gabriel Boakye L1O Stats|work=League1 Ontario}}</ref>
==International career== Boakye featured in the Canadian youth program for the first time in 2013 under coach Tony Fonseca. He was named to the U15 national team for the 2013 Copa de México de Naciones.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wakingthered.com/2013/8/7/4598354/seven-toronto-fc-academy-players-headed-to-copa-mexico-de-naciones|title=Seven Toronto FC academy players headed to Copa Mexico de Naciones|first=Dave|last=Rowaan|date=August 7, 2013|work=Waking the Red|access-date=January 26, 2021|archive-date=February 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205154257/https://www.wakingthered.com/2013/8/7/4598354/seven-toronto-fc-academy-players-headed-to-copa-mexico-de-naciones|url-status=dead}}</ref> He made his international debut during the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship. On February 28, 2015, he played 90 minutes a 3–1 victory over Haiti. He then followed up with a further four international appearances over the next few weeks. His final outing came on March 15, when suffering a 3–0 defeat to Costa Rica.<ref name=":0" /> In February 2017, Boakye was named to Canada's roster for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/canada-names-young-squad-concacaf-u-20-championship/|title=Canada names young squad for CONCACAF U-20 Championship|author=Neil Davidson|publisher=Sportsnet|date=February 9, 2017}}</ref> Boakye was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying |url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-soccer-announces-provisional-list-for-concacaf-men-s-olympic-qualifying-p162594-preview-1 |publisher=Canada Soccer |accessdate=26 February 2020 |date=26 February 2020 |archive-date=March 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309191149/https://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-soccer-announces-provisional-list-for-concacaf-men-s-olympic-qualifying-p162594-preview-1 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Personal life== Boakye's father was born in Kumasi, Ghana, while his mother was born in Accra, Ghana. As a result, he is eligible to represent Canada or Ghana.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ghanasoccernet.com/ghanaian-gabriel-boakye-nominated-for-best-canada-u17-player-award|title=Ghanaian Gabriel Boakye nominated for Best Canada U17 Player Award - GHANAsoccernet.com|website=social_image|access-date=March 27, 2016}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{WorldFootball}} * {{Soccerway}}
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