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 (age 36)
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.^{[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]}

Personal life

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

Honours

• 2009: Player of the Year in Schleswig-Holstein

References

1. "Lartey, Mohammed" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
2. "Mohammed Lartey" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
3. (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.

External links

• Mohammed Lartey at WorldFootball.net