Mohammed Lartey

Philipp Mohammed Kotoku Lartey (born 4 December 1986) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Mohammed Lartey
Personal information
Full name Philipp Mohammed Kotoku Lartey
Date of birth (1986-12-04) 4 December 1986
Place of birth Düsseldorf, West Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1999 Garather SV
1999–2001 VfL Leverkusen
2001–2005 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Bayer Leverkusen II 81 (0)
2008–2009 Holstein Kiel 31 (0)
2009–2010 Rot Weiss Ahlen[2] 19 (1)
2010–2013 Hansa Rostock 53 (10)
Total 184 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Düsseldorf,[3] Lartey began his career with Garather SV,[4] and VfL Leverkusen.[5]

In summer 2001, he was scouted by Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[6] After four years on youth side for Bayer 04, he was promoted to the second team that played in the Regionalliga Nord. He left after three semi-professional years as reserve of Bayer 04 and signed a contract with Holstein Kiel in summer 2008.

The team climbed to the 3. Liga in the 2008–09 season. He became the Player of the Year 2009 in Schleswig-Holstein Award. After this successful season, he left Holstein Kiel on 12 June 2009 and signed with Rot Weiss Ahlen. After one year and the relegation of Rot-Weiss Ahlen, he signed on 10 June 2010 to FC Hansa Rostock on a one-year contract.

Personal life

Lartey holds both a Ghanaian passport and a German passport.[3]

Honours

References
  1. "Lartey, Mohammed" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  2. "Mohammed Lartey" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  3. "Mohammed Lartey" (in German). Hansa Rostock. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  4. "Holstein Kiel 2008-09". Eufo.de. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  5. "Rot-Weiss Ahlen 2009-10". Eufo.de. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  6. "Rot-Weiss verpflichtet Lartey" (in German). kicker.de. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2012.


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