Hapoel Tel Aviv Striker Boaten's Scoring Pace Triples Last Season's

Emmanuel Boateng, the striker for Hapoel Tel Aviv, is experiencing a significantly improved performance in the 2026/2027 season. On Friday, Boateng scored in the team's 3-0 victory against Hapoel Petah Tikva, marking his involvement in a goal for the fourth consecutive league match. His contributions include assists against Beitar Jerusalem and Maccabi Tel Aviv in the derby, and goals against Hapoel Ramat Gan and now Hapoel Petah Tikva.

Boateng also scored twice against Ludogorets in the Conference League qualifiers. Overall, he has been involved in six goals (four goals, two assists) in eleven appearances this season, averaging involvement in less than 1.8 games per goal. This represents a substantial leap from his previous season, where he was involved in four goals (three goals, one assist) across 27 appearances, including his time with Gaziantep in Turkey. His involvement rate last season was one goal involvement every 6.75 games.

This season, Boateng's goal involvement rate is 3.75 times faster than the previous year, highlighting his resurgence and importance to Hapoel Tel Aviv's offense under coach Eliyiv Brada.