Austria Vienna signs striker Kelvin Boateng

Austria Vienna have finalised their first transfer for the 2025/26 season with Kelvin Boateng. The 25-year-old striker moves from Vienna to the Verteilerkreis and signs a four-year contract with the Violets. 

Since moving to First Vienna FC in the summer of 2023, the Ghanaian has scored 21 goals in 43 second division games, scoring 11 times for the blue and yellows in the 2024/25 season. The speedy attacker has already made one appearance at the Generali-Arena in the recent past: On 16 August 2024, he scored in a 2:2 draw against Austrias cooperation club SV Stripfing to make it 2:1 for Vienna. In future, the new signing is set to score goals in a violet kit.

Sporting Director Manuel Ortlechner: ‘In Kelvin, we have been able to acquire a fast, athletic striker who we had been focussing on for some time due to his performances. He should make our attacking play even more flexible with his physicality and depth.’

Kelvin Boateng: ‘I decided to move to Austria Vienna because the club had been really keen on me for a long time. The people in charge have followed my progress and have always been in dialogue with me. I can hardly wait to get to know my team-mates and get started here!’