Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2001-10-20) 20 October 2001 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger, attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Las Vegas Lights | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2020 | Right to Dream | ||
2020–2021 | Nordsjælland U19 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | Ilves | 51 | (5) |
2023 | Las Vegas Lights | 24 | (0) |
2024– | KPV | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2023 |
Eric Oteng (born 20 October 2001) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Kokkolan Palloveikot (KPV) in Finnish Ykkönen.
Club career
Right to Dream Academy
Born in Accra, Oteng started his youth career with the Right to Dream Academy.
FC Nordsjælland
Oteng then joined the Danish side Nordsjælland U19.
Ilves
Before the 2021 season, Oteng joined the Finish team Ilves. He scored 5 goals over two seasons at the club. He scored his first goal against FC Lahti. He won the Player of the Month award.
Las Vegas Lights FC
On January 31, 2023, Oteng joined American team Las Vegas Lights.
KPV
On 26 February 2024, Oteng returned to Finland and signed with Ykkönen club Kokkolan Palloveikot (KPV).
Honours
KPV
References
- "Las Vegas Lights Announces New Player Signings".
- "The long winding road to being a professional footballer in Ghana". ghanaguardian.com.
- "Fra Ghanas gader til SUPERLIGAEN - Eric Oteng".
- "Ilves hankki nuoren ghanalaislaiturin Tanskasta – "Hän on todella räjähtävä pelaaja"". aamulehti.fi. 19 March 2021.
- "Ghanaian youngster Eric Oteng strikes consolation goal for Ilves in Finland". ghanasportsonline.com.
- "Eric Oteng: Midfielder named Player of the Month at Finnish side Ilves". ghanasoccernet.com.
- "Ghanaian youngster Eric Oteng seals move to Las Vegas FC". footballghana.com.
- Eric Oteng sopimukseen: “Odotamme hänen olevan johtava pelaaja KPV:n keskikentällä”, kpv.fi, 26 February 2024
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Ilves (football) players
- Las Vegas Lights FC players
- Kokkolan Palloveikot players
- Veikkausliiga players
- USL Championship players
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen