Georginio Wijnaldum
Wijnaldum in 2014, photo by Celso Pupo/Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Date of Birth: 11 November, 1990
Ethnicity: Surinamese [African]
Georginio Wijnaldum, full name Georginio Gregion Emile Wijnaldum, is a Dutch professional footballer. He plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Netherlands national team. He has also played for Feyenoord, PSV, Newcastle United, Liverpool, and Roma.
His parents are of Surinamese origin. His brother, Giliano Wijnaldum, and half-brother, Rajiv van La Parra, are also professional footballers. Once known as Georginio Boateng, he took his mother’s name Wijnaldum after his parents’ divorce.
Boateng is an Akan surname. Is his father an Ghanaian or of recent Ghananian origin?
https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghanaian-football/2013/05/15/3980540/im-not-a-ghanaian-boateng-was-the-name-of-my-step-father