SOCCER PLAYER

Nii Lamptey

1974 - Today

Photo of Nii Lamptey

Icon of person Nii Lamptey

Nii Odartey Lamptey (born 10 December 1974) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer and current manager of Elmina Sharks as well as the proprietor of a school in Accra called Glow-Lamp International School. During his career he played as a striker from 1990 until 2008 notably for Aston Villa, PSV Eindhoven, Coventry City and the Ghana national football team. He is known foremost for his erratic career, in which he became a superstar as a teenager and then suffered a long string of failures which burnt him out well before his time. Lamptey has been used as a byword for a cautionary tale of putting too much pressure on young players to be successful. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Nii Lamptey is the 10,946th most popular soccer player (down from 9,795th in 2024), the 81st most popular biography from Ghana (down from 69th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Ghanaian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Nii Lamptey by language

Loading...

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Nii Lamptey ranks 838. Before him are Jérôme Leroy, Qin Kanying, Michael Dougherty, Orlando Duque, Yuzuki Ito, and Duda. After him are Giuliano Tadeo Aranda, Alexander Symonenko, Marcus Ljungqvist, Kentarō Itō, David Pelletier, and Hiroto Yamamura.

Others Born in 1974

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Ghana

Among people born in Ghana, Nii Lamptey ranks 81 out of 162. Before him are Mohammed Kudus (2000), Stephen Adams (1989), Mubarak Wakaso (1990), Mohammed Muntari (1993), Kim Grant (1972), and Richmond Boakye (1993). After him are Harrison Afful (1986), John Boye (1987), Raphael Dwamena (1995), Mahamudu Bawumia (1963), Lee Addy (1990), and Emmanuel Pappoe (1981).

Others born in Ghana

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ghana

Among soccer players born in Ghana, Nii Lamptey ranks 44. Before him are Mohammed Kudus (2000), Stephen Adams (1989), Mubarak Wakaso (1990), Mohammed Muntari (1993), Kim Grant (1972), and Richmond Boakye (1993). After him are Harrison Afful (1986), John Boye (1987), Raphael Dwamena (1995), Lee Addy (1990), Emmanuel Pappoe (1981), and Haminu Draman (1986).

Ghanaian born Soccer Players

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous