Peter Lamptey is a former Ghanaian international footballer. He was the top scorer in the Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

 league in 1973 and played most of his club football for Accra Hearts of Oak SC and Great Olympics

Great Olympics

Bomaa Accra Great Olympics is a Ghanaian association football club based in Accra. The club plays in the Ghana Premier League.-Current squad:-Honours:*Ghana Premier League**Champions 1970, 1974...

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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 "he fearsome fivesome". He was often referred to as the "goal thief" for his scoring prowess. He later joined Accra Great Olympics which he played for in his latter years in football.

International career

Lamptey was in the Ghana team that participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics

1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

football tournament. He was the youngest player in the team at 26 years, 144 days and featured in all Ghana's matches played.