Personal information | |||
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Full name | Philipp Mohammed Kotoku Lartey | ||
Date of birth | 4 December 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Düsseldorf, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–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 |
Philipp Mohammed Kotoku Lartey (born 4 December 1986) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
Lartey holds both a Ghanaian passport and a German passport.[3]