Lartey Sarpong

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Lartey Sarpong
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Sarpong playing for Walton Casuals in 2017
Personal information
Full name Nana Owiredu Lartey Sarpong [1]
Date of birth (1996-09-16) 16 September 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth London, England
Position Midfielder
Youth career
2011–2013 Bromley
2013–2015 Notts County
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Notts County 1 (0)
2015 → Boston United (loan) 3 (0)
2016 Billericay Town 1 (0)
2016–2017 Grays Athletic 21 (1)
2017–2018 Walton Casuals 43 (12)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2018

Nana Owiredu Lartey Sarpong (born 16 September 1996) is an English-Ghanaian footballer who last played for Southern League South Division club Walton Casuals as a midfielder.

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He has also played for Notts County, Boston United, Billericay Town and Grays Athletic.

Club career

Early career

Sarpong began his career as a youth team player at Bromley, and represented the Kent County Football Association team at Under-16 level. [2]

Notts County

In November 2013, Sarpong joined Notts County after being spotted by local scouts. [3] He signed a professional contract in April 2015. [4]

On 23 April 2016, he made his professional debut as a substitute for Graham Burke in a 2–1 League Two defeat against Cambridge United. [5] Sarpong was released by the club in May 2016. [6]

Boston United (loan)

In September 2015, Sarpong moved to National League North club Boston United on a three-month loan. [7]

He made his debut as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Chorley, but was ruled out for over a month in his second appearance for the club. His final appearance came in a 2–1 win over Alfreton Town before a return to his parent club. [8]

Billericay Town

Upon his release, Sarpong joined Isthmian Premier Division club Billericay Town's Under-21 squad. [9]

On 24 August 2016, he made a single appearance for the first-team in a 1–0 defeat to Lowestoft Town. [10] Sarpong was named as an unused substitute in the club's FA Cup campaign. [11]

Grays Athletic

In December 2016, Sarpong joined Isthmian Premier Division rivals Grays Athletic. [12] On 27 December, he made his debut in a 2–0 defeat to Dulwich Hamlet on 27 December. [13] Sarpong scored his first senior goal in a 2–1 defeat to Hendon on 4 February 2017. [14] He left the club at the end of the season.

Walton Casuals

After trials with Staines Town and Walton Casuals, Sarpong joined the latter in August 2017. He made his debut in a 2–1 win at Hythe Town on Saturday 12 August, and scored his first goal for the club three days later in a 4–0 victory over Chipstead. [15] On 26 September, Sarpong scored twice in a 3–3 draw at Greenwich Borough and added another brace two weeks later in a 3–0 win against Canvey Island. On 5 December, he scored twice in a 3–0 victory against Sittingbourne.

After starting in the Isthmian League South Division Play-Off Semi-Final, Sarpong came off the bench in the Play-Off Final at Corinthian-Casuals. He scored his team's fourth and final penalty to secure promotion to step three of the non-league pyramid.

Statistics

As of match played 5 May 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Notts County 2015–16 [16] League Two 1000000010
Boston United (loan) 2015–16 [17] National League North 3000000030
Billericay Town 2016–17 [18] Isthmian Premier Division 1000000010
Grays Athletic 2016–17 [19] Isthmian Premier Division 211000000211
Walton Casuals 2017–18 Isthmian South Division 431220105 [a] [b] [c] 1 [d] 5113
Career total69132010517714
  1. ↑ One appearance in the FA Trophy.
  2. ↑ Two appearances in the Southern Combination Challenge Cup.
  3. ↑ Two appearances in the Isthmian League South Division Play-Offs.
  4. ↑ One goal in the Southern Combination Challenge Cup.

Honours

Walton Casuals

References

  1. ↑ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". EFL. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Ellis, Dwayne (11 December 2012). "Kent score 8 at Middlesex". KentFA.com. Kent County Football Association. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Unique FA on Twitter". www.twitter.com. Twitter. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Three Scholars Offered Professional Deals". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. Notts County FC. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Notts County 1-2 Cambridge United". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Notts County release 11 players as retained list is announced for the 2016/17 season". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. Notts County FC. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Sarpong & Richards To Join Boston Utd On Loan". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. Notts County FC. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Lartey Sarpong - First Team". www.bostonunited.co.uk. Boston United FC. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Friday Night Preview: Four More Additions". www.billericaytownfc.co.uk. Billericay Town FC. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Billericay Town 0-1 Lowestoft Town". www.billericaytownfc.co.uk. Billericay Town FC. 24 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Blues march on". www.billericaytownfc.co.uk. Billericay Town FC. 17 September 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  12. ↑ Whitney, Steve (8 December 2016). "Sarpong Moves to League Rivals". www.nonleague.pitchero.com. Pitchero Non-League. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  13. ↑ Griffin, Paul (27 December 2016). "Grays Athletic 0-2 Dulwich Hamlet". www.pitchero.com. Dulwich Hamlet FC. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "Grays Athletic 1-2 Hendon". www.graysathletic.co.uk. Grays Athletic FC. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  15. ↑ Brooker, Kane (15 August 2017). "Walton Casuals 4-0 Chipstead". Walton Casuals FC. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  16. ↑ "L. Sarpong - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  17. ↑ "Lartey Sarpong - First Team". www.bostonunited.co.uk. Boston United FC. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  18. ↑ "Search Results - Sarpong". www.billericaytownfc.co.uk. Billericay Town FC. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  19. ↑ "Statistics: Lartey Sarpong". www.graysath-online.com. Grans Athletic FC Statistics Archive. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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