{"id":445781,"date":"2019-05-27T06:41:48","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T10:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=445781"},"modified":"2020-12-28T11:33:56","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T16:33:56","slug":"mk-dons-make-hiram-boateng-first-summer-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/05\/27\/mk-dons-make-hiram-boateng-first-summer-signing\/","title":{"rendered":"MK Dons Make Hiram Boateng First Summer Signing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">MK Dons have completed the signing of midfielder Hiram Boateng from Exeter City on a free transfer. As the player is under 24-year-old, the Grecians will be due compensation for the Dons despite him being out-of-contract.<\/p>\n<h1>MK Dons Complete Hiram Boateng Signing<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MKDons?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MKDons<\/a> have made highly-rated midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HBoateng8?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@HBoateng8<\/a> their first signing of the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Full story ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tcATpHzjtM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/tcATpHzjtM<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DonDeal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#DonDeal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c0DcKDFh6y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/c0DcKDFh6y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MK Dons (@MKDonsFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MKDonsFC\/status\/1132951326055378944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Career So Far<\/h2>\n<p>Boateng came through the academy at Premier League side <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/crystal-palace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crystal Palace<\/a>\u00a0and made his senior debut in a 4-1 defeat against <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/stoke-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stoke City<\/a> in the FA Cup in 2013. The bulk of Boateng&#8217;s early appearances in his career came while out on loan.<\/p>\n<p>He first spent time at Crawley Town in 2014 before having two spells at Plymouth Argyle. The midfielder then joined Bristol Rovers for a spell in 2016 before also linking up with Northampton Town later that year.<\/p>\n<p>Exeter saw enough from Boateng to swoop for him in 2017 and he quickly established himself as one of the top performers in League Two. He made a total of 77 appearances for Exeter, scoring three league goals &#8211; including a contender for goal of the season in this campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Coming to Stadium MK in 2019\/20 ?<\/p>\n<p>???<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DonDeal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#DonDeal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MxOfkGPava\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/MxOfkGPava<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MK Dons (@MKDonsFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MKDonsFC\/status\/1132953340441088000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>What They Said<\/h2>\n<p>Upon signing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mkdons.com\/news\/2019\/may\/dons-bolster-with-boateng\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boateng told the MK Dons website<\/a>: &#8220;I think this is a great place for me to come and play my football. It\u2019s going to be a new challenge, playing in League One, but I feel I have what it takes to step up. I feel I\u2019m ready to show what I\u2019m capable at this level.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s going to be good coming into a positive environment. I\u2019m here to help push the Club in the right direction of where we want to go. As long as we get our heads down, play well and stay together, hopefully, we can carry on being successful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; <a id=\"lGnTPLvYTkNP_hOhBI9O6Q\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1134749871\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'lGnTPLvYTkNP_hOhBI9O6Q',sig:'QfGwaNUBnhTNrmvwGWASFc-po_7m2ytiXnBK4y-v9S8=',w:'594px',h:'354px',items:'1134749871',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MK Dons have completed the signing of midfielder Hiram Boateng from Exeter City on a free transfer. As the player is under 24-year-old, the Grecians will be due compensation for the Dons despite him being out-of-contract. MK Dons Complete Hiram Boateng Signing &nbsp; #MKDons have made highly-rated midfielder @HBoateng8 their first signing of the summer. 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