Tariq Lamptey


Tariq Kwame Nii-Lante Lamptey is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for club Brighton & Hove Albion and the England national under-20 team.

Club career

Chelsea

Lamptey was born in Hillingdon, Greater London. He is a product of the Chelsea youth system, joining the academy at the age of 8.
On 29 December 2019, Lamptey made his professional footballing debut away against Arsenal in the Premier League, replacing Fikayo Tomori in the 59th minute where he was a lively presence helping Chelsea come back from 1–0 down to win 2–1. Speaking to Chelsea TV after the game, Lamptey described how nervous he was making his debut: "My heart was racing, this is the moment me and my family have been waiting for." Lamptey became the seventh academy graduate to make a first-team appearance during Frank Lampard's managerial tenure at Chelsea, following in the footsteps of Mason Mount, Billy Gilmour, Reece James, Marc Guehi, Tino Anjorin and Ian Maatsen. Lamptey made two more appearances for Chelsea both coming in FA Cup wins over Nottingham Forest at home and Hull City away before leaving the club. He made a total of three appearances for The Blues.

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 31 January 2020, the winter transfer deadline day, Lamptey completed a permanent transfer to Brighton & Hove Albion, signing a three and a half year deal. Lamptey made an impressive debut for The Seagulls in his first Premier League start, a 0–0 away draw against Leicester on 23 June - Brighton's second match back from the Premier League's temporary break due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

International career

Born in England, Lamptey is of Ghanaian descent. He is a youth international for England, but in July 2020 was contacted by the Ghana FA about potentially switching to represent Ghana internationally.

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