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Michel Otou
Personal information
Full name Michel Otou
Date of birth (1997-11-01) 1 November 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Legon Cities
Number 33
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 International Allies 28 (1)
2020–2021 Accra Great Olympics 26 (0)
2021– Legon Cities 60 (11)
International career
2015 Ghana U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michel Otou (born 1 November 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ghanaian Premier League side Accra Great Olympics.[1] He previously played for and served as captain of International Allies.[2][3]

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Otou started his career with Ghana Division One League side Unistar Academy before later moving to International Allies in 2017. In 2016 he went on a short-term loan to Portimonense SC.[4] In July 2017, he also went for a three weeks trials at Scottish Premiership side Hearts of Midlothian,[5][6][7] but couldn't secure a deal.[8][9] During the 2017 Ghana Division One League season, he scored 3 goals and made 5 assists in 13 league matches before moving on Scotland for the trails with Hearts.[7]

International Allies[edit]

In December 2017, Otou was signed by Ghana Premier League side International Allies from Unistar Academy for an undisclosed fee.[8][9] During the 2018 Ghanaian Premier League, he played in a 14 league matches and scored 1 goal before the league was abandoned due to the dissolution of the GFA in June 2018, as a result of the Anas Number 12 Expose.[4] He made his debut on 16 March 2018 in the first match of the season, playing the full 90 minutes in a match against Bechem United as Victorien Adebayor scored a brace to secure a 3–0 win.[10] He scored his first goal for the club on 23 May 2018, converting a penalty to score the lone goal and help Inter Allies secure a 1–0 victory over Wa All Stars.[11] In April 2019, he was named as captain of the side.[2][12] He captained them during the 2019 GFA Committee Special Competition and was one of the club's stand out performers. He played in 13 out of 14 of the matches and scored 2 goals. On 11 April 2019, he converted a penalty in the 44th minute in a 2–1 win over Dreams FC.[13] He also scored a goal in a 4–2 win over West Africa Football Academy (WAFA) on 19 May 2019.[14] He featured in 4 matches in the 2019–20 Ghana Premier League season before the league was put on hold and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] He parted ways with the club after he had few months remaining on his contract.[12][3]

Great Olympics[edit]

Ahead of the 2020–21 Ghana Premier League, he signed for Accra Great Olympics along with his former Inter Allies colleague, Saed Salifu.[15][1] On 10 January 2021, he made an assist to Gladson Awako to score a goal in the 14th minute of a match against Ashanti Gold,[16][17] even though the match ended in a 2–1 loss, he was ajudged as the man of the match.[17]

International career[edit]

Youth team[edit]

Otou was a member of the Ghana national under-20 football team from 2015 to 2017. He was a member of the squad that placed third at the 2015 African U-20 Championship.[12] He featured in 2 matches during the tournament.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "The ultimate 18-team Ghana Premier League season guide 2020/21 - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Inter Allies name Michel Otou as new captain". Ghana Sports Online. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Inter Allies FC part ways with captain Michel Otou". GhanaSoccernet. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Michel Otou - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Hearts run the rule over Ghanaian prospect Michel Otou". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Unistar Academy midfielder Michel Otou on trials at Scottish giant Hearts". The Ghana Guardian News. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  7. ^ a b "EXCLUSIVE: Unistar Academy midfielder Michel Otou on trials at Scottish giant Hearts". GhanaSoccernet. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Inter Allies Complete Michael Otuo Capture From DOL Side Unistar Academy". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Inter Allies complete Michael Otuo capture from DOL side Unistar Academy". GhanaSoccernet. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Match Report of Inter Allies FC vs Bechem United FC - 2018-03-16 - Zylofon Cash Premier League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Match Report of Wa All Stars FC vs Inter Allies FC - 2018-05-23 - Zylofon Cash Premier League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  12. ^ a b c Osman, Abdul Wadudu (25 August 2020). "Inter Allies part ways with Micheal Otuo". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Match Report of Inter Allies FC vs Dreams FC - 2019-04-11 - GFA Normalization Special Competition - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Match Report of Inter Allies FC vs West Africa Football Academy SC - 2019-05-19 - GFA Normalization Special Competition - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Former Inter Allies duo Saed Salifu and Michel Otou training with Gt. Olympics". 442 GH. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Match Report of Accra Great Olympics FC vs Ashanti Gold SC - 2021-01-10 - Ghana Premier League - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  17. ^ a b "2020/21 Ghana Premier League: Michel Otou named man of the match in defeat to AshantiGold". GhanaWeb. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

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