Lawrence Lartey

Lawrence Lartey (born 23 March 1994) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a defender for Hawassa Kenema and the Ghana national team.[1][2]

Lawrence Lartey
Personal information
Full name Lawrence Lartey
Date of birth (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Hawassa Kenema
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Nania ? (?)
2011–2015 AshantiGold ? (?)
2015–2017 Ajax Cape Town 13 (0)
2017 Club Africain ? (?)
2017– Hawassa Kenema ? (?)
National team‡
2009–2011 Ghana U-17 9 (0)
2011–2014 Ghana U-20 17 (2)
2014 Ghana U-23 4 (0)
2015– Ghana 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 May 2016

Club career

Nania FC

Lartey began his football career with F.C. Nania from Legon, Greater Accra Region. He helped the club to win the reintroduced Ghanaian FA Cup by defeating Asante Kotoko, while also winning the Ghana Super Cup by defeating Berekum Chelsea in 2011. After three seasons he transferred to AshantiGold from Obuasi.[3]

AshantiGold

He spent four seasons with AshGold, helping the team secure their fourth Ghanaian Premier League title in his final year with the club before relocating to South Africa and signing with Ajax Cape Town.[4]

Ajax Cape Town

On 16 November 2015 it was announced that Lartey had signed with South African Premier Soccer League side Ajax Cape Town. He made 13 appearances in his first season with the club under manager Roger De Sá.

Club Africain

Tunisian side Club Africain announced the signing of Lartey on July 11, 2017 with Lartey becoming the 2nd Ghanaian to sign with the club after Seidu Salifu. He signed a 3-year contract as a free agent following the expiration of his contract with Ajax CT.[5]

Hawassa City

Lartey signed a one year contract with two time Ethiopian Premier League champions Hawassa City S.C. at the start of the 2017-18 season. In August 2018 the club announced they had come to an agreement with Lartey on a one year extension.[6]

International career

Ghana Youth teams

Lartey plays for the Ghana national team having played for the U17, U20 and U23 selections of the team. He has captained Ghana at both the 2013 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, where his team finished as runners-up to Egypt U20, losing the final 5-6 on penalties, as well as the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup where he captained Ghana to a third-place finish in Turkey. In 2014, he received his first call-up for the under-23 national team.[7]

Ghana Senior team

On 1 September 2015, Lartey made his debut for the senior team of Ghana, playing the full 90-minutes in a friendly match against the Congo which ended in a 3–2 away win in Brazzaville.[8]

Honours

Club
Nania FC[9]
AshantiGold[9]
  • Ghanaian Premier League (1): 2014–15

International
Ghana under-20[9]

References
  1. "Lawrence Lartey Profile". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. EXCLUSIVE: Defender Lawrence Lartey joins Hawassa Kenema in Ethiopia‚ ghanasoccernet.com, 20 October 2017
  3. "Caf ban Nania for three years". BBC. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  4. "Ashanti Gold SC". mtnfootball.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. "Lawrence Lartey joins Club Africain". 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  6. Takele, Tewodros (August 18, 2018). "ሀዋሳ ከተማ የመጀመሪያ ተጫዋቹን አስፈርሟል". Soccer Ethiopia.
  7. "Lawrence Lartey player profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  8. "Congo 2-3 Ghana". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  9. "Lawrence Lartey - Career Honours". Soccerway.
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