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Emmanuel Atukwei Clottey (born 30 August 1987) is a
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ian professional
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, who currently plays for
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and the Ghana national team.


Career

Clottey began his career with Brazil Academy and then later joined Mighty Victory Sporting Club, before signing with
Great Olympics Accra Great Olympics is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Accra, Greater Accra. The club is currently competing in the Ghana Premier League. It has won the Ghana Premier League twice, in 1970, 1974 and the Ghana FA Cup thrice, in 19 ...
in 2004. In 2007, Clottey was top goal scorer of the
Ghana Premier League The Ghana Premier League is the top professional association football league in Ghana organized by the Ghana Football Association and formed in 1958 to replace a previous league incarnation, the Gold Coast Club Competition which ran from 1933 ...
and moved in January on a 6-month loan to
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club
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, his first club in Europe. Clottey then joined OB on loan and made his debut as a substitute against
FC Amager FC Amager (or FCA) was a Danish football club, formed on 1 July 2008, which declared itself bankrupt on 30 March 2009.Ekstra bladet cup. He later returned to
Great Olympics Accra Great Olympics is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Accra, Greater Accra. The club is currently competing in the Ghana Premier League. It has won the Ghana Premier League twice, in 1970, 1974 and the Ghana FA Cup thrice, in 19 ...
in January 2009 then again signed a contract on 9 April 2009 with Eleven Wise. In June 2010, Clottey joined
Berekum Chelsea Berekum United Football Club is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Berekum, Bono Region, previously known as Bechem Chelsea Football Club. They compete in the Ghana Premier League, the top-flight of the Ghanaian football system. Hist ...
. On 12 September 2012, after impressing in the
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,
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n club
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reached a deal with
Berekum Chelsea Berekum United Football Club is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Berekum, Bono Region, previously known as Bechem Chelsea Football Club. They compete in the Ghana Premier League, the top-flight of the Ghanaian football system. Hist ...
to sign Clottey to a three-year contract, for an estimated transfer fee of $1.5 million. On 18 June 2013, Clottey agreed a one-year loan move to the
UAE Arabian Gulf League The UAE Pro League (), also known as the ADNOC Pro League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the highest level of the Emirati football league system. The first team to w ...
team Al Dhafra from Espérance. In January 2015, Clottey joined
Asante Kotoko Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, simply known as Asante Kotoko, is a professional sports, professional association football, football club founded on 31 August 1935 and based in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Nicknamed the ''African crested ...
.


Career statistics


International appearances


Honours/Achievements


Club

*
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Individual

*Top Scorer in the
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with 14 goals (2007) *Top Scorer in the
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with 12 goals (
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)


References


External links


OB profile
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Scouting Talents Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clottey, Emmanuel 1987 births Living people Men's association football forwards Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's international footballers Odense Boldklub players Danish Superliga players FC Wacker Innsbruck (2002) players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Accra Great Olympics F.C. players Sekondi Eleven Wise F.C. players Tema Youth F.C. players Berekum Chelsea F.C. players Asante Kotoko S.C. players Al Dhafra FC players Ghana Premier League players Espérance Sportive de Tunis players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates 2011 African Nations Championship players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players UAE Pro League players Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Ghana men's A' international footballers Ghana Premier League top scorers 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen