Mohammed Lartey | |
Fullname: | Philipp Mohammed Kotoku Lartey |
Birth Date: | 4 December 1986 |
Birth Place: | Düsseldorf, West Germany |
Height: | 1.76 m[1] |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthyears1: | –1999 |
Youthclubs1: | Garather SV |
Youthyears2: | 1999–2001 |
Youthclubs2: | VfL Leverkusen |
Youthyears3: | 2001–2005 |
Youthclubs3: | Bayer Leverkusen |
Years1: | 2005–2008 |
Clubs1: | Bayer Leverkusen II |
Caps1: | 81 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2008–2009 |
Clubs2: | Holstein Kiel |
Caps2: | 31 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2009–2010 |
Clubs3: | Rot Weiss Ahlen[2] |
Caps3: | 19 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2010–2013 |
Clubs4: | Hansa Rostock |
Caps4: | 53 |
Goals4: | 10 |
Totalcaps: | 184 |
Totalgoals: | 11 |
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. 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.
Lartey holds both a Ghanaian passport and a German passport.