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.Eric Oteng sopimukseen: “Odotamme hänen olevan johtava pelaaja KPV:n keskikentällä”, kpv.fi, 26 February 2024
Lahti On 10 January 2025, Ykkösliiga side FC Lahti announced the signing of Oteng for the 2025 season, in the Finnish second tier.Eric Oteng vahvistamaan FC Lahden hyökkäystä, fclahti.fi, 10 January 2025 He followed his former KPV head coach Gonçalo Pereira to Lahti.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsIlves II2021Kakkonen10–––10Ilves2021Veikkausliiga23100––2312022Veikkausliiga2132141–275Total444214100506Las Vegas Lights2023USL Championship24010––250TPS2024Ykkösliiga000010–10KPV2024Ykkönen23321––254Lahti2025Ykkösliiga101051–71Career total937621020010911
Honours KPV Ykkönen runner-up: 2024
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