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Ghanaian footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Emmanuel Atukwei Clottey (born 30 August 1987) is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who currently plays for Accra Great Olympics F.C. and the Ghana national team.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Emmanuel Atukwei Clottey | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Asante Kotoko | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brazil Academy | |||
| Mighty Victory Sporting Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2009 | Great Olympics | – | (–) |
| 2007 | → Wacker Innsbruck (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2008 | → OB (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | Eleven Wise | – | (–) |
| 2010 | Tema Youth | – | (–) |
| 2010–2012 | Berekum Chelsea | – | (–) |
| 2012–2015 | Espérance de Tunis | 6 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Al Dhafra (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| 2015 | Asante Kotoko SC | – | (–) |
| Accra Great Olympics F.C. | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Ghana U-20 | ||
| 2007 | Ghana U-23 | ||
| 2010– | Ghana | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 January 2014 | |||
Clottey began his career with Brazil Academy and then later joined Mighty Victory Sporting Club, before signing with Great Olympics in 2004.[1]
In 2007, Clottey was top goal scorer of the Ghana Premier League and moved in January on a 6-month loan to Austrian Football Bundesliga club FC Wacker Innsbruck, his first club in Europe.[2] Clottey then joined OB on loan[3] and made his debut as a substitute against FC Amager in the Ekstra bladet cup. He later returned to Great Olympics in January 2009 then again signed a contract on 9 April 2009 with Eleven Wise.[4] In June 2010, Clottey joined Berekum Chelsea.
On 12 September 2012, after impressing in the 2012 CAF Champions League, Tunisian club Espérance de Tunis reached a deal with Berekum Chelsea to sign Clottey to a three-year contract, for an estimated transfer fee of $1.5 million.[5]
On 18 June 2013, Clottey agreed a one-year loan move to the UAE Arabian Gulf League team Al Dhafra from Espérance.[6] In January 2015, Clottey joined Asante Kotoko.
| Year | Apps | Goals |
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| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 |
| Correct as of 18 June 2013[7] | ||
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