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Ghanaian footballer (born 2001)

Eric Oteng
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-20) 20 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team Lahti
Youth career
2020 Right to Dream
2020–2021 Nordsjælland U19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Ilves 44 (4)
2023 Las Vegas Lights 24 (0)
2024 KPV 23 (3)
2025– Lahti 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2025

Eric Oteng (born 20 October 2001) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Lahti in Finnish Ykkösliiga.

Club career

Right to Dream Academy

Born in Accra, Oteng started his youth career with the Right to Dream Academy.

FC Nordsjælland

Oteng then joined the Danish side Nordsjælland U19.

Ilves

Before the 2021 season, Oteng joined the Finish team Ilves. He scored 5 goals over two seasons at the club. He scored his first goal against FC Lahti. He won the Player of the Month award.

Las Vegas Lights FC

On January 31, 2023, Oteng joined American team Las Vegas Lights.

KPV

On 26 February 2024, Oteng returned to Finland and signed with Kokkolan Palloveikot (KPV) in the new Finnish third-tier Ykkönen.

Lahti

On 10 January 2025, Ykkösliiga side FC Lahti announced the signing of Oteng for the 2025 season, in the Finnish second tier.

Career statistics

As of 8 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ilves II 2021 Kakkonen 1 0 – – – 1 0
Ilves 2021 Veikkausliiga 23 1 0 0 – – 23 1
2022 Veikkausliiga 21 3 2 1 4 1 – 27 5
Total 44 4 2 1 4 1 0 0 50 6
Las Vegas Lights 2023 USL Championship 24 0 1 0 – – 25 0
TPS 2024 Ykkösliiga 0 0 0 0 1 0 – 1 0
KPV 2024 Ykkönen 23 3 2 1 – – 25 4
Lahti 2025 Ykkösliiga 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Career total 92 7 5 2 5 1 0 0 102 10
  1. Includes Suomen Cup and US Open Cup
  2. Includes Finnish League Cup

Honours

KPV

References

  1. "Las Vegas Lights Announces New Player Signings".
  2. "The long winding road to being a professional footballer in Ghana". ghanaguardian.com.
  3. "Fra Ghanas gader til SUPERLIGAEN - Eric Oteng".
  4. "Ilves hankki nuoren ghanalaislaiturin Tanskasta – "Hän on todella räjähtävä pelaaja"". aamulehti.fi. 19 March 2021.
  5. "Ghanaian youngster Eric Oteng strikes consolation goal for Ilves in Finland". ghanasportsonline.com.
  6. "Eric Oteng: Midfielder named Player of the Month at Finnish side Ilves". ghanasoccernet.com.
  7. "Ghanaian youngster Eric Oteng seals move to Las Vegas FC". footballghana.com.
  8. Eric Oteng sopimukseen: “Odotamme hänen olevan johtava pelaaja KPV:n keskikentällä”, kpv.fi, 26 February 2024
  9. Eric Oteng vahvistamaan FC Lahden hyökkäystä, fclahti.fi, 10 January 2025
FC Lahti – current squad
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