Feature: K.P Boateng and Ghana players who scored on their debuts

Kevin-Prince Boateng needed 31 minutes to open his La Liga scoring account in Monday night's Spanish Primera Division victory over Valencia.

After a tumultuous career which has seen him play at Hertha Berlin, Tottenham Hotspur, Borussia Dortmund, Portsmouth, AC Milan (twice) and Schalke, Boateng decided to join Las Palmas on a one-year contact this summer.

The Ghanaian, on his debut for the Spanish side, dove to steer home a fine header following a whipping cross from former Liverpool winger Nabil El Zhar.

It represented the perfect start to Boateng, but the 29-year-old is by no means the first Ghana player to score on his club debut.

Asamoah Gyan [Sunderland vs Wigan] Saturday, 11th September 2010

play Asamoah Gyan came off the bench and scored in the 66th minute to give Sunderland the lead. Photograph: Chris Brunskill/Getty Images