Emmanuel Clottey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Atukwei Clottey | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Asante Kotoko | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brazil Academy | |||
| Mighty Victory Sporting Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2009 | Great Olympics | – | (–) |
| 2007 | → Wacker Innsbruck (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2008 | → OB (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | Eleven Wise | – | (–) |
| 2010 | Tema Youth | – | (–) |
| 2010–2012 | Berekum Chelsea | – | (–) |
| 2012–2015 | Espérance de Tunis | 6 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Al Dhafra (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| 2015– | Asante Kotoko SC | – | (–) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Ghana U-20 | ||
| 2007 | Ghana U-23 | ||
| 2010– | Ghana | 9 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Emmanuel Atukwei Clottey (born 30 August 1987) is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who currently plays for Asante Kotoko and the Ghana national team.
Career
Clottey began his career with Brazil Academy and then later joined Mighty Victory Sporting Club, before signing with Great Olympics in 2004.[1]
In 2007, Clottey was top goalscorer of the Ghana Premier League and moved in January on a 6-month loan to Austrian Football Bundesliga club FC Wacker Innsbruck, his first club in Europe.[2] Clottey then joined OB on loan[3] and made his debut as a substitute against FC Amager in the Ekstra bladet cup. He later returned to Great Olympics in January 2009 then again signed a contract on 9 April 2009 with Eleven Wise.[4] In June 2010, Clottey joined Berekum Chelsea.
On 12 September 2012, after impressing in the 2012 CAF Champions League, Tunisian club Espérance de Tunis reached a deal with Berekum Chelsea to sign Clottey to a three-year contract, for an estimated transfer fee of $1.5 million.[5]
On 18 June 2013, Clottey agreed a one-year loan move to the UAE Arabian Gulf League team Al Dhafra from Espérance.[6] In January 2015, Clottey joined Asante Kotoko.
Career statistics
- As of match played on 9 February 2013.[7]
International appearances
| Clottey – appearances for Ghana | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
 Ghana |
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| Total | 9 | 0 | ||
Honours/Achievements
Club
Individual
- Top Scorer in the Ghana Premier League with 14 goals (2007)
- Top Scorer in the CAF Champions League with 12 goals (2012)
References
- ↑ Emmanuel Atukwei Clottey – Striker-30/08/1987 at scoutingtalents.com
- ↑ Wackers trauriges Frühjahrszeugnis at sportnet.at
- ↑ Odense Profile on ob.dk
- ↑ Wise capture Quaye, Clottey at news.myjoyonline.com
- ↑ "Esperance reach deal with Clottey". BBC. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ↑ "Emmanuel Clottey joins Al Dhafra on loan". Pro League Committee. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- 1 2 "Clottey, Emmanuel". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
External links
- (Danish) OB profile
- (Danish) Career statistics at Danmarks Radio
- Scouting Talents Profile
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