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.[2][3]

Lawrence Lartey
Personal information
Full name Lawrence Lartey[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994[1]
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Hawassa Kenema
Number 26
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 ? (?)
International career‡
2013 Ghana U-20
2015– Ghana 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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.[4] After three seasons he transferred to AshantiGold from Obuasi.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7] He signed a 3-year contract as a free agent following the expiration of his contract with Ajax CT.[8]

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.[9]

International career

Ghana Youth teams

Lartey plays for the Ghana national U20 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.[10]

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.[11]

Honours

Club
Nania FC[12]
AshantiGold[13]

International
Ghana under-20

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Ghana" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. "Lawrence Lartey Profile". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  3. EXCLUSIVE: Defender Lawrence Lartey joins Hawassa Kenema in Ethiopia‚ ghanasoccernet.com, 20 October 2017
  4. "AshGold sign Nania FC captain Lawrence Lartey". GhanaSoccernet. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. "Caf ban Nania for three years". BBC. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  6. "Lawrence Lartey: The Ghanaian who is quietly playing his way to the top". GhanaSoccernet. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  7. "Ghana Youth Star Lawrence Lartey joins Tunisian side Club African". Footballghana. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  8. "Lawrence Lartey joins Club Africain". 11 July 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  9. Takele, Tewodros (18 August 2018). "ሀዋሳ ከተማ የመጀመሪያ ተጫዋቹን አስፈርሟል". Soccer Ethiopia.
  10. "Lawrence Lartey: The Ghanaian who is quietly playing his way to the top". GhanaSoccernet. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  11. "Congo 2-3 Ghana". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  12. "FC Nania - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  13. "Ashanti Gold Soccer - Ashanti Gold News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  14. "Lawrence Lartey - Career Honours". Soccerway.
  15. "Africa Cup of Nations | History, Winners, Trophy, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
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