![]() Kotei playing for Simba | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Agyekum Kotei | ||
Date of birth | 10 August 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Mtibwa Sugar | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2007 | Corner Babies | ||
2007–2009 | Golden Foot Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2014 | Liberty Professionals | 65 | (3) |
2014–2015 | → BA Stars (loan) | 25 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Al-Orouba | 8 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Simba | 75 | (1) |
2019 | Kaizer Chiefs | 0 | (0) |
2020 | Slavia Mozyr | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Sohar | ||
2022– | Mtibwa Sugar | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 June 2020 |
James Agyekum Kotei (born 10 August 1993) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Mtibwa Sugar in Tanzania.
Born and raised in Accra, Ghana. Kotei began his footballing career with Kumasi-based Corner Babies F.C. in 2002 when he was 9 years old. [1] In 2007, he moved to Golden Foot Academy where he played as an academy player for the renowned Accra-based football academy until 2009.
Kotei began his professional footballing career in 2010 with Dansoman-based club, Liberty Professionals F.C. [2]
He first left Ghana in 2015, joining Oman Professional League club Al-Oruba SC. [3] He made his debut for the club on 8 September 2015 in a 1–1 draw against Muscat Club in the 2015–16 Oman Professional League Cup. He made his league debut on 13 September 2015 in a 3–1 win over newly promoted side, Salalah SC. [4] He also made his debut in the Sultan Qaboos Cup on 30 December 2015 in a 2–1 win over fierce rivals, Sur SC. [5] He finished with 8 appearances in the 2015–16 Oman Professional League.
In December 2016, he moved out to Tanzania where on 13 December he signed a one-year contract with Tanzanian giants, Simba S.C. [6] He made his Tanzanian Premier League debut on 18 December 2016 in a 2–0 win over Ndanda F.C. He made his CAF Confederation Cup debut on 11 February 2018 against Nationale De Djibouti [7] [8] He was adjudged the most valuable player in his side's 5–4 penalty win over rivals Young Africans S.C. in the Semi-finals of the Mapinduzi Cup of Tanzania on 10 January. [9] [10]
In June 2019, Kotei signed for South African Premier Division side Kaizer Chiefs on a three-year contract. [11] He was released by the club in January 2020, having failed to make an appearance for the club. [12]
He signed for Belarusian club Slavia Mozyr in January 2020, [12] before his contract was terminated in June 2020. [13]
Kotei plays as a defensive midfielder. [11]
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