Boateng has a German mother and a Ghanaian father. His paternal uncle is a former Ghana international and his maternal grandfather is a cousin of legendary German star Helmut Rahn, scorer of the winning goal in the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He has two brothers, George (not the current Hull City midfielder George Boateng) and Jérôme. Both are football players, with the youngest of the three brothers, Jérôme, also having previously been at Hertha and now playing with Hamburger SV and the German national team.[17] Boateng calls himself "The Ghetto Kid" because he was brought up in the poor Wedding district of Berlin.[18] In official documents his name is given as Kevin Boateng, but he himself prefers the name Kevin-Prince in honour of his father, Prince Boateng. He married his long term girlfriend, Jennifer, two days after signing for Spurs.[19]
Boateng has thirteen tattoos.[20] About a tattoo on his biceps he has said, "Here you see Africa and Ghana from my father", adding, "I have the name of my wife and my home town, Berlin. I have two jokers, one is smiling and the other crying. It means laugh now, cry later." [21]
这个是Jérôme的
Personal life
Boateng has a German mother and a Ghanaian father.[11] His paternal uncle is a former Ghana international and his maternal grandfather is a cousin of legendary German star Helmut Rahn, scorer of the winning goal in the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He has two brothers, Kevin-Prince and George (not the current Hull City midfielder George Boateng), both footballers.