Edem Mortotsi

Edem Mortotsi
Personal information
Full name Edem Mortotsi
Date of birth (1993-04-16) 16 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Young Africans (fitness coach)
Youth career
2005–2011 KC Trojans
2012 FC Edmonton
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
NAIT
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 FC Edmonton 12 (0)
2017 Edmonton Victoria 10 (2)
2017–2018 Edmonton Green & Gold 6 (1)
2019–2020 FC Edmonton 18 (0)
Total 46 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2021

Edem Mortotsi (born 16 April 1993) is a Ghanaian football coach and former player who serves as the head fitness coach for Tanzanian club Young Africans.

Early life

Mortotsi was born in Accra, Ghana and emigrated to Canada at a young age.[1] While in high school Mortotsi played with KC Trojans from the U12 level to the U18s.[1] He then attended university at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, where he played soccer.[1]

Club career

FC Edmonton

After playing with the reserve side of FC Edmonton Mortotsi signed with the first-team for the 2013 season.[2] He then made his debut for the club on 6 April 2013 against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in which he came on in the 79th minute for Michael Cox as FC Edmonton drew the match 1–1.[3]

Edmonton Victoria

In 2017, Mortotsi played for Alberta Major Soccer League side Edmonton Victoria, scoring two goals in ten appearances.[4]

Edmonton Green & Gold

At the end of the 2017 season, Mortotsi joined the Edmonton Green & Gold, making one appearance and scoring one goal that year.[4] He remained with the Green & Gold in the 2018 season, making five appearances.[4]

Return to FC Edmonton

On 31 January 2019, Mortotsi returned to FC Edmonton.[5] That season, he made eighteen league appearances.[6] On 27 November 2019, Mortotsi re-signed with Edmonton for the 2020 season.[7] In August 2020, he suffered an undisclosed season-ending injury while preparing for the shortened 2020 CPL season.[8]

Coaching career

On 27 January 2021, Mortotsi signed with Tanzanian Premier League side Young Africans as the club's head fitness coach.[9][10]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of 2 November 2014[6]

Club Season League Domestic Cup Other CONCACAF Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Edmonton 2013 9 0 1 0 0 0 — — 10 0
FC Edmonton 2014 4 0 1 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Career total 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0

References

  1. ^ a b c "Edem Mortotsi". FC Edmonton. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  2. ^ "FC Edmonton Announce Full Roster Prior to Season Opener". The North American Soccer League. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  3. ^ "FLS 1–1 FCE". The North American Soccer League. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Edem Mortotsi". AMSL. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  5. ^ "FC Edmonton Announce Signings of Five Players". FC Edmonton. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. ^ a b "E. Mortotsi". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Connor James, Jeannot Esua headline latest group of FC Edmonton re-signings". Canadian Premier League. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  8. ^ John Jacques (11 August 2020). "Edem Mortotsi to Miss 2020 Season". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  9. ^ @yangasc1935 (27 January 2021). "Karibu Edem Mortotsi Kocha wa viungo wa timu ya wananchi, huu ni mda sahihi kwa vijana kuonyesha uwezo wao. Wazee Mwisho..." (Tweet) (in Swahili). Retrieved 27 January 2021 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ John Jacques (28 January 2021). "Former Eddie Edem Mortotsi Joins Young African SC". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 9 February 2021.