Peter Lamptey (born 6 April 1946) is a former

Ghanaian Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...

international footballer. He was the top scorer in the

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

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 trad ...

and

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Club career

While playing with Hearts of Oak, Lamptey, together with Mohammed Polo, 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 *

Ghana Premier League The is the top professional association football division of the football league system in Ghana. Officially formed in 1956 to replace a previous league incarnation, the Gold Coast Club Competition (which began in 1933 and ended in 1953–54), t ...

: 1971, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979 *

Ghanaian FA Cup The Ghanaian FA Cup, currently known as the MTN FA Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the top knockout tournament of the Ghanaian association football. The competition is played between the clubs of the Premier League, Division One League, Ghana ...

: 1973, 1974, 1979 *

runner up:

Individual *

Top scorer: 1973

Notes and references

Living people 1946 births Association football forwards Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. players Accra Great Olympics F.C. players Ghana international footballers Ghanaian footballers Olympic footballers of Ghana Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Ghana Premier League top scorers {{Ghana-footy-forward-stub

Club career

International career

Honours

See also

Notes and references