Jeffrey Otoo (born 21 January 1998) is a Ghanaian
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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for
Valley United FC in the
National Independent Soccer Association
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, and for the Rome Gladiators in the
National Indoor Soccer League
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.
Career
On 1 June 2016, Otoo signed with
Major League Soccer
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side
Atlanta United FC
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from second division Ghanaian side
Charity Stars. He spent the 2016 season on loan with
United Soccer League
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side
Charleston Battery
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. Otoo was released by Atlanta on 20 November 2017.
On 27 August 2020, Otoo was named
UPSL
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National Player of the Week while playing for Ginga Atlanta.
References
External links
Profile at Atlanta UnitedNISL profileNISA profile
1998 births
Living people
Ghanaian men's footballers
Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Atlanta United FC players
Charleston Battery players
Des Moines Menace players
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
USL Championship players
USL League Two players
National Independent Soccer Association players
Charity Stars F.C. players
United Premier Soccer League players
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Footballers from Accra
21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen
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