Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edem Mortotsi | ||
Date of birth | 16 April 1993 | ||
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.
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]
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]
In 2017, Mortotsi played for Alberta Major Soccer League side Edmonton Victoria, scoring two goals in ten appearances. [4]
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]
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]
On 27 January 2021, Mortotsi signed with Tanzanian Premier League side Young Africans as the club's head fitness coach. [9] [10]
Statistics accurate as of 2 November 2014 [6]
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | Other | CONCACAF | Total | |||||
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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 |