Emmanuel Lomotey

Emmanuel Addoquaye Lomotey (born 19 December 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ethnikos Achna.

Emmanuel Lomotey

Personal information
Full name	Emmanuel Addoquaye Lomotey
Date of birth	(1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team	Ethnikos Achna
Number	12
Youth career
	Dreams
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Dreams	39	(11)
2017–2018	→ Extremadura B (loan)	13	(0)
2017–2018	→ Extremadura (loan)	9	(0)
2018–2020	Extremadura	21	(1)
2018–2019	→ Villarreal B (loan)	18	(0)
2020–2022	Amiens	55	(2)
2022–2024	Malmö FF	3	(0)
2023–2024	→ Ethnikos Achna (loan)	24	(2)
2024–	Ethnikos Achna	27	(3)
International career‡
2017–	Ghana	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:31, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Dreams FC

Lomotey was born in Accra, Ghana. He finished his formation with Dreams FC. He made his professional – and Ghana Premier League – debut on 21 February 2016, starting in a 1–0 away win against Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs.

Lomotey scored his first professional goal on 12 March 2016, netting the opener in a 1–1 home draw against Wa All Stars FC.^[2] He suffered relegation in his first season, but achieved immediate promotion from Ghana Division One in his second by contributing with ten goals in 24 appearances.^[3]

Extremadura UD

On 30 August 2017, Lomotey moved abroad after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Segunda División B side Extremadura UD.^[3] Initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División,^[4] he started to feature regularly for the first team from March 2018.

On 30 June 2018, Córdoba CF announced that Lomotey signed a three-year contract with the club, being initially assigned to the B-side also in the third division.^[5] On 18 July, however, he was bought outright by Extremadura and was immediately loaned to Villarreal CF with a buyout clause.^[6]

Amiens SC

In August 2020, Emmanuel moved to Amiens SC in Ligue 2 on a four-year deal.^[7]

Malmö FF

In August 2022, Emmanuel moved to Malmö FF.^[8]

On 12 July 2023, Lomotey signed for Cypriot First Division club Ethinkos Achna on a season-long loan deal.^[9]

International career

On 25 May 2017, Lomotey made his international debut for Ghana, after coming on as a second-half substitute for Gideon Waja in a 1–1 non-FIFA friendly home draw against Benin.^[10]