Nii Lamptey

Position
Forward
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Tema
Date Of Birth
December 10, 1974
Age
50
Height (cm)
170
Games Played
11
-
Per Game
Games Started
6
0.5
Per Game
Minutes
637
57.9
Per Game
Goals
2
0.2
Per Game
Assists
1
0.1
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

Lamptey was a prolific teenager and in 1991 was described as the new Pele after helping Ghana win the FIFA Under 17 World Cup and being voted the player of the tournament. A year later he won his first full cap for his country and helped Ghana to win the bronze medal at the Barcelona Olympics. In club football he made his debut for Anderlecht in Belgium as a 16-year old before a move to PSV Eindhoven. Unfortunately he had signed an exclusive contract with a dubious Italian agent who insisted on him joining Aston Villa in 1993. He failed to make an impression at Villa and following his manager Ron Atkinson’s departure he followed him to Coventry. He only played six games for the Sky Blues but showed impressive glimpses of his enormous talent, scoring goals in both legs of a League Cup victory over Hull and almost snatching a win at Anfield in his best game for the club. Since leaving City in 1996 he has travelled the world for his football playing for Venezia (Italy), Boca Juniors and Union Santa Fe (Argentina), Ankaragucu (Turkey), Uniao Leiria (Portugal), Greuther Furth (Germany), Shandong Luneng (China), Al Nassr (UAR), Asante Kotoko (Ghana) and most recently Jomo Cosmos (South Africa).

Premier League (England)
1995-1996
Coventry City
6
3
3
329′
1
1
6
3
3
329′
1
0
0
0 (0)
1
0
FA Cup (England)
1995-1996
Coventry City
1
0
1
33′
1
0
1
33′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Coca-Cola Cup (England)
1995-1996
Coventry City
4
3
1
275′
2 (0)
4
3
1
275′
0
0
0
2 (0)
0
0
Totals:
11
6
5
637′
1
0
0
2 (0)
1
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
FA Carling Premiership 1995-1996
FA Carling Premiership 1995-1996
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
W 0:2
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
D 0:0
14`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
23`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 2:1
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
H
W 5:0
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 2:3
74`
1
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 3:1
48`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
L 0:1
80`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
D 0:0
90`
FA Cup 1995-1996
FA Cup 1995-1996
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 2:1
33`
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
A
W 1:3
Coca-Cola Cup 1995-1996
Coca-Cola Cup 1995-1996
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
L 2:1
5`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Hull City
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Hull City
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Venezia
Fri, 31 May, 1996
Free
Coventry City
Venezia
Fri, 31 May, 1996
Free
Aston Villa
Coventry City
Mon, 31 Jul, 1995
£150,000
Aston Villa
Coventry City
Mon, 31 Jul, 1995
£150,000

Ghana, 3 caps

Selected for the Ghana squad for the 1996 African Cup of Nations (squad #13)

1995-96
14 January 1996 Ghana v Ivory Coast, Port Elizabeth, 1996 African Cup of Nations Group D, 2-0, substitute
31 January 1996 South Africa v Ghana, Johannesburg, 1996 African of Nations Semi-Final, 3-0, substitue, sent off
27 March 1996 Brazil v Ghana, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, friendly, 8-2, booked

Other caps for Anderlecht, PSV Eindhoven, Aston Villa, Venezia and Union Santa Fe (defintive totals are tricky, but thought to be 38 caps, 8 goals).
Selected for the squads for Barcelona 1992 Olympics (winning a Bronze medal), 1992 African Cup of Nations and the 1994 African Cup of Nations.