Myron Boadu

Myron Boadu (born 14 January 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie team AZ and the Netherlands national team.

Myron Boadu
Personal information
Full name Myron Boadu
Date of birth (2001-01-14) 14 January 2001
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 AZ
Number 9
Youth career
SC Buitenveldert
2013–2017 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Jong AZ 10 (6)
2017– AZ 46 (21)
National team‡
2015–2016 Netherlands U15 5 (0)
2016 Netherlands U16 2 (0)
2016–2018 Netherlands U17 9 (2)
2018–2019 Netherlands U19 2 (0)
2019– Netherlands U21 2 (2)
2019– Netherlands 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 December 2019

Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Boadu is of Ghanaian descent.[2] He joined the AZ academy in 2013. In 2018 he made his competitive debut for the club in an Eredivisie match against PEC Zwolle. After struggling with long-term injuries, Boadu established himself as a regular in the AZ starting eleven during the 2019–20 season.

In international arena, Boadu has represented the Netherlands at the youth and professional level.

Club career

AZ

Born in Amsterdam to Ghanaian parents, Boadu started playing for SC Buitenveldert, before joining the AZ academy in 2013. He went through the youth ranks before being included in the reserve team prior to the 2016–17 season. On 3 September 2016, he made his debut for the AZ reserves in a match against Excelsior Maassluis, scoring in the 23rd minute.[3] The reserves were crowned champions at the end of the third division season, reaching promotion to the Dutch second division. In 2017, Boadu was included in the first team of AZ, but was sidelined for almost the entire 2017–18 season due to a knee injury. On 6 May 2018, he made his professional debut for AZ in the last match of the Eredivisie season against PEC Zwolle. He came off the bench in the 67th minute, replacing Mats Seuntjens in a 6–0 home victory.[4]

On 12 August 2018, Boadu scored his first professional goal in a match against NAC Breda.[5] In doing so, he became the youngest player to score a goal for AZ in the Eredivisie, aged 17 years and 212 days.[6] The following week he scored again in a match against FC Emmen.[5]

In a home match against Feyenoord on 16 September 2018, Boadu broke his ankle after a collision with Eric Botteghin.[7] He was subsequently ruled him out for seven months.[8][9] He made his comeback for AZ on 20 April 2019, an away match, also against Feyenoord.[10]

During the 2019–20 season, Boadu established himself as a starter for the AZ first team, and scored important goals in the Eredivisie as well as in the club's Europa League campaign. His goals against BK Häcken and Royal Antwerp in the qualifying rounds helped secure AZ's place in the group stage of the tournament.[11][12]

International career

On 19 November 2019, Boadu made his debut for the Netherlands national team in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Estonia, scoring the fifth and final goal in a 5–0 victory. He also became the first player born in the 21st century to feature and score for the Netherlands national team.

Career statistics

Club
As of 10 January 2021
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong AZ2016–17[5]Tweede Divisie96–––96
2017–18[5]Eerste Divisie00–––00
2018–19[5]Eerste Divisie10–––10
Total106–––106
AZ2017–18[5]Eredivisie1000 0[lower-alpha 1]0–10
2018–19[5]Eredivisie83002[lower-alpha 1]0–103
2019–20[5]Eredivisie24142013[lower-alpha 1]6–3920
2020–21[5]Eredivisie134002[lower-alpha 2]0–154
Total462120176–6527
Career total562720176–7533
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International goals
Scores and results the Netherlands' goal tally first.[13]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 November 2019Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Estonia5–05–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

References
  1. "9. Myron Boadu". az.nl. AZ Alkmaar. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. "Ghanaian youngster Myron Boadu scores for AZ Alkmaar in victory over Panathinaikos". GhanaSoccernet.
  3. "Jong AZ - Excelsior Maassluis". Soccerway.
  4. "AZ - PEC Zwolle". Soccerway.
  5. "M. Boadu". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  6. "AZ - NAC Breda". Soccerway.
  7. "Zware enkelblessure AZ-spits Boadu". telegraaf.nl (in Dutch). Telegraaf. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  8. "Boadu baalt van verlies, maar is blij met rentree na 7 maanden blessureleed". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  9. "Boadu: 'Waren zware maanden'". az.nl (in Dutch). AZ. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  10. "Herstelde Boadu terug in selectie voor duel met Feyenoord". foxsports.nl (in Dutch). FOX Sports. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  11. "Ghanaian youngster Myron Boadu nets as AZ Alkmaar knock out BK Hacken in Europa League qualifiers". footballghana.com. Football Ghana. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  12. "Myron Boadu: Ghana wonderkid helps AZ Alkmaar hold Mbokani's Royal Antwerp". goal.com. GOAL. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  13. "Myron Boadu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
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