Overview

• Boateng, 37, posted a farewell video on Instagram saying he is grateful for his career and "ready" to move on.
• He won nine Bundesliga titles, five DFB-Pokals and two Champions League crowns with Bayern and lifted the 2014 World Cup with Germany.
• His last club was LASK, where he mutually terminated his contract in mid‑August after shorter spells at Lyon and Salernitana.
• Across a decade at Bayern he made 363 competitive appearances and he earned 76 caps for the German national team.
• Recent legal proceedings led to a 2024 court warning with a conditional monetary penalty, a separate investigation was discontinued in 2025, and he has completed a B‑license coaching course.