Lawrence Lartey Explained

Lawrence Lartey
Fullname:Lawrence Lartey[1]
Birth Date:1994 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Ghana
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Hawassa Kenema
Clubnumber:26
Years1:2008–2011
Clubs1:Nania
Caps1:?
Goals1:?
Years2:2011–2015
Clubs2:AshantiGold
Caps2:?
Goals2:?
Years3:2015–2017
Clubs3:Ajax Cape Town
Caps3:13
Goals3:0
Clubs4:Club Africain
Years4:2017
Caps4:?
Goals4:?
Clubs5:Hawassa Kenema
Years5:2017–
Caps5:?
Goals5:?
Nationalyears1:2013
Nationalteam1:Ghana U-20
Nationalyears2:2015–
Nationalteam2:Ghana
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:16 May 2016
Nationalteam-Update:16 May 2016

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]

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

Nania[12]

AshantiGold[13]

Ghana U20

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Ghana . FIFA.com . PDF . 10 . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 23 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130627043508/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2013/pdf/FWYC_2013_SquadLists.pdf . 27 June 2013 . dead.
  2. Web site: Lawrence Lartey Profile . Soccerway.com . 16 May 2016.
  3. http://ghanasoccernet.com/exclusive-defender-lawrence-lartey-joins-hawassa-kenema-in-ethiopia EXCLUSIVE: Defender Lawrence Lartey joins Hawassa Kenema in Ethiopia
  4. Web site: 2012-01-09. AshGold sign Nania FC captain Lawrence Lartey. 2021-01-20. GhanaSoccernet. en-gb.
  5. News: Caf ban Nania for three years . BBC . 7 March 2012. 7 March 2012.
  6. Web site: 2017-02-21. Lawrence Lartey: The Ghanaian who is quietly playing his way to the top. 2021-01-20. GhanaSoccernet. en-gb.
  7. Web site: 2017-07-11. Ghana Youth Star Lawrence Lartey joins Tunisian side Club African. 2021-01-20. Footballghana. en-gb.
  8. News: Lawrence Lartey joins Club Africain. 2017-07-11. 2018-05-18. en-US.
  9. News: ሀዋሳ ከተማ የመጀመሪያ ተጫዋቹን አስፈርሟል. Takele. Tewodros. August 18, 2018. Soccer Ethiopia.
  10. Web site: 2017-02-21. Lawrence Lartey: The Ghanaian who is quietly playing his way to the top. 2021-01-20. GhanaSoccernet. en-gb.
  11. Web site: Congo 2-3 Ghana . Soccerway.com . 16 May 2016.
  12. Web site: FC Nania – Soccer – Team Profile – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics – Global Sports Archive . 2022-05-25 . globalsportsarchive.com.
  13. Web site: Ashanti Gold Soccer – Ashanti Gold News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More . 2022-05-25 . ESPN . en.
  14. Web site: Lawrence Lartey – Career Honours . Soccerway.
  15. Web site: Africa Cup of Nations History, Winners, Trophy, & Facts Britannica . 2022-05-25 . britannica.com . en.