Kevin-Prince Boateng needed 31 minutes to open his La Liga scoring account in Monday night's Spanish Primera Division victory over Valencia.
K.P Boateng and Ghana players who scored on their debuts
After Kevin-Prince Boateng's dream debut, Pulse Sport takes a look at some other NOTABLE Ghana players who scored on their appearance for their respective clubs
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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
The Ghana striker lived up to expectation by netting on his debut in Sunderland's 1-1 drawn game with Wigan Athletic.
The £13million debutant, who replaced Dannu Welbeck at half-time, wasted little time by scoring in the 66 minutes after firing home a left-foot effort from Jordan Henderson's cross.
The Black Cats appeared to be heading for three points until Tom Cleverley's effort hit team-mate Antolin Alcaraz and spun into the net in the 87th minute.
Sulley Muntari [AC Milan vs Cesena] 19th February, 2012
Muntari scored on his AC Milan debut in a 3-1 win over Cesena in the Italian Serie A.
The Ghanaian tucked home the opener afetr Cesena goalkeeper Antonioli spilled a Thiago Silva powerful free-kick at the edge of the box.
Muntari went ahead to score 8 times in his three year spell with AC Milan.
Majeed Waris [Valencienneds vs Bastia] 12th January 2014
Abdul Majeed Waris couldn't have had a better way to win over his new manager Ariel Jacobs and Valenciennes fans in his debut game for the club as he grabbed a goal and an assist.
Waris turned from provider to scorer after the break as he collected a pass from Tongo Doumbia to slot home with his left and seemingly put the game out of sight.
Valenciennes won the match by three goals to two.
Asamoah Gyan [Shanghai SIPG vs Tianjin Teda]
Gyan was named as a substitute in a Chinese Super league match against Tianjin Teda on July 16 2015. With his Shanghai SIPG losing 1-0, the Ghana captain came on as a substitute to win a penalty which drew the two teams level.
Gyan then headed home in the 80th minute to make it 2-1 minute and win the game which seemed destined to end in a draw.
Michael Essien [Panathinaikos vs Levadiakos] 24th January 2016
Essien expressed himself with his debut goal for Panathinaikos in a 2-0 win over Levadiakos in the Greek Super League.
The 33-year-old Chelsea legend put the game to bed for the Greens with a superb finish in the 78th minute after Marcus Berg in opened the scoring in the 57th minute at the Levadia Stadium.
Andre Ayew [Swansea vs Chelse] 8th August 2015
Ayew delighted the Swansea City fans by scoring on his debut at Chelsea.
The summer signing was very impressive, with his equalising goal in the first half a moment of real quality.
Having seen his initial attempt blocked, the former Marseille forward showed great intelligence to drag the ball back before rifling home.
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