A strong, confident and aggressive attacking right wingback, with much speed and skill, Boakye moved to the Netherlands in 1993, and played for amateur side Zuidvogels (from the town of Huizen) as a child and moved to FC Utrecht youth as a teenager.
A forceful, self-assured, and aggressive right back, with great speed and talent, Boakye moved to the Netherlands in 1993 and played for a local amateur team, Zuidvogels (from the town of Huizen), as a child and then joined FC Utrecht's youth academy as a teenager.