Lawrence Lartey’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Lawrence Lartey (born 23 March 1994) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a defender for Ajax Cape Town and the Ghana national team.

Club career

Nania FC

Lartey began his football career with F.C. Nania from Legon, Greater Accra Region. He helped the club to win the reintroduced Ghanaian FA Cup by defeating Asante Kotoko, while also winning the Ghana Super Cup by defeating Berekum Chelsea in 2011. After three seasons he transferred to AshantiGold from Obuasi.

AshantiGold

He spent four seasons with AshGold, helping the team secure their fourth Ghanaian Premier League title in his final year with the club before relocating to South Africa and signing with Ajax Cape Town.

Ajax Cape Town

On 16 November 2015 it was announced that Lartey had signed with South African Premier Soccer League side Ajax Cape Town. He made 13 appearances in his first season with the club under manager Roger De Sá.

International career

Ghana Youth teams

Lartey plays for the Ghana national team having played for the U17, U20 and U23 selections of the team. He has captained Ghana at both the 2013 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, where his team finished as runners-up to Egypt U20, losing the final 5-6 on penalties, as well as the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup where he captained Ghana to a third-place finish in Turkey. In 2014 he received his first call-up for the under-23 national team.

Ghana Senior team

On 1 September 2015, Lartey made his debut for the senior team of Ghana, playing the full 90-minutes in a friendly match against the Congo which ended in a 3–2 away win in Brazzaville.

Honours

Club

Nania FC

• Ghanaian FA Cup (1): 2011
• Ghana Super Cup (1): 2011

AshantiGold

• Ghanaian Premier League (1): 2014–15

International

Ghana under-20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup Third place: 2013
• Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Runners-up: 2013

• ^ “Lawrence Lartey – Career Honours”. Soccerway.