Peter Lamptey (born 6 April 1946) is a former

Ghanaian The Ghanaian people are a nation originating in the Gold Coast (region), Ghanaian Gold Coast. Ghanaians predominantly inhabit the Republic of Ghana and are the predominant cultural group and residents of Ghana, numbering 34 million people as of ...

international footballer. He was the top scorer in the

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

league in 1973 and played most of his club football for

Accra Hearts of Oak SC Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, commonly referred to as Hearts of Oak or just Hearts, is a professional sports club based in Accra ( Greater Accra), Ghana. Founded in 1911, the club is the oldest surviving football club in Ghana and its tra ...

and

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 ...

Club career

While playing with Hearts of Oak, Lamptey, together with

Mohammed Polo Alhaji Mohammed Ahmed (born 11 November 1956), popularly known as Mohammed Polo and the "Dribbling Magician", is a former Ghanaian international and local club football player. He is considered one of the best dribblers and Ghanaian player of ...

, Mama Acquah, Robert Hammond and Anas Seidu were known as ''"The fearsome fivesome"''. He was often referred to as the ''"goal thief"'' for his scoring prowess. He captained the side to the

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finals in

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. He later joined Accra Great Olympics which he played for in his latter years in football.

International career

In 1971, Lamptey was invited to the Ghana national team for the first time. He was in the Ghana team that participated in the

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football tournament. He was the youngest player in the team at 26 years, 144 days and featured in all Ghana's matches played.

Honours

Accra Hearts of Oak *

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: 1971, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979 *

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: 1973, 1974, 1979 *

runner up:

Individual *

Top scorer: 1973

Notes and references

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Club career

International career

Honours

See also

Notes and references