{{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1997)}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Emmanuel Lomotey | image = | image_size = | caption = | full_name = Emmanuel Addoquaye Lomotey | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|12|19|df=y}} | birth_place = Accra, Ghana | height = 1.90 m<ref name=wf/> | position = Centre-back<ref name=wf>{{WorldFootball.net|emmanuel-lomotey}}</ref> | currentclub = Ethnikos Achna | clubnumber = 12 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Dreams | years1 = 2016–2018 | clubs1 = Dreams | caps1 = 39 | goals1 = 11 | years2 = 2017–2018 | clubs2 = → Extremadura B (loan) | caps2 = 13 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2017–2018 | clubs3 = → Extremadura (loan) | caps3 = 9 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2018–2020 | clubs4 = Extremadura | caps4 = 21 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2018–2019 | clubs5 = → Villarreal B (loan) | caps5 = 18 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2020–2022 | clubs6 = Amiens | caps6 = 55 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2022–2024 | clubs7 = Malmö FF | caps7 = 3 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2023–2024 | clubs8 = → Ethnikos Achna (loan) | caps8 = 24 | goals8 = 2 | years9 = 2024– | clubs9 = Ethnikos Achna | caps9 = 33 | goals9 = 5 | nationalyears1 = 2017– | nationalteam1 = Ghana | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 6 October 2025 | nationalteam-update = 20:31, 31 March 2024 (UTC) }}
'''Emmanuel Addoquaye Lomotey''' (born 19 December 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ethnikos Achna.
==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://citifmonline.com/2016/03/13/dreams-held-1-1-wa-stars-dawu/|title=Dreams held 1–1 by Wa All Stars in Dawu|publisher=Citi 97.3 FM|date=13 March 2016|access-date=13 June 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref name="DFC">{{cite web|url=https://dreamsfc.com.gh/2017/09/16/breaking-segunda-delight-lomotey-secures-extremudura-deal/|title=BREAKING: Segunda Delight: Lomotey secures Extremudura deal|publisher=Dreams FC|date=16 September 2016|access-date=13 June 2018}}</ref>
=== Extremadura UD === On 30 August 2017, Lomotey moved abroad after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Segunda División B side Extremadura UD.<ref name="DFC" /> Initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elperiodicoextremadura.com/noticias/deportes/garre-relanza-filial-extremadura_1053978.html|title=Garre relanza al filial del Extremadura|trans-title=Garre launches back Extremadura's reserves|publisher=El Periódico de Extremadura|language=es|date=20 November 2017|access-date=13 June 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cordobacf.com/noticia/emmanuel-lomotey-nuevo-jugador-del-cordoba-b|title=Emmanuel Lomotey, nuevo jugador del Córdoba B|trans-title=Emmanuel Lomotey, new player of Córdoba B|publisher=Córdoba CF|language=es|date=30 June 2018|access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref> On 18 July, however, he was bought outright by Extremadura and was immediately loaned to Villarreal CF with a buyout clause.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cordobadeporte.com/futbol-cordobes/lomotey-acaba-villarreal|title=Lomotey acaba en Villarreal|trans-title=Lomotey ends up at Villarreal|publisher=Córdoba Deporte|language=es|date=18 July 2018|access-date=24 July 2018}}</ref>
=== Amiens SC === In August 2020, Emmanuel moved to Amiens SC in Ligue 2 on a four-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Narkortu Teye|first=Prince|date=8 August 2020|title=Emmanuel Lomotey: Amiens sign Extremadura and Ghana U23 star|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/emmanuel-lomotey-amiens-sign-extremadura-and-ghana-u23-star/1rm0yusbusujm18s1tyozupn2u|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=26 September 2020|website=www.goal.com}}</ref>
=== Malmö FF === In August 2022, Emmanuel moved to Malmö FF.<ref>{{cite web |title=Emmanuel Lomotey klar för Malmö FF |url=https://www.mff.se/emmanuel-lomotey-klar-for-malmo-ff/ |website=mff.se |publisher=Malmö FF |access-date=17 October 2022 |language=Swedish |date=9 August 2022}}</ref>
On 12 July 2023, Lomotey signed for Cypriot First Division club Ethinkos Achna on a season-long loan deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mff.se/emmanuel-lomotey-lanas-ut/|title=EMMANUEL LOMOTEY LÅNAS UT|trans-title=EMMANUEL LOMOTEY IS ON LOAN|language=Swedish|website=www.mff.se|date=12 July 2023|accessdate=12 July 2023}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ghanasoccernet.com/match-report-ghana-1-1-benin-black-stars-b-held-at-home-by-spirited-benin|title=MATCH REPORT: Ghana 1–1 Benin – Black Stars B held at home by spirited Benin|publisher=Ghana Soccernet|date=25 May 2017|access-date=13 June 2018}}</ref>
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