Peter Lamptey
# Peter Lamptey

Peter Lamptey (born 6 April 1946) is a former Ghanaian international footballer. He was the top scorer in the Ghana league in 1973 and played most of his club football for Accra Hearts of Oak SC and Great Olympics.

## Club career

While playing with Hearts of Oak, Lamptey, together with Mohammed Polo, Mama Acquah, Robert Hammond and Anas Seidu were known as "The fearsome fivesome". He was often referred to as the "goal thief" for his scoring prowess. He captained the side to the African Cup of Champions Clubs finals in 1977. He later joined Accra Great Olympics which he played for in his latter years in football.

## International career

In 1971, Lamptey was invited to the Ghana national team for the first time. He was in the Ghana team that participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics football tournament. He was the youngest player in the team at 26 years, 144 days and featured in all Ghana's matches played.

## Honours

Accra Hearts of Oak

* Ghana Premier League: 1971, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979
* Ghanaian FA Cup: 1973, 1974, 1979
* African Cup of Champions Clubs runner up: 1977

Individual

* Ghana Premier League Top scorer: 1973
