Ex Barcelona and AC Milan star Kevin Boateng return to his boyhood club, Hertha Berlin to join his 16th club

Kevin Boateng has completed the deal to join Hertha Berlin. The forward has returned to his boyhood club after nearly a decade.

The former Ghanaian international Boateng came through the youth set-up at Hertha before breaking through into the first team in 2005.

He left in 2007 to join Tottenham Hotspur where he played two seasons before he moved to Dortmund on loan and permanently joined Portsmouth. 

Boateng also played for likes of AC Milan, Schalke, Barcelona Sassuolo, Frankfurt Fiorentina. 

Boateng, 34, unveiled the news at the same time as Hertha's official Twitter account on Wednesday.

Sky Sports journalist Fabrizio Romano also confirmed the transfer by adding: "Done deal. Former Barcelona striker Kevin Prince Boateng joins Hertha Berlin and he’s back in Bundesliga, official statement confirms."

Check out list of clubs Kevin Boateng has played for in the past.... 

2004–2007 Hertha BSC II

2005–2007 Hertha BSC

2007–2009 Tottenham Hotspur

2009 → Borussia Dortmund (loan)

2009–2010 Portsmouth

2010 Genoa

2010–2013 Milan

2013–2015 Schalke 04

2016 Milan

2016–2017 Las Palmas

2017–2018 Eintracht Frankfurt

2018–2019 Sassuolo

2019 → Barcelona (loan)

2019–2020 Fiorentina

2020 → Beşiktaş (loan)

2020–2021 Monza

2021– Hertha BSC

Boateng spent the 2020-21 campaign in Serie B – the second tier of Italian football – with Monza.