20 year old midfielder Malachi Boateng has joined Queen’s Park on a season long loan from English Premier League side Crystal Palace.

He joined Palace as a youth player, aged eleven, and signed his first professional contract with the club in October 2019 after receiving the Under-18 Player of the Season award the previous summer.

Boateng made 20 appearances for the Under-23s in the 2021/22 season, along with an additional three in the Papa John’s Trophy.

He was included in the first-team squad which went on tour to Australia and Singapore in pre-season of 2022/23.

Malachi Boateng: ‘Happy to be at Queen’s Park ‘
“Happy to be at Queen’s Park and I’m ready to test myself this season. I can’t wait to get playing in front of the fans and learn from other players as well. I know what the clubs aspirations are and hope I can help achieve this.”

Marijn Beuker: ‘Malachi is a young player who is eager to further develop ‘
“We are very happy to add Malachi to our squad. Malachi is a young player who is eager to further develop and brings another different strength to the team. Its given our coaching staff more possibilities.”

Owen Coyle: ‘Mal is young , technically skilled and hungry to do well.’
“Mal is highly regarded at Crystal Palace and we look forward to him showing his quality at Queen’s Park. He is young, technically skilled and hungry to do well.”