Mahatma Otoo

Mahatma Otoo
Personal information
Full nameMahatma Osumanu Otoo
Date of birthFebruary 6, 1992
Place of birthAccra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Sogndal
Number18
Youth career
Sporting St. Mirren
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2009Sporting St. Mirren19(8)
2009–2013Hearts of Oak117(56)
2010→ ES Tunis (loan)14(4)
2013–Sogndal38(9)
National team‡
Ghana U-1712(5)
2011Ghana U-2010(4)
2011Ghana U-2319(12)
2009–Ghana7(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 15, 2013

Mahatma Osumanu Otoo (born February 6, 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Sogndal in the Norwegian Premier League. He was the 2012-2013 Ghana Premier League top scorer with 20 goals.

Career

Early days

Otoo began his career on youthside for Sporting St. Mirren who signed him on his first professional contract when he was 16 years old on 30 October 2008.[1] He earned the discovery player of the season title in the 2008/2009 season.[2] Otoo signed for the 2009/2010 season with Accra Hearts of Oak SC[3] finishing the season with a consecutive individual title winning the Ghana Premier League’s best player of the season.[4] In 2010, Otoo moved to Tunisian club Esperance Sportive de Tunis on loan.[5][6]

Hearts of Oak

Mahatma Otoo returned to Hearts of Oak in the second round of the 2010/11 season, while a club finished 10th in the league. The following season, 2011/12, Otoo scored 10 goals in the league. Otoo was made captain of Hearts of Oak by Charles Akonnor because of his way of playing and fighting spirit.[7] Otoo scored a hat-trick, which was the first in 2012/13 season in the 5-2 win over New Edubiase.[8] Otoo scored a brace at Berekum Arsenals.[9] Otoo renewed his contract with Accra Hearts of Oak for another season in May 2013.[10] Otoo scored a hat-trick against Tema Youth on the final game of the season and became a top scorer of Ghana Premier League with 20 goals.[11][12]

Sogndal

His performance attracted European clubs, with Club Brugge and Sogndal being front runners to land his signature. He moved to Sogndal on a three year contract in the summer transfer window of 2013.[13]

Career statistics

As of 26 April 2015[14]
Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2013 Sogndal Tippeligaen 10000100
2014 279333012
2015 OBOS-ligaen 101121
Career Total 389444213

International career

After his successful first season was called up for the Ghana national football team for the friendly game on 1 October 2009 against Argentina national football team[15] and played in the game his internationally senior debut[16] and played formerly in the Ghana national under-17 football team.[17]

In September 2011, Otoo played for Black Meteors of Ghana in the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique. He was a top goalscorer of the tournament with 4 goals in 4 games.

In March 2013, Otoo was called up to the Ghana national football team by coach Kwesi Appiah.[18] Appiah described him as a “special player”.[19]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ New Registered Players Globacom Premier League 2008/2009
  2. ↑ Hearts losing out on striker Otoo
  3. ↑ Hearts sign three players
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hearts Of Oak’s Mahatma Otoo Wins Ghana League Best Player
  5. ↑ Mahatma Osumanu Otoo. MTN Group. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  6. ↑ Otoo heads to Esperance. kickoff.com. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  7. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2013/05/14/3977604/the-big-interview-high-flying-mahatma-otoo-knows-what-he-has
  8. ↑ http://sports.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201210/95482.php
  9. ↑ http://allsports.com.gh/2012/12/28/mahatma-otoos-brace-hearts-point/
  10. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2013/05/20/3992850/mahatma-otoo-renews-hearts-of-oak-contract?ICID=AR_RS_1
  11. ↑ http://www.accraheartsofoak.com/site/News/detail/601
  12. ↑ http://www.ghanafa.org/pages/premierleague/201306/8599.php
  13. ↑ Ajumane, Francis. "Otoo completes Sogndal move". Star Africa. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "Ulrik Flo". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  15. ↑ Black Stars away in Argentina
  16. ↑ citifmonline – Sports – Local Black Stars lose 2–0 to Argentia
  17. ↑ Starlets win first match 8th African U-17 championship
  18. ↑ http://allsports.com.gh/2013/03/15/mahatma-otoo-full-black-stars-call/
  19. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2013/05/23/3998414/appiah-mahatma-otoo-is-a-special-player-the-best-in-ghana
  20. ↑ Hearts Dominate PLB Awards