| Edem Mortotsi | |
| Fullname: | Edem Mortotsi |
| Birth Date: | 16 April 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Accra, Ghana |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Currentclub: | Young Africans (fitness coach) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | KC Trojans |
| Youthyears2: | 2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | FC Edmonton |
| College1: | NAIT |
| Years1: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs1: | FC Edmonton |
| Caps1: | 12 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | Edmonton Victoria |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | Edmonton Green & Gold |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | FC Edmonton |
| Caps4: | 18 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 46 |
| Totalgoals: | 3 |
| Pcupdate: | 27 January 2021 |
Edem Mortotsi (born 16 April 1993) is a Ghanaian football coach and former player who serves as the head fitness coach for Tanzanian club Young Africans.
Mortotsi was born in Accra, Ghana and emigrated to Canada at a young age.[1] While in high school Mortotsi played with KC Trojans from the U12 level to the U18s.[1] He then attended university at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, where he played soccer.[1]
After playing with the reserve side of FC Edmonton Mortotsi signed with the first-team for the 2013 season.[2] He then made his debut for the club on 6 April 2013 against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in which he came on in the 79th minute for Michael Cox as FC Edmonton drew the match 1–1.[3]
In 2017, Mortotsi played for Alberta Major Soccer League side Edmonton Victoria, scoring two goals in ten appearances.[4]
At the end of the 2017 season, Mortotsi joined the Edmonton Green & Gold, making one appearance and scoring one goal that year. He remained with the Green & Gold in the 2018 season, making five appearances.
On 31 January 2019, Mortotsi returned to FC Edmonton.[5] That season, he made eighteen league appearances. On 27 November 2019, Mortotsi re-signed with Edmonton for the 2020 season.[6] In August 2020, he suffered an undisclosed season-ending injury while preparing for the shortened 2020 CPL season.[7]
On 27 January 2021, Mortotsi signed with Tanzanian Premier League side Young Africans as the club's head fitness coach.[8] [9]
Statistics accurate as of 2 November 2014[10]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | Other | CONCACAF | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FC Edmonton | 2013 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |
| FC Edmonton | 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||